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Appreciation post to 7Sage. Thank you for the platform and the study materials. I started studying back in April 2023 and my first diagnostic was a 145. I was pretty discouraged. This test seems to have a mental component to it that proved to be half the battle for me. After I finished the core curriculum I took the September LSAT without having taken any practice tests prior. I ended up scoring a 149 and felt sorely disappointed. I decided to retake the exam in January. From September to January, I studied my brains out but I also gave myself more time to relax and have fun. I ended up taking 10 practice tests before January. On my last 3 practice tests before I took the actual LSAT I scored 156, 157, and then a 158. I just got my score released today for the January 2024 LSAT and my score came back a 160.
There were times where I thought I would never see myself into the 160's. For anyone who is wondering if they have it within themselves, YOU DO! Practice tests really helped me to get rid of my nerves and also to just get more familiar with the timing. You really can improve as much as you want on this test. So don't give up and keep fighting. Meditate, pray, and relax more! It helped me. But also be prepared to dedicate hours and hours of studying because it took me about 8 months to get to this point. It was all worth it for me though!
I originally chose AC B.
However, during blind review I second guessed myself into thinking that AC A was the correct answer because I felt like "various methods" went beyond just the two categories of learning Pat discussed.
I also felt like AC A supports what Pat had said and directly contradicts Dana's argument that "the same educational method should not be used for ALL children. Because AC A states that all children would learn valuable skills from individual learning. (My thought process was: "well wouldn't Dana disagree with that? Because if she believes using the same educational method on all children is wrong then surely she would disagree that all children would learn valuable skills from individual learning.
But I believe my way of reasoning is wrong because Dana says nothing about whether or not individual learning could teach valuable skills to all children. Perhaps it does and she might even agree with that (but for the sake of the information given in the passage, we cannot make that assumption without being trapped by the LSAT).
Back to AC B
We know for a fact that Dana CANNOT agree with AC B. She specifically said that whatever a child is accustomed to should dictate what method of education is used and AC B says that children should learn to adapt to various methods.
Pat says that that learning to adapt to both educational methods (individual and group) would be invaluable to the kids once they are released into the real world. Therefore, he would agree that All children should learn to adapt to various methods. "Various Methods" encompasses both individual and group learning.
I know this is a long explanation and it is mainly to just help me visualize my own process of thinking but maybe it will help someone if they have a similar thought process.