Blog Posts
Updates in Standardized Testing: 2021
The 20s keep coming, and they don’t stop coming. A little over halfway through 2021, we’ve already been inundated with changes and updates in the standardized testing world. In order...
Updates in Standardized Testing: 2021
The 20s keep coming, and they don’t stop coming. A little over halfway through 2021, we’ve already been inundated with changes and updates in the standardized testing world. In order...
Back to School Basics: 5 Simple Steps
The school year starts and so do the never-ending checklists, supply lists, to-do lists, and helpful tips and tricks for having the ultimate year. Instead of inundating you with another...
Back to School Basics: 5 Simple Steps
The school year starts and so do the never-ending checklists, supply lists, to-do lists, and helpful tips and tricks for having the ultimate year. Instead of inundating you with another...
Memorization and Spaced Repetition
Now, not all learning is memorization, but some subjects require this- like vocabulary for language acquisition or dates for history classes. It can be tempting to just make a giant...
Memorization and Spaced Repetition
Now, not all learning is memorization, but some subjects require this- like vocabulary for language acquisition or dates for history classes. It can be tempting to just make a giant...
Motivation: 10 Thoughts to End Study Slumps
Some days are harder to work through than others. We drag ourselves out of bed, and even caffeine doesn’t seem to light up a spark in us. Still, we have...
Motivation: 10 Thoughts to End Study Slumps
Some days are harder to work through than others. We drag ourselves out of bed, and even caffeine doesn’t seem to light up a spark in us. Still, we have...
Strategic Learning: How to Be an Active Learner
One of the goals of one-on-one tutoring is to make students active participants in their own learning, by helping them become strategic learners. According to Weinstein’s Model of Strategic Learning,...
Strategic Learning: How to Be an Active Learner
One of the goals of one-on-one tutoring is to make students active participants in their own learning, by helping them become strategic learners. According to Weinstein’s Model of Strategic Learning,...
Tips For Success: The Exercise Edition
Starting an exercise schedule is hard. Keeping to it is even harder (certain members of Pivot Tutors have recently started running and would like to find a nice cave to...
Tips For Success: The Exercise Edition
Starting an exercise schedule is hard. Keeping to it is even harder (certain members of Pivot Tutors have recently started running and would like to find a nice cave to...