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Dr Steven Greene, of mAke the grAde, was recently interviewed by Joseph Mercado, the founder of Mastermind University.
Here is a link to the interview:
They discussed the 3 critical tenets of Maximum Education:
Time Management
Information Management
A Daily Success Action Plan
They also discussed Dr Greene’s reasons for getting into the education field and a discussion of why he wrote Maximum Education.
Here are just a few of the things you’ll learn…
Did you know, for example, that Dr. Greene’s parents were both teachers.
You do not have to be perfect to have success.
Everything in the Maximum Education program is designed so that is can be used immediately for quick results.
And so much more!
What did you think of the interview?
What did you learn?
How will you be able to apply these ideas in your daily life?
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CASE STUDY #11: High School Big Plan
Charlie was a high school junior in the middle of a very, very busy stretch in his academic life during the spring of his junior year. On top of this, he was planning to take college entrance exams (SATs), and he participated in sports in the spring and winter seasons. This all but insured that he did not have a lot of free time. He was taking AP world history and honors English, and the rest of his courses were college prep level courses. (This issue was a little bit like Sarah’s, as they simply didn’t have enough hours in the day.)
Again, the solution was multifaceted. We implemented several strategies all at once, combining outlining, note-taking, and test prep techniques, as well as chunking, blocking
and time management protocols, and homework tracking and time prioritization. Charlie got the whole buffet of services! The main thing that helped him tremendously was breaking up his work into daily, manageable chunks that he was able to keep up with. The mentality was to prepare as if he was prepping for a test the next day, based on the information to date with his subjects. If he didn’t have a test for six or seven days, he would study about 1/6 of that material as well as all the material up to date to that point he found this extremely helpfulbut . Not only was it helpful, but it was also actually more efficient. He was able to spend less time studying than he had before because he was able to use his time more effectively. Later he confided that he felt the time management calendaring was most useful because he basically understood the topics, he just wasn’t able to plan things out so that things didn’t start overlapping with each other and become confusing and overwhelming.
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It’s a new year – 2019 – and it’s time to set your goals.
Goals can have many categories:
and more…
What types of goals do you have?
The key is to WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS!!
Writing them down gives them a power that simply thinking about them can not do.
Secondly, you’ll want to create a “Smart Goal”… again, these are far more powerful than simply thinking about your goal.
“I want to do a triathlon” < — that’s a goal
“By October 31st I will complete a triathlon by swimming 500 yards, then biking 15 miles then running 5K and I will complete this pithing 1 hour. I will train for this daily by exercising, watching my diet and maintaining my focus and complementing my other goals.” < — That’s a SMART goal.
So what are your goals?
I challenge you to write them down. Read them every day… maybe multiple times a day.
I challenge you to reach them and then set new goals that take you even further.
Go for it.
At mAke the grAde we help you to reach your goals.
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At mAke the grAde I have a mission to help as many students reach their academic and personal goals as possible.
So, when I was approached by a national radio syndicate (they have 128 land based stations plus hundreds more which are internet based) to be interviewed about the main educational tenets of Maximum Education, and its mission for success, I accepted the invitation immediately.
Have a listen here:
The interview covers the 3 main tenants:
Time management
Information management
A daily action plan
but there is also discussion of the philosophy on which the book is based and some of my personal viewpoints on why education is so important for everyone (and for society as a whole).
I’d really like your feedback. It is very important to me.
What did you like about the interview?
What do you think was most compelling?
What would you think should have been explored or stressed more?
(for future follow up interview)
Do you a school or individuals who will benefit from Maximum Education?
And, whatever is on your mind.
In August 2015 I published Maximum Education – The Ultimate Guide to Optimal Academics. Somewhat to my surprise, the book became a #1 best seller on Amazon in the Education category and continues to sell every day. Thank you!
This book is essentially a guide on how to “do school” and how to study. The book was born from years of working with students in a variety of subjects and seeing the recurring pattern that some / part / all of the reason that they were struggling in Math or Science or whatever was that they were unorganized and they did not have a plan.
So I started to to make handouts and exercises for my students to help them organize, and to help them use their time better and to help them plan better… and you know what.. it worked! I took the handouts and compiled a workbook that I copied on the trusty mAke the grAde office copy machine. Finally, a parent of a student suggested that I make this into a book… and so Maximum Education – The Ultimate Guide to Optimal Academics was born.
Summarily the book covers 3 main topics:
Time management
Information management
A daily action plan
There are also several sections with suggestions for many other academic needs such as writing term papers, studying for standard tests like the SAT and ACT exams, writing college application essays, preparing for midterms and finals, etc etc…
So here are the updates: Recently I was interviewed by a national radio syndicate about the book which is available here, and Maximum Education – The Ultimate Guide to Optimal Academics is now being converted into a video class that anyone can access and follow at their own pace. The course should be available by August 15th.
At this point I am looking for suggestions. If you have the book and you have suggestions…
What should be included in the video?
What should be emphasized?
What helped you the most?
What was the least helpful?
What you be willing to provide a video testimonial?
Please contact Dr Steven Greene and provide feedback.
To summarize:
Listen to the radio interview here
If you don’t have one, get your copy of Maximum Education here
Thank you for you past and present and continued support.
Summer… a break from school and its structure. Time to relax and recharge.
Summer is also a time to bolster your academics and avoid the ‘summer brain drain’.
mAke the grAde offers these summer programs:
SAT / ACT prep
There is an ACT July 14th (for the first time the ACT will be given over the summer) and an SAT August 25th. Who should takes these exams? Raising seniors who want to improve their scores prior to the college application ‘season’ or raising juniors who want to get an early indication of your score baselines.
“I did SAT prep in July and August last summer. It was so much easier to stay on course without all of the commitments and deadlines of school and activities and sports. My score went from 1180 to 1310 with 100+ in Math! Thank you!” — Ryan L
Academics – Fall Preview
Taking a class this fall that you expect to be challenging? You can use the summer to preview the class and get a jump. mAke the grAde provides support for:
All levels of Math
Algebra
Geometry
Pre-calculus
Calculus
General Math
Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
General Science
as well as SAT/ACT prep
I am just ok in Math so I was worried about taking Physics along with 3 AP classes. We got the textbook from the school and Dr Greene and I worked through the first 4 chapters of the book over the summer. Once school started I was set until the 2nd marking period. This made things so much easier and took the pressure off of Physics but also all of my other classes.” – Kara R.
Academics – Review
Do you need to review a class you took last year?
Do you need to review concepts that you will need moving forward?
Do you need to bridge a gap from prior classes to future classes?
My family moved after my freshman year. My old school was good but my 9th grade algebra class was slow and didn’t cover a lot of material. Going into precalculus I knew I needed to review and to practice skills. We worked over the summer and what a difference… I had 98% average for the first marking period. Thank you so much.–Lexi R.
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