MFK Criteria For Mastery In order to check a skill off as Mastered, For Keeps, these 4 things should be true about it: 1   you know it 2   you know you know it 3   you know it quickly, confidently, independently and efficiently …AND… 4   You know it even when you...

Y’all I love my assessment so much! I wish all math teachers had the luxury of something like this. It is so informative. It shows where you stand with respect to skills you’ve been shown so far in your academic career. And even more importantly, it shows where you...

If you are learning math in this country in this century, chances are you have been taught math from a concept-based approach, not a skill-based one. Understanding concepts is the end goal, but it's the language, the skill-piece of math, that really helps you get...

Did you know you’re supposed to exercise your brain every day?  To protect against Alzheimer’s, memory loss, fatigue, depression, brain fog, …and to improve mental clarity, concentration and focus.  Practicing anything is a great way to strength-train your brain.  And...

Howdy! Last week I was talking about how absolutely inspiring and amazing it is to watch a human go from not being able to do something to…(bippity boppity boo)... being able to do it! It is pretty much the coolest thing EVER. Here are 4 key things I have noticed...

Hi my people! I’ve been travelling and retreating and wanna write you a good old-fashioned letter to catch up. Pretend this is handwriting on that stuff called paper. Sometimes people think my job is super left-brained because it’s MATH after all and because I’m all...

You don’t get better by going to lessons, or to class. You get better by practicing what you are shown in those lessons. People don’t know how to do that. They get stuck. They might get accused of lacking discipline, but I don’t even think that. I think it's that most...

Y’all it’s Back to School Month already! Man, this summer was like a blink. But it’s not over yet! Still a few weeks for swimmin’ and barbecuein’ …and math-assessin! I can assess your math skills and tell you how ready for your math class you are. Then I can give you...

Yo.  What is Spaced Repetition?  I like to describe it like this: it’s when you rope a skill back into your orbit right before you’re about to lose it.  You space your practice of skills so that they’re always timed as close to that about-to-lose it point as...

Hi I’ve missed you!! Sorry for the radio silence. My Summer Skill Boosters started a few weeks ago. They’re fully booked, they’re keeping me on my toes, and they are So. Much. Fun. Structurally, they’re pretty much the exact opposite of my Big Program that I do...