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beth gonzales
beth is an educator and freelance creative designer who devises innovative and fun-loving solutions for clients. she works with families, students, teachers and small businesses to create and implement programs, campaigns and experiences that help support and maximize efforts to grow communities who critically think, engage and continue to learn.

  • sat sentence structure — grammar fundamentals

    the most important, if not the most fundamental, thing you need to understand from a grammatical standpoint, is how to construct sentences. indeed, to truly understand punctuation you’ll need to apply the knowledge contained below.

  • extra curriculars: college v. high school

    there’s something of a precedent set for how to “succeed” in high school extra curriculars. step 1: sign up for everything. step 2: somehow attend all of the meetings (spoiler alert: you won’t be able to). step 3: try to run for president of all of them because that’s what’s “expected” if you want a…

  • how long is the sat?

    the new sat is three hours long, plus 50 minutes for the optional essay. test takers are allowed one 10-minute and one five-minute break.