My academic training was in engineering: I received my master's and doctoral degrees in metallurgy and materials science from Columbia University, and my bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. In graduate school I worked for several y... (read more)
...Students were responsible for taking notes per page, which included vocabulary words with clear contexts and enough information from which detailed page-summaries and analyses could be delivered on demand. The system worked beautifully. Reading rates doubled, tripled, and even quadrupled or more while comprehension, in every case, improved dramatically. (read more)
...It is very understandable that many students learn to hate writing. But writing is a cornerstone of effective communication. We want people to understand our ideas. (read more)
...The program worked well. The students who attended made great improvements. There are many ways to teach subjects and each student is individual and so the methods will be tailored to what works best. (read more)
...I would take that time to go to the elementary classes and ask the teachers what students needed to be tutored in what. I tutored in all subjects. I did this for about three years. (read more)