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Learning is an Interdependent Activity
Reading Time: 3 minutes It often feels like, outside of the classroom, learning is a purely independent activity. Reading a difficult textbook at the desk in your room. Facing down a math worksheet,...
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Accomplishments vs. Results
Reading Time: 3 minutes When I was 15 years old, I climbed Mt. Rainier. This achievement was the culmination of four years of Boy Scout experiences and months of dedicated training. It was incredibly...
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Memorization vs. Understanding
Reading Time: 2 minutes Learning the Unit Circle is a classic rite of passage for high school math students. In case you don’t recall, this is what it looks like: If you just felt overwhelmed, you’re...
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How to Take Notes Well
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every student knows they’re supposed to take notes, but few understand why, and even fewer know how to do it well. So here’s a crash course on note-taking. Why Take Notes? The...
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The Most Important Subject in School
Reading Time: 3 minutes I often write about how the true purpose of school is not to learn any particular subject – math, biology, English, etc. – but to learn more broadly applicable skills like how...
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Make a Notecard
Reading Time: 3 minutes Occasionally when I was a student, the teacher would let everyone make a notecard to use during the test. Great, I thought, I don’t need to study because I can put everything I...
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How Do I Get My Kid to Care About School?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Your kid doesn’t seem to care about school. They don’t do their homework, or they just do the bare minimum. They don’t study for tests, take notes in class, or ask the teacher...
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Should You Make Your Kids Do Chores?
Reading Time: 6 minutes All parents want their kids to do chores, whether that’s because of the many benefits to kids’ brains when they do chores or simply for the extra help around the house. Kids, on...
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