School has trained us all to think of wrong answers as failures. Red ink on a test represents a lower grade and thus a worse educational outcome. Teachers tell us to “learn from our mistakes,” but really the damage is done: our GPA has suffered. On to the next unit. Hope for better luck this [...]
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The Mode That Nobody Loved
August 1, 2008 – 3:34 pm
On our Web site we say that Byki Express and Byki Deluxe use a 3-step process to teach foreign languages:
Preview It
Look through your cards.
Recognize It
See the foreign sides and think of the English.
Produce It
See the English sides and think of the foreign language.
You may find it tempting to skip Step 1. Don’t. We mean it. [...]
