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Wes and Ted debate individual vs group instruction. Why is individual instruction so much better? The person you're teaching is always more complicated than the subject you're discussing. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 00:37 Casual introduction of Wes and Ted and what has been going on lately 06:15 How can I tell if Ted's class would be the best option for me? 09:00 Chaos's role in creativity 10:20 Choosing your own methods of organization and learning styles 19:50 WC: A teac...
"Plato scratched things in the dirt." Wes and Ted unpack that very cryptic quote that's been sitting on our planning spreadsheet since the beginning. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com
Wes and Ted don't parent their students, do they? Tutor Ted knows that he connects with students in a way that a parent typically cannot. Wes, both a tutor and a parent, weighs the similarities between tutoring and parenting... and the differences that everyone can learn from. What can parents do that tutors can't... and vice-versa? https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com
Wes and Ted have been thinking about how changes to the traditional school structure affects students—in bad ways and in good. Today they venture (eventually!) into a chat about what specific aspects of school under pandemic might help us as we exit our quarantine—and hope these changes make education even better. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com
Wes and Ted answer deeper questions about excellence. If we agree that excellence should not be an end goal, what should be? Does excellence represent craftsmanship rather than artistry? Is Bill Gates excellent? Is Mark Zuckerberg excellent, or something else? If excellence travels along a linear path (from, say, inept-to-adequate-to-good-to-excellent), what does that imply about the flexibility and utility of it? Is excellence an end-state or a waypoint? https://tutorted.com | ...
Wes and Ted discuss their old frenemy "excellence," and come to some surprising conclusions. Among them: Ted is not sure he endorses the pursuit of it. Why do we pursue it? What are we really after? Wes and Ted offer practical steps for achieving excellence (in case they haven't talked you out of pursuing it). https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 01:20 Intro 06:50 Topic of the day: Excellence (or burritos?) 10:20 Excellence was part of the set of expectations in ...
While Wes mourns the loss of the problem-solving of the Math Level 2 Subject Test, Ted kicks dirt on the grave of the tests he considers completely pointless. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 00:12 News on this day, January 20, 2021 01:12 https://wescarroll.com/poignant/ 05:00 Who are Wes and Ted? 13:15 Puzzle hunts 15:15 Getting past brick walls 20:37 Why solve puzzles? 22:15 QAnon as a puzzle hunt 24:12 Humans are natural problem solvers 25:20 SAT Su...
How come there's such a gap between what we want to do and what we actually do? And how can we close that gap? Wes & Ted get real. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 00:09 "Have a less unpleasant day!" 01:04 Process - What do you tell yourself to get stuff done? 06:48 Can I program myself (like a computer)? 08:30 You can't make a perfect thing 11:59 Change your mind all day long 13:00 Study your own brain really carefully 14:34 Are our brains monolithic ...
We get to witness our students transition from children to young adults. Along the way, they develop self-direction—the means and desire to shape their own learning. We talk about what students need in order to successfully attain this critical quality. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 00:10 Warming up and topic introduction: Self-direction 03:26 Different priorities: what matters to us 05:12 Everything that we do is a reflection of our personhood 08:24 Process...
Every trade requires a trusted toolkit. What tools belong in the kit of a great learner? Wes and Ted weigh in. https://wescarroll.com | https://tutorted.com 01:35 Tools - What works best? 02:37 Every time I hear about the latest platform, I'm inherently skeptical... 04:18 Digital Minimalism 08:21 Managing your own dopamine loop 10:37 Losing focus on the ultimate goal 11:38 Trying to have a comfortable and fulfilling life 14:38 Specific tools that can help 15:45 Tools for memori...
What do students need to do in order to make online learning effective? Wes and Ted have strong opinions on the matter—as always. https://tutorted.com | https://wescarroll.com 00:00 Intro 01:05 Brainstorming and Introspection 07:00 Learning Under COVID -19 08:40 ADHD as a Continuum 10:20 Audio Learners and Visual Learners 13:45 The Absence of Socialization in COVID Education 14:38 The Novelty of the Classroom 16:36 What do Want to Accompli...
Wes and Ted gripe, gab, and get to work highlighting the problems we've all known were there. Do they solve 'em? Watch and find out! https://wescarroll.com | https://tutorted.com 1:07 Digression #1: "Kabuki" & "Inertia" 3:53 Ted rocks the SST Korean test 5:15 COVID-19 reveals flaws in the education system 9:26 Specialization and teachers 12:12 Three massive questions 15:10 "Our education system isn't perfect..." 19:49 Knowledge or tricks? A false dichotomy 24:41 The emotion...