All the math you’ll ever need.
Ray’s Arithmetic is your one-stop shop for math at all levels covering all major concepts. Joseph Ray, contemporary of Abraham Lincoln and a math professor at a private preparatory academy in Ohio, taught math like a BOSS for 25 years. From the description: Ray […] had no use for indolence and sham. He was always…
Learning in the Time of Corona
This is going to be brief because, frankly, I’m tired, but I need to talk to you about a rarely recognized fact. Learning is an activity unto itself. We all know we can learn without another human physically present (although another human’s ideas must be). No one expects Euripides to footnote his play so that…
Kids CAN teach themselves at home: Feynman’s Technique, a Learning Process for ANYTHING
It’s been a week since most of the major metro school systems have shut down. If you’re freaking out because you think your kids are missing out on valuable learning, here we go. Bottom line: if I can teach 40 kids at a time, you can handle one, especially the one that you love. And…
What’s school for?
Not learning, that’s for sure. When I started student teaching, I thought my purpose was to inspire students to love literature while helping them develop the basic analytical skills necessary for a life enriched, both literally and figuratively, by critical thought. Within the first month of my contract, I realized how wrong I was. Most…
Do Your Homework, Just Don’t Sweat It
Well, this is going to be my most hypocritical post to date. It was supposed to be done roughly five weeks ago. Instead, I’ve been buried under my actual job so I haven’t been here for you. For that, I apologize. The good news is that your life doesn’t have to look like mine, and…
The Easiest Way to Get High Grades
The first step to winning a game is to show up. You probably already know this, but secondary school isn’t about learning and/or personal growth; it’s a game. Some students hate it and refuse to play while others achieve Super Saiyan level. If you’re here, you likely recognize that you’re not maximizing your potential. So…
The Right Introduction Will Raise Your GPA
Start your school year right by letting your teachers know that what matters to them also matters to you.
Manifesto
I want to help every one of you reading this, but for full transparency, my goal is to change the way all public schools do business. If enough of you follow the advice I’m giving, the monolithic, one-size-fits-none high schools across our country will have to adapt and maybe, just maybe, American public education will…
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