Education
What Is Speed Reading? Does It Actually Work?
“Read 10x faster with full comprehension!” The promises of speed reading have been around for decades, and students ask me about them every year. As a…
Education
What Is Active Recall? The Study Method That Actually Works
Let me tell you about the most common study session I have ever witnessed. A student sits down, opens the textbook, and reads. Reads…
Education
How to Improve Reading Comprehension: 10 Proven Strategies
Here’s a sentence I heard at least once a week when I was tutoring: “I read the whole chapter, but I don’t remember any…
Education
How to Get Good Grades: 15 Habits of Top Students
After years of tutoring, I can walk into a classroom in September and make a pretty good guess about who will have the best…
Education
How to Get Better at Math: 14 Strategies That Actually Work
“I am just not a math person.” I have heard this sentence more times than I can count — from ten-year-olds, from college freshmen,…
Education
Cornell Notes Method: How to Use It and Why It Works
Of every study technique I have taught, the Cornell Notes method has the best effort-to-results ratio I know. It takes thirty seconds to set…
Education
Best Note Taking Apps: 12 Picks for Students (2026)
I used to tutor a high school junior who carried three different notebooks, a stack of loose printed slides, and — I’m not exaggerating…