The beauty of this plan was its simplicity: any time Jake missed a math question, he'd practice it again. By the end of his time with Steve, he wasn't missing too many...
Steve's student Brian started out working way too slowly and carefully to finish the ACT on time. By the time he finished, it was clear that that "weakness" was hardly a weakness at all...
Hannah was an A+ student who didn't understand why she couldn't do as well on the ACT as she was doing in school, and she was starting to believe it was her fault...
Steve's student Jack was "an exceptional student in a school for exceptional students." He rarely missed questions in practice. So it didn't make much sense when he was only in the 60th percentile on his first SSAT...
Samantha was a "just okay" student who got a 17 on her first practice ACT. She spent the next few months learning the ACT game from the ground up, and improved beyond her wildest expectations!
Chris' first attempt at ACT Math went about as badly as you can imagine. But after a few weeks practicing the basics, Chris found out he was much better at math than he thought he was.