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Why learners should be teachers
  • Calendar May 21, 2020
  • User Jared Wells
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Teaching is a fantastic way to verify learning I learned more math working here at Wells Academics in my senior year of college than I learned in my years earning a Mathematics degree at UCSD. Why? Because there is no better test of how well you understand something than having to teach it to someone else. I remember when I started here at Wells Academics, Jared asked me what levels of math I was comfortable with. “All levels” of course! Read more
Prepping for high-stakes exams: How one of our top instructors prepared for the MCAT.
  • Calendar Apr 18, 2019
  • User Jared Wells

Jordan Setayesh, one of our fantastic instructors, recently took some time off to study for the MCAT. When he came[...]

Three reasons a hard-working student isn’t succeeding
  • Calendar Nov 28, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

It's tough when a student is doing everything they know how, and it isn't enough. One of the questions I[...]

Pre-Reading: A Simple Technique To Help Students Learn More Effectively
  • Calendar Oct 29, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

The idea of getting ahead in their classes might sound impossible to students. As much as they might realize that[...]

Time to start waking up early again!
  • Calendar Aug 28, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Your kids won't sleep through Alarmy, for IOS and Android One of the hardest adjustments that teens have to make[...]

Level up studying with Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Calendar Aug 14, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

It isn’t how long or hard you study, it’s HOW you study. One of most common complaints parents have when[...]

Separate “Planning” from “Doing”
  • Calendar Jul 11, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Is this how your son or daughter feels when they get home from school? One of the key themes of[...]

The ONE study technique that drives tutors crazy!
  • Calendar Jun 27, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

In our upcoming Study Skills workshop (starting next week!) we are going to spend each of 8 weeks covering and[...]

What is your child’s BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal) for the summer?
  • Calendar Jun 25, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

Wells Academics Summer Workshops start next week! Students work so hard during the school year. It’s easy to let the first[...]

Book Recommendation: What Color is your Parachute? for Teens
  • Calendar Jun 20, 2018
  • User Jared Wells

So many students go through middle and high school, putting everything they’ve got into success, without putting a lot of[...]

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