Pathway PrepNotes on strategy, mindset, and test prep.
Occasional writing from Alex on what actually moves the needle for students — on the test, and off it.
Do You Need the ACT Science Section?
Science has been optional on the ACT for a year now. Here's when your student actually needs it, plus where Kansas City–area colleges stand.
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How to Register for the ACT: A Step-by-Step Guide
Every test date, I get a handful of the same questions from families: paper or online? Do we need science? What about writing?
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The Power of Strategy
A Lee's Summit West student raised her English score from 25 in Week 1 to 30 in Week 2 — 81st to 90th percentile in a week. It's a great example of why pattern-first strategy beats "sounds right" instinct.
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The Mundanity of Excellence
What separates the great from the good? Watching Patrick Mahomes on Super Bowl Sunday reveals it's not brilliance — it's relentless focus on the immediate and obvious, over and over.
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3 Steps For Learning The ACT (And Everything)
Standard classroom learning doesn't prepare students for the ACT's unwritten rules. Here's the 3-step process — understand the rules, learn by testing, reflect and develop instincts — that actually works.
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Smack It Right In The Mouth
"Everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise." What a failed teaching experiment (and a Chiefs comeback) taught me about redefining failure for students chasing a goal score.
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