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Jessie Mathisen - ArticlesNew York Academics offers homeschooling in New York City for students with a wide variety of needs. We also offer nyc math tutoring in your home, office, or in a public place. Please inquire about the availability of tutors for specific times, locations, and subjects. Review of Dragon GeneticsPiles and piles of research show that students learn better when they are fully and actively engaged in what they are learning, rather than attempting to passively absorb information. That is why good teachers in all subjects and at all levels find ways to get students fully involved. In science... Review of Available SHSAT Practice TestsThe most essential tool any student needs to study for the SHSAT is high quality practice tests. There are quite a few sample SHSATs available, but they were not all created equal. Some are easier than the actual exam and a few are riddled with errors. Others are very high... Response to "Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like"The New York Times published an article called "Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like" by Motoko Rich (8/29/09) about an approach to reading instruction that reduces or even eliminates class books and replaces them with books that the students choose for themselves. In essence, this method works by... Reflections on a Reluctant ReaderOf all of the work I have done as a tutor, I am perhaps most proud of the work I did with Cassandra (of course, not her real name). Cassandra was in the seventh grade when we first met, and she had always scored either a one or a two... Review of Brain Maths, Volume 1Brain Maths, by Tan Thoo Liang, is a supplemental math book associated with Singapore Math. It is a two volume series, and this review is about Volume 1. It is aimed at students 8 years old and older.
On the back cover, it states that "Brain Maths is a series of... Actually Understanding PhysicsMy scientific background is primarily in biology, with a good dollop of chemistry and a fair bit of geology thrown in. Physics was never really part of the mix for me, so when I had the opportunity to take a couple of conceptual physics classes in graduate school as part... Review of the CryptoclubOne of the holy grails of education is making math fun, without reducing its rigor. Many people attempt this task, but few succeed. I believe that Jannet Beissinger and Vera Pless are among the rare success stories with their book The Cryptoclub, Using Mathematics to Make and Break Secret Codes.... Biology Regents ExamThe Biology Regents Exam, officially known as the Living Environment Regents Exam, is one of four science regents available to New York State students who are pursuing a regents diploma. The test itself consists of a multiple choice portion and a free-response portion. Although there isn't a lab component, students... Number SenseSome people are just better with numbers than other people. The people who are better with numbers have something that math teachers sometimes refer to as number sense. It's like common sense, but for math.
Your friend who can reliably estimate which brand of peanut butter is the least expensive even... Percentile Rank: A Case of Unfortunate Naming?On a fairly regular basis, I'm faced with a parent who wants help interpreting some standardized test scores. Often, the test scores are in the form of a percentile rank. Many people know what percentile rank means, but in case you're not entirely sure, it is a measure of how...
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