The forgetting curve isn't your enemy — it's your study schedule
A century-old memory experiment explains why cramming feels productive and almost never is — and what to do with that Tuesday afternoon instead.
Cognition
Issue No. 47 — Out Now
Notes on learning,
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Pedagogy
Cold-calling, done kindly
A low-stakes way to keep a whole room thinking, not just the front row.
Home Learning
The 20-minute homework table
A simple routine that ends the nightly negotiation over homework.
Curriculum
Backwards design, explained without the jargon
Start from the test you'll never give and work backward from there.
Cognition
Why interleaving feels harder and works better
Mixing topics slows you down today and speeds you up by Friday.
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