Even A Students Need Help
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... read moreParents Need Math Too!
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... read moreCreativity & Learning & Brain Hacks Oh My… (Part 2 of 2!)
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... read moreCreativity and Learning and Brain Hacks, Oh My… (Part 1 of 2)
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... read moreHow do you get better at something (piano, tennis, math,…)?
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... read moreHow to Make Your Math Class This Year a Pleasure Not a Pain.
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... read moreMFK Glossary Week: Spaced Repetition
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... read moreEvery Day She Gets in the Car After Camp and Says “That Was so Fun!”
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... read moreWhat’s the Difference Between MFK and Tutoring?
How is MFK different from tutoring? Let me count the ways. Here’s one… I can’t pretend to know what all tutors out there do but I can tell you what I used to do before I zeroed in on this method. I showed my students Way. Too. Much. Stuff. I showed them the Way Too... read moreAlgebra 2, Ready or not, here I come! (or How to Survive Algebra 2)
This blog post is especially for those of you who just finished Geometry, and will take Algebra 2 next year, AND… if that’s not you, keep reading anyway because it probably will be someday!! (Click here to read about getting ready for Algebra 1.) Here’s what happens:... read moreAttn Math-Phobes!
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