Wes Carroll Tutoring & Coaching Blog

Dear Wes

We wanted to share some great news. (My son) presented 3 posters at the (large conference) in (major city) last week.  One of his posters ...
I'm Just Venting

I’m Just Venting

It really bums me out when the New Yorker piece on someone in our industry covers someone so... ugh, where do I even start? Peppermint ...
Excellence In Balance

Excellence In Balance

My sister-in-law recently wrote this piece on modern work and its relationship to family and community. So I'm taking this opportunity to thank Adam, Aidan, ...
ACT & SAT: Are They Winners' Games?

ACT & SAT: Are They Winners’ Games?

I didn't expect Farnam Street to relate so directly to college admissions, but it does, and in a way that is as important as it ...
Test Anxiety

Test Anxiety

Students suffering from test anxiety often make things worse by misunderstanding the nature of successful preparation work. They think: "my goal is to have new ...
"Test Day Jitters"

“Test Day Jitters”

"Test day jitters" manifests as "the problems were hard!" when what's really going on is "I'm not quite as capable when I'm nervous / amped ...
2019 Admissions Scandal

2019 Admissions Scandal

"There is a front door, there is a back door, and I've created a side door." William Singer may have been thinking outside the box, ...
Learning Styles

Learning Styles

What skills should tutors have for accommodating visual / auditory / kinesthetic learners? None, I'm afraid; that's simply not a thing. And yet, many students' lived ...
Unknown Unknowns

Unknown Unknowns

You probably remember the quote: There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, ...
10X

10X

On the heels of yesterday's post about price and value, I was shocked by Seth Godin's latest blog post, fundamentally on the same topic. We ...