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The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Not a Fair Fight—Individual instruction squares off against classroom learning. (WATEC #012)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 ability to go wherever the student wants is limited only by the teacher's ability to fo...2021-07-281h 07The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Plato vs Modern Education—What does it take to transmit wisdom? (WATEC #011)"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.com2021-06-231h 06The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Parenting—How do parenting and tutoring overlap? (WATEC #010)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.com2021-06-021h 00The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)The Post-Zoom Classroom—What have we learned from the pandemic? (WATEC #009)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.com2021-05-261h 15The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Excellence, pt. 2—What is the true value of excellence? (WATEC #008)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 | https://wescarroll.com00:01 Random discussion about excellence and introduction of Wes and Ted03:45 There's a lot of nuance in the word excellence04:22 Excellence is...2021-05-191h 03The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Excellence, pt. 1—What is excellence? And why am I chasing it? (WATEC #007)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 general11:10 Is there a standard for assessing, vetting or judging excellence?13:47 Framing excellence as bein...2021-05-121h 09The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Subject Tests—The SAT Subject Tests are no more (WATEC #006)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 are cancelled26:43 Wes & Ted argue over whether the test was good28:20 If I'm going to be tested on a thing, it's only fair that...2021-05-051h 11The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Process—What do you tell yourself to get stuff done? (WATEC #005)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?17:27 What works for me is not always going to be the same as what work...2021-04-281h 07The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Tools—What tools, technological and otherwise, help students get ahead? (WATEC #003)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 - Quizlet18:58 Tools as a solution to education20:22 Tools that fit the learner22:44 Ho...2021-01-0659 minThe Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)Zoom—Can you learn through video conferencing? (WATEC #002)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 Education]?18:50 Administrators21:05 Teachers22:21 Parents & Students26:23 What are the problems and what are the solutions27:39 Stress acknowledgement and management28:26 Self-aw...2020-12-161h 04The Excellent Conversation (with Wes & Amie)COVID-19—The pandemic is showing us problems in education that have always been there (WATEC #001)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 learning26:18 Our infamous teachers: Sr. Enriquez & Dr. Chuck Bayless31:25 Tone and emotions in the classroom35:10 Why is tu...2020-12-021h 02
Tutor Ted Talks College AdmissionsEpisode 9: We Like Problems, Yes We DoWes Carroll- MIT grad, podcast host, math tutor, educational coach/consultant, and Ted-proclaimed “Master Problem Solver”- joins the show... Continue Reading
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