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Fun Facts
Good Poker Players Make Good SAT-Takers (And Other Quotable Moments)
I’ve spent the last few weeks gorging on books I’d set aside to read over the course of the past year.
One such book was None of the Above: Behind the Myth of Scholastic Aptitude by David Owen, which was Read More →
How We Learn
Deliberate Practice ISN’T What Most of Us Do When We’re “Practicing”
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post asking for someone to please enlighten me:
What specficially is “deliberate practice?” Like, down-and-dirty, roll up your sleeves, step-by-step, What Is It?
This much I know: ”Deliberate Practice” feels Read More →
Progress Report
What Is “Deliberate Practice” (and am I doing it)?
Everyone talks a good game about the essential ingredients for mastery (myself included) — there’s ”deliberate practice,” and “10,000 hours,” etc. But I ask of you,* and with the utmost sincerity:
What exactly– specifically and Read More →
Home Life
bird by bird
I been collecting questions and making flashcards out of them over the last few months, but now I want to take them down, bird by bird, before I’m “immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead.”*
They’re all valid Read More →
Project Diary
All Children Are Capable of Greatness
Yes, I said all. Actually the Kumon website said it:
At the heart of the Kumon Method is the belief that all children are capable of greatness. With the help of their parents, family and friends, children can develop
Quotes
The Best Evidence Is Frequently Ignored
From Inside Higher Ed about a new book called Uneducated Guesses:
Then Wainer examined four colleges that let students submit SAT or ACT scores, and for which first-year grades were also available: Barnard and Colby Colleges, Carnegie Mellon University
Writing
Ooops. I Forgot to Mention the Best Part
A commenter named Jen pointed out that I forgot to mention a major point in my post about the The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar:
Just clicked over and read your review of the book on Amazon too.
Writing
Is it Weird or is it Wrong?*
“Is it weird or is it wrong” was my process for the SAT Writing Section (pre-Erica).
Here’s how I scored in 2011, “by ear,” as an adult:
It is worth noting that:
- I do not recall ever being taught grammar
Fun Facts
Are The SAT and I.Q. Tests Related?
I started working with a clinical psychologist last week, Dr. Adam G. Stein, in search of techniques to improve my focus and working memory. The first few sessions included a battery of I.Q and achievement tests.
There were, of Read More →
