Why Remediation Fails
Why Remediation Fails Students that struggle unwittingly do two things that ensure they continue to struggle with concepts and procedures. Students can go to tutoring over and again, and sometimes it works, but it’s a long and frustrating journey. I’ve fallen victim to these two habits myself, we all have. How students learn in school … Read more
Math Can Not Be Taught, Only Learned
Math is something that cannot be taught, but can be learned. Yet, math is taught in a top-down style, as if access to information will make a student successful, and remediation is rehearsal of that same information. Earnest students copy down everything, exactly like the teacher has written on the board, but often still struggle … Read more
