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, Amy, Audrey, Debbie, James, John, Michael, Michael, Owen, Ollin, Rora, and Stephanie: you past-or-present...
Our philosophy
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 knowledge and new techniques." But that's wrong. The right goal is to have new habits. Under pressure, all...
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, but I suspect he's soon going to be in a different (and much less metaphorical) sort of box -- one well-suited for lots and lots of...
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 at WCTC aim to be 10x coaches, training the next generation of 10x students, so that they can become 10x adult contributors....
Math Under Pressure
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 a difference...
Goodbye, Princeton. I Loved You While It Lasted
I will no longer be recommending Princeton Review's Math 2 prep books, because their latest edition features a test that is a problem-by-problem parody of an official College Board test. I don't have a problem with close copies of official tests -- on the contrary,...