by Wes Carroll | Jan 13, 2019 | Be Brighter
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 experiences suggests that it is. Why? I suspect it’s for more or less the same...
by Wes Carroll | Jan 12, 2019 | Be Brighter
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, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we...
by Wes Carroll | Dec 9, 2018 | Be Brighter
Adam Grant just wrote a lovely piece in the New York Times that points out that, as he puts it, “academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence.” He’s right, and for the right reasons, but a quick skim of the piece might lead you...
by Wes Carroll | Nov 14, 2018 | Be Brighter, Our Philosophy, Test Prep
This outstanding TED Talk by Barnard’s president is mainly about choking under pressure. But how interesting that the example Professor Beilock spends most time on is girls’ learning math. One of the excellent points she makes so well is that there’s...
by Wes Carroll | Jan 2, 2018 | Be Brighter
January is AMC crunch time. Later will come SAT Subject Tests and AP’s. Examine your test prep strategy. How will your hard work pay off, not only at test time, but also later in life? How will you utilize the skills you’ve refined over the course of your...
by Wes Carroll | Dec 19, 2017 | Be Brighter
February is the final date of the AMC, but it is also time to start your prep for SAT Subject Tests and AP’s. Examine your test prep strategy. How will your hard work pay off, not only at test time, but also later in life? How will you utilize the skills you’ve...
