The following is an article written by Emily Trimm, a high school senior in Naples, FL. Emily serves as administrative assistant at our Mathworks Tutoring Center, a company whose mission is to foster learning. Unbeknownst to me, I followed Dr. Pergolizzi’s approach to learning by simply asking Emily to write
Read DetailsTwo and a half years ago, I penned a story about education versus learning. I expressed strong criticism about how education, with its overuse of testing, pacing charts and similar tools, had taken “learning” out of the schools. I was livid about this scenario then; I am even more upset
Read DetailsLast year, I wrote an article about how to use the full grading options on the SAT and ACT to help a student improve his/her test scores. The idea was to obtain a full test workup (including the test booklet, student answers and correct answers). This allows a student (or
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