When your son/daughter calls home informing you that they have a midterm exam coming up, how do you react?
1) Do you feel confident that your son/daughter will prepare adequately?
2) Do you hold it together until you get off the telephone and start to cry, afraid for your child?
3) Do you rush to New London and book a hotel room to help your son/daughter study every night?
Hopefully you picked choice number 1. If choices 2 and 3 sound familiar, you might want to read the article, 10 Suggestions For College Parents to Help Students Through the Stress of Midterm Exams. Thames Academy students have 1 midterm exam in the fall semester and it does not carry significant weight in their overall course grade. However, we think it is important to expose students to what a "typical college exam" looks like. We discuss test preparation strategies, how to obtain and review class notes, and strategies for test preparation based on a student's individual learning style.
Your son/daughter's first midterm exam experience will be a positive one with your support from home!
