I’m obsessed with “supplies” and am pretty sure the right ones help me study better.
When I’m really working it, these are my essentials:
- The Pomodoro Timer for the Pomodoro Technique. Great for those of us who need “task
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Moral of the Story: Don’t Assume the Answer in the Book MUST Be Correct
Honestly, it would never even have occured to me that I might have the correct answer to a math problem and that the book could be wrong — but that turned out to be the case, and is how I Read More →
Home Life
Positive Addiction
Is it possible to cultivate a positive addiction in oneself or one’s children?
I read this story in the New York Times about a Type A teenager named Omika Jikaria who goes to Stuyvesant High School and does 3-4 hours Read More →
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Studying in the Age of the Internet Distraction
Studying feels much harder than when I was a kid because of all of the internet distractions. Huge chunks of time can disappear while I check in on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc., and as a result, I’ve started looking into Read More →
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Kitchen Table Math
This Perfect Score Project grew out of my desire to interest my son in the SATs, and while my own crazy obsession may have eclipsed the original mission, I have not forgotten what this is supposed to be about.
Yesterday, Read More →
