Inspiration
I recently received a text from a student saying he wanted to be well-rounded like me. Now there’s inspiration. Love it. He is not merely …
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Good Grades
In October, a student got a 96 on his precal test. Sweet. At a private school. A really good one.Another student got an 84. But …
Physics Success
In October, a student earned a 96 on a physics test. Physics at a hard private school. Honors physics.He was smiling when he told me. …
A Call For Teachers
Are you a teacher or are you aspiring to be a teacher? Know someone who is?Do you want to hear students say things like “I …
Tangents
“Tangents” are an antidote to Platonism, i.e., to keeping ideas from being detached from reality, an unfortunate phenomenon that drives students to ask “when are …
All Students Fundamentally Learn the Same
Universal, timeless standards apply in education, apply to all children at all times in all countries. Some people get carried away with the differences in …
Rate Increase
A recent assessment of the market and analysis of business by Gold Academy dictated that hourly rates increase. Effective August 1, new rates will be:one …
Movement Makes Us Focus and Learn Better
Last week, while tutoring a student, I had him toss a tennis ball back and forth. Before we did that, he was struggling with a …
A Recent Comment
A recent comment I received from Dylan T, an ex-high school student now in his 20s:“I really did learn more than geometry and math taking …
Good Job, Jessica!
Recently, Jessica P, a high school student, said:I wanted to thank you again for the ACT prep class. I got a 30 on the ACT …