Working in chunks of time is the brain-friendly way to work. When you're young, you're more than tempted to believe that you should just plow through hours of work in order to finish homework, complete a project, or study for a test. As enticing as this may sound, this is not a sound approach. Instead, start learning how to chunk your … [Read more...]
How To Do Math
First thing you want to do is whisper to yourself, “I can do this.” Second, is to collect helpful resources. Third, is to learn the rules. Fourth, is learn how you do math. Fifth, is to be careful. Sixth, try to keep it impersonal. A Caveat: If you do have a learning disability, or if you think you might have a … [Read more...]
Online Tutoring Writing Tools
Online tutoring writing tools come in various forms: interactive online whiteboard for sharing your work; method for posting your questions; and the actual writing of your work. As for your online interactive whiteboard, you can use Ziteboard. I'll send you a link immediately before your free onboarding session. That way, you can learn … [Read more...]
How To Best Use Your Math Tutoring Sessions
In thinking about how to best use math tutoring sessions, think about what brought you to tutoring. Most students, regardless of their math history or ability, come to me in crisis. And that’s OK. Other students seek help of their own accord and just want to know there is help when they need it. These are my intermittent students, my … [Read more...]
Saturdays Open For Tutoring!
Saturdays Open for tutoring once again. For those students who are burned out of zoom & hybrid classes during the week, you can relax. Saturdays are open for tutoring once again. At least until the end of the academic year, Saturdays will be available from 10:30 to 3 for tutoring. Quite likely, as AP tests and finals near, more … [Read more...]
Math Subject Tutoring
Math subject tutoring available in math classes from pre-algebra to calculus 2. This includes statistics and every course in between. Generally, this covers all math offered in high school. However, these classes are offered all the way from about 7th grade to the first year or two of college. Math Subject Tutoring, Specific … [Read more...]
SAT Drops SAT with Essay and Subject Tests!
SAT drops the essay and subject tests! Basically, the College Board, the company that makes and administers the SAT, is dropping the optional essay portion of the SAT. Additionally, it will be dropping its subject tests. What Does the SAT dropping the Essay Mean For You? You can rejoice! The SAT will no longer offer the SAT with … [Read more...]
Show Your Math Work
Show your math work only if you want to improve your grade and/or your math mechanics. If you're satisfied with your current grade or your current math abilities, just keep doing what you're doing. After all, if nothing changes, nothing changes. Why You Want To Show Your Math Work You want to show your math work for a few reasons. … [Read more...]
Learn How To Learn
Learning how to learn is one of the most important skills you acquire in high school after socialization. And it’s the same in college. Yes, a lot of the material both in high school and college you likely won’t use in your everyday life. If you’ve been paying attention, this isn’t a surprise. Why Should You Learn How To … [Read more...]
Mechanics of Small Group Online Math Tutoring
The mechanics of small group online math tutoring are simple: each of the students in the online math tutoring group will have access to the main Ziteboard. They’ll also have individual boards, but we’ll focus on the group Ziteboard for now. Group Ziteboard Here the students will post questions and work on them. Basically, it’d … [Read more...]