Wes Carroll Tutoring & Coaching Blog
Zeke And TEP Hits It On The Head
Of course we've all thought it at one time or another. I've been thinking it aggressively for five years now. It's why I've set up ...
America, Please Catch Up
“In math and science, for example, our fourth graders are among the top students globally. By roughly eighth grade, they’re in the middle of the ...
Varsity Academics?
Apparently I am making up for a lax February in posting so much recently. But Will Fitzhugh seems to be onto something. Why isn't there ...
ED In ’08
These folks are not messing around when it comes to raising awareness for education in 2008. Videos worth watching, I think ...
Thank Goodness
Glad to hear that the college admissions frenzy should be dying down in a few years. It's getting out of hand ...
High Schoolers Of America, Stop Embarrasing Us
Pretty bold words, I know. Please, someone tell me that this article in Slate on "what high schoolers don't know" is inaccurate.Otherwise, I may have ...
Sleep More, Dangit!
Wired Magazine points out what we already know, even if we don't always act accordingly: we don't sleep enough. And it isn't just students, though ...
This Made My Month
"An integer is called formidable if it can be written as a sum of distinct powers of 4, and successful if it can be written ...
Tutoring: In-Person vs. Offshore
As the offshore tutoring industry continues to gear up and get huge, I've been coming around to the idea that different people have different needs, ...
Do You Want Fifty Extra Points On The SAT?
That's how I get students' attention. How about a half-letter grade on your next exam? All you have to do... is get a good night's ...