The prep for SCAT and EXPLORE is pretty concrete--do a few sample exercises and viola! done. Are those who are doing ACT/SAT with younger kids (dottie?) prepping?

DS10 will work through some problems once in a while, but DS12 will Not touch anything (but he wants to test--it's not at all forced). Should I let him be, or really push? He can still qualify for Summer Institute next summer based on last yr's results, but after that, he'd have to requalify. He's in such a "coast" mode these days I don't know whether to intervene or let him coast. Guess that question is really for the "parenting" topic.