Education

Hitting the Books: Training for Tests (in Westwood-Century City Patch)

• Loren Deutsch
• May 19, 2012

Reading is an important way to learn new information but not the only way, and it does not guarantee test performance.

Education

Homeboy Industries (in Westwood-Century City Patch)

• Loren Deutsch
• May 9, 2012

Check out this really interesting organization called Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. I think they are amazing!

Hitting The Books: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Ineffective Studying (in Westwood-Century City Patch)

• Loren Deutsch
• Mar 21, 2012

Last time, I touched on the problems with reading for memorization in preparation for tests. With that in mind, I’d like to explore some concrete strategies that can help avoid studying pitfalls.

Education

Hitting The Books: “Why Didn’t I Do Better on my Tests if I Knew the Material Really Well?” (in Westwood-Century City Patch)

• Loren Deutsch
• Feb 21, 2012

As an educational therapist, many medical students me, “Why didn’t I do better on my tests if I knew the material really well?”

Education

'Why Didn’t I Do Better on My Tests if I Knew the Material Well?'

• Loren Deutsch
• Feb 19, 2012

With finals behind us, a common student question we are asked is, "Why didn't I do better on my tests if I knew the material really well?"

Education

Demystifying the Executive Functions and Their Effects on Students

• Loren Deutsch
• Jan 17, 2012

Today in education, the term executive function is being used interchangeably to refer to everything from organization and time management to emotional regulation and memory.