Now that I have you thinking about notetaking this month, I wanted to remind you of the purpose of notetaking and when we use them. Obviously, we take notes to remember what we are trying to learn. However, how do we get the most from the notes that we have taken? After the class, lecture, […]
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Over this past summer, we completed a summer semester. Now I know that I’ve spoken about summer semester before, but I’ll recap real quick. Basically, Summer Semester is a short semester for us to build skills or work through material that isn’t necessarily a typical course. For example, my sons typically review math facts, learn
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Any true student will read this title and wonder, “how is this even a thing? Doesn’t everyone need to take notes?” Yes, I believe everyone should be taking notes. However, you’d be surprised, or maybe not, about how many students come to my math classes and admit to not taking notes. It’s like they figure
Would you rather spend 30 minutes on 1 problem or 1 minute on 30 problems? Obviously, one could argue that 1 minute for 30 problems means they aren’t problems to begin with, but the idea behind the question should be clear. What do we expect from our children? Have we focused so much on completing
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You’ve probably noticed that our math membership uses the Art of Problem Solving texts. While these books are not necessarily the only books that we use, they are some of our favorites. Have you ever wondered what the Art of Problem Solving texts look like? Unless you are one of the lucky few people
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