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Education

Hitting the Books: Training for Tests

Reading is an important way to learn new information but not the only way, and it does not guarantee test performance.

Education

Training for Tests (in Winnetka-Glencoe Patch)

Reading is an important way to learn new information but not the only way, and it does not guarantee test performance.

Education

Homeboy Industries

Check out this really interesting organization called Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. I think they are amazing!

Homeboy Industries (in Winnetka-Glencoe Patch)

This is a quick question to readers about a really neat organization called Homeboy Industries.

Hitting The Books: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Ineffective Studying

Last time, I touched on the problems with reading for memorization in preparation for tests. With that in mind, I’d like to explore some concrete strategies that can help avoid studying pitfalls.

Avoiding the pitfalls of ineffective studying (in Winnetka-Glencoe Patch)

Last time, I touched on the problems with reading for memorization in preparation for tests. With that in mind, I’d like to explore some concrete strategies that can help avoid studying pitfalls.

Education

Hitting The Books: “Why Didn’t I Do Better on my Tests if I Knew the Material Really Well?”

As an educational therapist, many medical students me, “Why didn’t I do better on my tests if I knew the material really well?”

Education

'Why Didn’t I Do Better on My Tests if I Knew the Material Well?' (in Winnetka-Glencoe Patch)

With finals behind us, a common student question we are asked is, "Why didn't I do better on my tests if I knew the material really well?"

Education

Demystifying the Executive Functions and Their Effects on Students (in Winnetka-Glencoe Patch)

Today in education, the term executive function is being used interchangeably to refer to everything from organization and time management to emotional regulation and memory.