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 Review of Available SHSAT Practice Tests
The most essential tool any student needs to study for the SHSAT is high quality practice tests There are quite a few sample SHSATs available, but they were not all created equal...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Response to “Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like”
The New York Times published an article called “Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like” by Motoko Rich (8/29/09) about an approach to reading instruction that reduces or even eliminates class books and replaces them with books that the students choose for themselves...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Reflections on a Reluctant Reader
Of all of the work I have done as a tutor, I am perhaps most proud of the work I did with Cassandra (of course, not her real name)...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Review of Brain Maths, Volume 1
Brain Maths, by Tan Thoo Liang, is a supplemental math book associated with Singapore Math It is a two volume series, and this review is about Volume 1...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Actually Understanding Physics
My scientific background is primarily in biology, with a good dollop of chemistry and a fair bit of geology thrown in...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Biology Regents Exam
The Biology Regents Exam, officially known as the Living Environment Regents Exam, is one of four science regents available to New York State students who are pursuing a regents diploma...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Review of the Cryptoclub
One of the holy grails of education is making math fun, without reducing its rigor Many people attempt this task, but few succeed...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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A Tutor’s Perspective on the High School Application Process in New York City: Part II, The ISEE
I’ve been a tutor in New York City since 2004, and since I specialize in working with middle school age children, I have become quite familiar with the high school application process...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Percentile Rank: A Case of Unfortunate Naming?
On a fairly regular basis, I’m faced with a parent who wants help interpreting some standardized test scores...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Number Sense
Some people are just better with numbers than other people The people who are better with numbers have something that math teachers sometimes refer to as number sense...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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A Tutor’s Perspective on SHSAT Applications
I’ve been a tutor in New York City since 2004, and since I specialize in working with middle school age children, I have become quite familiar with the high school application process...
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Review of Physics by Inquiry
Most of us have heard of the Socratic method of teaching at one time or another- it’s the technique Socrates famously used to educate Athenian youth back in ancient Greece...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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ISEE Test Preparation
The ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) is a test used by the admissions offices of almost all independent schools in New York City...
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When Does it Make Sense to Get an English Tutor?
No one would deny that strong English language skills are a critically important tool in America and across the world...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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When is Math Tutoring the Right Choice?
Many students struggle a little bit in math class, just as many people struggle in any endeavor that requires abstract, rigorous thinking...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Is Homeschooling Right For Your Family?
I’ve been a private tutor in New York City for the past five years, and in that time I have worked extensively with eight different homeschoolers and had contact with a number of others...
Author: Jessie Mathisen - Category: Education
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Improving Biology Education
Everybody agrees that education is important Likewise, it has become a commonplace to say that we aren’t educating the nation’s children as well as we should...
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Advice for the SAT Bound Student
The SAT is perhaps the most feared and misunderstood test in our culture It’s not an IQ test, but it helps to be smart...
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