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		<title>&#8220;Interesting,&#8221; not &#8220;complicated&#8221; (Math Mantras, part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about re-framing. Along the lines of &#8220;eraser time,&#8221; and &#8220;when in doubt, write it out,&#8221; another way I&#8217;ve found helps my students to approach a more complex problem with courage and even a sense of playfulness is saying the simple phrase, &#8220;This looks&#8230; interesting,&#8221; with a little friendly smile. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/interesting-not-complicated-math-mantras-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Encouragement, anywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back when I was preparing to use technology to work with my students, I made a master list of everything I would normally do during an in-person session and then figured out a way to have the same experience even if we weren&#8217;t in the same place. One of the biggest things that concerned me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not just about math</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the BEST things that happened to me this past week was doing a video interview with one of my favorite clients of all time, Miranda Lynch, and her mom, Sheri Lynch!  Miranda does a great job of explaining how improving in math has made her more confident solving all kinds of problems--and totally confident in applying for her dream schools for film!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/its-not-just-about-math/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s eraser time! (And other math mantras)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite math mantras, apparently, is "it's eraser time."  "Eraser time" normalizes error, makes erasing fun, and helps students feel like they belong because they get our special "insider lingo."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/its-eraser-time-and-other-math-mantras/</link>
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		<title>Face your fears, get a higher grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Normal advice would advise students to "think positive thoughts" and "visualize success," but a recent study found that students who wrote about their feelings for ten minutes before a challenging test improved their score, while students who did nothing "choked" and their scores went down.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/face-your-fears-get-a-higher-grade/</link>
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		<title>HOW TO: find a trustworthy online tutor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that technology allows kids to work online with tutors anywhere on earth, parents and kids face a whole new set of questions in evaluating the trustworthiness of a potential tutor.  Here are five easy steps to help you find a reputable online tutor.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/how-to-find-a-trustworthy-online-tutor/</link>
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		<title>Physicalizing Math With Body Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an educator (math or otherwise) &#038; you&#8217;re lucky enough to be in the San Francisco Bay Area next week, my wonderful colleague, Linda Akiyama, is offering some workshops in physicalizing math using body music. I had the pleasure of meeting Linda and experiencing her work in person last year, and her work is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/physicalizing-math-with-body-music/</link>
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		<title>Emotional Numbers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I was working with a seventh grader on translating words into equations. While translating the statement &#8220;three diminished by twice a number is eight,&#8221; he wrote this: Wow, I guess he really was enjoying what we were doing! It&#8217;s the happiest eight I&#8217;ve ever seen! Hooray for kids customizing their math, expressing themselves, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/emotional-numbers/</link>
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		<title>Case Study: A Rising 8th Grader Masters Her Summer Math Packet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's how a rising eighth grader mastered the material in her summer math packet (even though a lot of it was new material and not review) and prepared to rock her placement test, successfully placing into honors math.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zooktutoring.com/case-study-a-rising-8th-grader-masters-her-summer-math-packet/</link>
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		<title>Five tips for a happy math year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we head back into the swing of things, many parents realize that they want to help their kid with math, but aren't quite sure where to start.  Here are five tips you can use throughout the entire coming year -- no matter what you're working on or how old your kid is. ]]></description>
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