Years of SAT teaching experience, both in the U.S. and Korea, have convinced John Ghim that the best approach to achieving the highest performance in the Math portion of the SAT is accomplished by following three simple practices:
1) Try to solve the SAT problems without a calculator.
2) Understand and memorize the proof of formulas and theorems.
3) Solve as many problems as you can.
Ghim's Workshop has been designed to provide the necessary instructions and tools to help the student follow these practices. The current, most widely used SAT Math I study materials, while providing introductory instructions, tips and practice exercises, do not go into sufficient depth of difficulty on their own to bring most students to the highest level of achievement (700 plus scores).
According to a recent study of students' performances in math and science, "U.S. eighth-graders use calculators and computers far more than their peers internationally, and spend less time doing homework" (LA Times 12/6/00). Students from Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan outscore, by a wide margin, math and science students in the U.S. What sets Ghim's apart is its large number of challenging SAT-like problems (more than one thousand). Drawing from the example of math test materials typically used in the above nations, Ghim's provides a high number of practice SAT problems. Ghim's also provides important formulas and theorems covered in the exam. No extraneous instruction is presented. Ghim's is the complete exercise resource for the student attempting to achieve the highest scores on the SAT I Math exam.