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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin

It’s 47 sleeps to go before your big day – the March 2012 LET.

For the few who chose to join MindGym’s Intensive Coaching for the LET, you are on track.  The General Education module drills that you will be taking on Saturday, January 28, 2012 may give you that extra confidence to face the LET’s very broad general education competencies, the signal for extra time and effort on doing the drills and reading more, or added push to focus on your LET target.  Make the most of the next three days to review for English, Math, Filipino, Social Studies, ICT, and Science so that when you see your scores you will have the feeling of having levelled up from the diagnostic test you took when you joined MindGym’s coaching for LET.  If you feel like needing reinforcement or even just the motivation to move on forward, call on your coaches or ask help from a friend or study buddy or get a hug from a loved one.  If you’re all by yourself (and this is almost impossible with all the social networks everyone has with the advent of the internet), talk to your cat or dog and its approval purrr or arf! arf!

For the many who are reviewing with other colleges, universities, and review centers, you should be on track as well.  If you want to experience our LET coaching at MindGym, you may register for our Final Coaching on February 24 to 26.  Registration will be until February 11.  Joining us for the final coaching will give you the extra boost to your LET confidence as our speakers give you some power refreshers for their subject expertise and the inspiration to pass and top LET as you listen to our LET topnotchers and special LET reviewees who were able to hurdle their challenges despite their odds.

For the many who continue to canvass from us and remain at a lost as to where they will start their LET preparation, you should be working up you knowledge, skills, and minds NOW.  With the commitment of MindGym to help determined LET takers to pass this March, the creativity of coaches to make time for special sessions, and some remaining modules still to be conducted, you still have relatively enough time to prepare.  Here are some MindGym options for “crammers”:

Option 1: Catch up with Professional Education module to start on January 29, Majorship weekend on February 18 and 19, and Final Coaching on the last weekend on February.  You may opt to either: a) pay for the materials for Warm-ups and General Education or b) materials for ProfEd, majorship and final coaching only.  This comes with a FREE diagnostic test.

Option 2: Self-review using whatever reviewers you have and register for our Final Coaching.  Under this option, get a FREE diagnostic test from to help direct your review.

Option 3: For the very disciplined and self-propelled LET taker, try our online LET review at www.myreviewcoach.com for only P 2,950.  Study the review materials and do all the drills at your own time and pace for at least 4 hours a day.  If you decide to take this option, we’d also be happy to have you at our Final Coaching.  We have a special discount package available for this option.

Option 4: If you only need brushing up or enrichment in particular subjects, we have one-on-one coaching at MindGym.  Your coaching package cost will depend on your needs, the time needed to coach you, and the subject matter that you need coaching on.  Friendly MindGym rates would apply.  Prior appointment is needed.

There’s still 960 hours (assuming that you take a rest a week before LET) on your hands to prepare for LET.  Reviewing for at least 4 hours a day is realistically possible.  It only means foregoing the movies, the shopping, and the online social network sites which have been proven time wasters for many students.

Act now.  Increase your chances of passing the LET.  Target to pass LET on first take.  Face LET stronger as a retaker.  And realize your dream of getting your PRC teaching license this Year of the Dragon.

Let us help you with your LET target.  Contact 437-5880 or email: mindgym.inc@gmail.com or post at FaceBook page: mindgym philippines

You have only 82 days left before the March 11, 2012 LET date.

Give yourself a bigger chance of passing or even topping the LET by preparing early:

• Retrieve your books, notes, reviewers, and other references.
• Start planning your review schedule this Christmas season.
• If you haven’t yet registered at PRC, it’s time you go there soonest to avoid the last day rush.

Also, if you are still canvassing for a LET review center that will help you succeed in LET, why not try MindGym Philippines?

To help prospective LET takers, MindGym gives FREE diagnostic or LET readiness tests to interested parties. Call 437-5880 or text 0927-8770800 (your name, school, major, and if first timer or retaker; date of visit).

Enjoy MindGym’s interactive, fun, and effective intensive coaching for the LET as MindGym coaches (LET topnotchers and high raters) lead you through LET competencies in a 17-day session every Saturday and Sunday, to start January 7 until the end of February.

Just in case, if studying at your own pace and time, whether by yourself and in the confines of your home or office, our online review at MyReviewCoach might be more viable for you.

Whether it’s self-review, live coaching, or online study — START NOW!

1. Which among the following is a mood disorder?

A. Bipolar disorder

B. Obsessive/compulsive disorder

C. Phobias

D. Selective mutism

2. It is the placement of a disabled child who is enrolled in a special class, in a regular school, where a student could participate in some activities with nondisabled peers.

A. Normalization

B. Mainstreaming

C. Integration

D. Inclusion

3. This is the inability or loss of ability to manipulate arithmetic symbols and do mathematical calculations

A. Congenital Arithmetic Disorder

B. Gerstman Syndrome

C. Dyscalculla

D. Acalculla

4. It states: “Where needs warrant, there shall be at least one special class in every province, and if possible, special schools for the physically handicapped, the mentally retarded, the emotionally disturbed and the specially gifted. The private sectors shall be given all the necessary inducement and encouragement.”

A. Declaration of the Rights of the Mentally Retarded

B. Education Act of 1982 (Batas Pambansa 232)

C. Child and Youth Welfare Code (PD 603)

D. Rights of the Disabled

5. This is defined as any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.

A. Abnormality

B. Disability

C. Handicap

D. Impairment

1. With the promotion of social justice in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?

A. Equitable access to education

B. Profit sharing

C. Diffusion of wealth

D. Absolute right over property

2. Which part of the Visayas receives the least precipitation?

A. Northern

B. Eastern

C. Western

D. Central

3. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for?  For the Philippines to ________.

A. become independent from Spain

B. become a province of Spain

C. be independent from Spain with certain conditions

D. be represented in the Spanish Cortes

4. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?

A. Cultural relativism

B. Cultural diversity

C. Xenocentrism

D. Ethnocentrism

5. The maximum price that can be legally changed for a good or service is called _____.

A. minimum wage

B. price floor

C. legal wage

D. price ceiling

Covering basic computer terms and communication tools, information technology questions in the LET should be giveaways for you. You’ll surely perfect these five:

1. On the computer screen, what indicates the position of the mouse?

A. Click

B. Cursor

C. Scroll

D. Start

2. You are tracking your household’s daily expenses and income through tables whose cells are set to compute for totals and other operations in your household finances. Which productivity tool are you using?

A. Spreadsheet

B. Word processing

C. Multimedia

D. Publisher

3. Which of the following devices serves as the intermediary between your computer and the phone system?

A. Hard disk

B. Monitor

C. Keyboard

D. Modem

4. It is a program that consists of instructions used to control hardware and accomplish tasks in a computer.

A. Software

B. Malware

C. Desktop

D. Input

5. It is the input device used to enter text into the computer.

A. Mouse

B. Scanner

C. Keyboard

D. Fax

Math is the easiest subject to master for the LET.  Yes!  If you learn how to solve Math problems in time for the LET, you’d have a handy source of no-miss points.  In Math, there will always be definite answers unlike other parts of the LET which are value-laden or sometimes very subjective.

Math comprises 20% of the General Education module. The following items may help you gauge how much preparation you need for it:

1. What are the next three terms in the progression 1, 4, 16 …?

A. 64, 256, 1024

B. 67, 259, 1027

C. 48, 198, 1026

D. 65, 257, 1025

2. A man is 3 times as old as his son now. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 36. Find the man’s age now.

A. 33

B. 11

C. 29

D. 36

3. What is the least common multiple of 12, 24 and 72?

A. 12

B. 72

C. 144

D. 36

4. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?

A. 6 ft.

B. 5 ft.

C. 20 ft.

D. 7 ft.

5. If two variables X and Y are directly related, which of these is NOT true?

A. When X is low, Y is also low.

B. As X increases, Y also increases.

C. When X increases, Y decreases.

D. A high Y is associated with a high X.

Answers to Day 4’s LET questions for Filipino:

1. C. Pagdarasal

2. C. Payak

3. B. kartung pang-editoryal

4. D. Pagtutulad

5. A. Kaibigan

(P.S.  We still have some slots for our March 2012 LET coaching which starts January 7; visit MindGym for FREE diagnostics.  Or, if you prefer an online LET review since you live or work far from Manila, get a taste of how it is to review online at our other site: www.myreviewcoach.com

It’s December 2.  I hope you were able to warm up with our Social Studies drills yesterday.  Start a good LET habit of reviewing everyday.  We’ll make it easy for you when you visit our site for chewable bites of LET sample items.

Have you done yesterday’s initial exercises?  If not yet, do them first before taking a look at these Answers to yesterday’s (Day 1) LET questions for Social Studies:

1. B. China, Vietnam, Taiwan

2. B. Cagayan River

3. A. Isabelo de los Reyes

4. D. A tourist lectures his foreign hosts on the “uncivilized” nature of their marriage customs

5. C. Highly centralized

Keep track of your scores so that you’ll get an idea as to what subjects you need to review more.

Today, try to recall science concepts and facts with our sample of LET items:

1. Which is a destructive fishing method wherein fishes are driven out of a coral reef by pounding the corals with heavy weight?

A. Corals entrapping

B. Reef fishing

C. Cyanide fishing

D. Muro-ami

2. What may occur when there is a severe damage to some parts of the brain due to lack of blood supply?

A. Heart attack

B. Rheumatic heart

C. Stroke

D. Thrombosis

3. Which can help prevent developing osteoporosis?

A. Adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D

B. Less exercise to decrease bone density

C. Adequate intake of Vitamins A and D

D. Estrogen replacement therapy

4. Meteorology is a very important branch of natural science, without which we cannot be informed of forthcoming _______.

A. earthquakes

B. typhoons

C. comets

D. meteors

5. In the energy pyramid, which organisms occupy the base?

A. Herbivores

B. Heterotrophs

C. First order consumers

D. Producers

Watch out for answers tomorrow and expect daily LET drills for the whole month of December as our Christmas token to future licensed Filipino teachers.

(P.S.  We still have some slots for our March 2012 LET coaching which starts January 7; visit MindGym for FREE diagnostics.  Or, if you prefer an online LET review since you live or work far from Manila, get a taste of how it is to review online at our other site: www.myreviewcoach.com

After over 14 days of intensive coaching in general education, professional education and specialization, MindGym Philippines will conduct a 3-day event this weekend, September 9, 10, 11. It includes a pre-LET day and a  Final Coaching for MindGym LETers and MyReviewCoach online LET review.  Reviewees are required to come much earlier to maximize time on a variety of activities geared towards empowering you TOP the LET.

On Friday: We’ll be simulating the actual LET day to minimize anxieties of taking a national examinations, to refresh and reinforce LET competencies to be tested, and to empower reviewees to reach their goals of becoming licensed teacher before the year ends.

Just like on the LET day itself, reviewees have to come in white, bring all documents, test requirements, and food and drinks as well.  On top of these, a Facebook post requires reviewees to bring: ”Fit mind, healthy body, and ‘Yes, I can!’ spirit”

Saturday and Sunday will be days of personal readiness assessments in all aspects of the LET, of realizations and confidence boosters, and of assurances  that whatever results come out from the September 2011 LET. Reviewees will always have friends to share victories (and trying times with) and their MindGym family to go back to in good and bad times.

This is our reviewees’ chance to be in the company of LET winners:  Erica Montefalcon (Top 1, April 2011), Benedict Barayuga (Top 1, April 2009), Glenn Gilongos (Top 1, 1995), Albert Basa (Top3, April 2009),  Melane Manalo and Nev Ryes (Top 4, April 2010), Noel Carena (Top 7, April 2010), Aicel Alcantara (Top 5, September 2010) and Ericka Villafuerte (September 2009), eight of whom reviewed and currently coach for MindGym Philippines.

Being among topnotchers who care enough to spare their weekends to be with reviewees would surely be a super booster to all, one which jibes with a tenet of the universal “Law of Attraction”.  Education experts from the University of the Philippines like professor Lizamarie Olegario and several special guests will impart tips as well.

MindGym LET alumni, now teachers in their own communities, are also expected to come over to rekindle their friendshps, reminisce times they’ve once been reviewees and pass forward their experiences and hopes to the batch.

Now who’s super ready for the September 2011 LET?

In two months, you’ll be taking the Licensure Examinations for Teachers. Have you started your LET preparation yet? Are you still looking for a LET review center or materials to use in your self-review?

Are you staying far from our Quezon City center? Or can’t meet our center review schedule because of work, school, or family commitments?

Then study and review online for the Licensure Examination our My Review Coach!

All you need is computer access, an internet connection, 2-3 hours of daily learning a day, and of course personal discipline, analytical and study skills, and motivation to study by yourself.

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