Comments on: Things that Make your Kids Smarter…and Things that Don’t

By: Math Teachers at Play #8 |

Math Teachers at Play #8 | — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:06:07 +0000

[...] Dan tells us about an intriguing, inexpensive method to boosts kids’ test scores…and an expensive remedy that doesn’t really work like you might think: Things that Make your Kids Smarter…and Things that Don’t. [...]

By: EB

EB — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:44:57 +0000

As I recall that study was funded bu wrigley’s gum though…

By: Math Teachers at Play #8 « Let’s Play Math!

Math Teachers at Play #8 « Let’s Play Math! — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:24:36 +0000

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:14:43 +0000

Great post!
First time visitor, from the CoH. I’ll definitely be back again, though!

By: Cristina

Cristina — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:22:30 +0000

I am so buying a pack of gum for my kids next time we do testing! Great post!

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:31:30 +0000

I’m skeptical of the methodology – I suspect that there are some groups which get significantly more benefit than others out of these programs, and that what may be true for SAT test takers as a whole may not be true for those trying to get from 1500 to 1600. Additionally, I wonder if the study distinguished between those who took the course and those who did some other sort of preparation for the test – I bought both ACT and SAT books, and while I never took the practice tests, I read through them and can certainly say that I learned things from them which I was able to apply on the test – but then again, I scored in the 99th percentile on both, so perhaps there were other complicating factors.

By: deputyheadmistress

deputyheadmistress — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:47:45 +0000

Please pass the word, the Carnival of Homeschooling is up (and this post is in it). Thanks for participating!

By: elizabethonline

elizabethonline — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:20:03 +0000

i love that you juxtaposed these two articles. i actually blogged about them both, too (well, i was an early commenter on the wsj article)– but to use them in tandem is *hilarious*. insofar as serious test prep tips, maybe it’s not the absolute greatest advice, but it makes for a great post! kudos to you!

By: AnnaHopn

AnnaHopn — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:13:32 +0000

Hello,
Interesting, I`ll quote it on my site later.
AnnaHopn

By: Skeptical Parent Crossing #8 | Babylicious

Skeptical Parent Crossing #8 | Babylicious — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:33:27 +0000

[...] scores…and an expensive remedy that doesn’t really work like you might think” in Things that Make your Kids Smarter…and Things that Don’t. Hmmm… isn’t chewing gum in schools against the rules, though? I know we [...]