Claim OwnershipThe Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)
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Pro tutors Wes Carroll and Amie Dorsey share insider views on American high-school education... and more. We gab, we gripe, and sometimes we even get to work solving the real problems affecting all of us and our kids. // See the conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXO0u6vZhrFyu9h0Z11h31Q
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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.com00:37 Casual introduction of Wes and Ted and what has been going on lately06:15 How can I tell if Ted's class would be the best option for me?09:00 Chaos's role in creativity10:20 Choosing your own methods of organization and learning styles19:50 WC: A teacher's a...
"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 | h...
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.com01:20 Intro06:50 Topic of the day: Excellence (or burritos?)10:20 Excellence was part of the set of expectations in general...
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.com00:12 News on this day, January 20, 202101:12 https://wescarroll.com/poignant/ 05:00 Who are Wes and Ted?13:15 Puzzle hunts15:15 Getting past brick walls20:37 Why solve puzzles?22:15 QAnon as a puzzle hunt24:12 Humans are natural problem solvers25:20 SAT Subject Tests...
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.com00:09 "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 thing11:59 Change your mind all day long13:00 Study your own brain really carefully14:34 Are our brains monolithic agents?17...
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.com00:10 Warming up and topic introduction: Self-direction03:26 Different priorities: what matters to us05:12 Everything that we do is a reflection of our personhood08:24 Process your ...
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 Minimalism08:21 Managing your own dopamine loop10:37 Losing focus on the ultimate goal11:38 Trying to have a comfortable and fulfilling life14:38 Specific tools that can help15:45 Tools for memorization - Qu...
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.com00:00 Intro01:05 Brainstorming and Introspection07:00 Learning Under COVID -1908:40 ADHD as a Continuum10:20 Audio Learners and Visual Learners13:45 The Absence of Socialization in COVID Education14:38 The Novelty of the Classroom16:36 What do Want to Accomplish [In Educ...
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 test5:15 COVID-19 reveals flaws in the education system9:26 Specialization and teachers12:12 Three massive questions15:10 "Our education system isn't perfect..."19:49 Knowledge or tricks? A false dichotomy24:41 The emotional side of ...
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