Today, I actually had a great time doing my reviews. I think all my students got something out of it. I considered doing a game, I considered having presentations, I considered just going through problems. Instead, I did the most simple thing: handed out a set of 10 problems. [1]

My instructions were simple. Do NOT work in order. Pick the problem that you are most scared of, that you don’t understand well, that you least want to see on the test. Then use today to learn how to do it. Look at your notes, ask your neighbors, ask me. Once you’ve mastered that, move to the next most difficult problem.

This is really awesome. I really want to figure out a way to incorporate this idea both in work and when helping the kids study.