I know what you’re thinking. The last thing any student wants to do is take another test. As a former high school principal, I know you’re cringing right now. But what if I told you that this test could help[...]
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Marc Gray is the founder of Odyssey College Prep and Director of College Counseling Relations for the Highlands Company, where he helps IECs and college counselors use aptitude testing to enhance their practice. This post continues our discussion on how[...]
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What we know from the scientific study of human engineering is that we are all born with innate abilities. What we have learned from decades of practical application is that by understanding the interplay between these abilities or how they[...]
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Marc Gray is the founder of Odyssey College Prep and Director of College Counseling Relations for the Highlands Company, where he helps IECs and college counselors use aptitude testing to enhance their practice. Aptitude specialists can talk about the benefits[...]
READ MOREWhat Could Be Missing in Your Student’s Classical Education
For those of us who have chosen to enroll our children in classical education, or have pursued a career in the field ourselves, we’re deeply familiar with its benefits: the ways it follows a child’s natural development; the commitment to[...]
READ MORETransforming Careers with Data-Driven Results: How aptitude testing will provide real insights for real-life solutions
This article is the second in a three-part series on how understanding your natural abilities will help you build a strengths-based mindset to take ownership of your career path, plan your long-term career goals and realize your full potential. Research[...]
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Why do you work? When and how did you learn about the concept of work? I don’t think most people ponder on these questions. Maybe I’m a bit weird, but I do. These questions were the dominant thoughts which led[...]
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There’s an often-quoted verse from the book of Proverbs that you’ve likely heard. “Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) It’s a verse packed[...]
READ MOREYour Natural Abilities: What the Research Reveals and How They are Measured
Ever wonder why some things seem to come so easily to you, but not to others … or the other way around? The short answer is: Everyone has a unique pattern of innate abilities which influence just about every aspect[...]
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