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Read the first 50 pages for FREE at Arvin Vohra's website!

In The Equation for Excellence, renowned educational innovator Arvin Vohra (Sat Math Cognition, Vocabulary Synapse), teaches parents the fundamental principles and subtle techniques that they can use to make their children excel at math. Learn how to use the Asian system for teaching math, how to improve your child s self-perception, how to prepare your child for the SAT and SAT II, and how to effectively motivate your child to excel. If your child already excels at math, the Equation for Excellence will show you how to help him increase his lead. And if your child struggles with math, the Equation for Excellence will help you develop the permanent math abilities that will allow him to surpass his gifted peers.

Additionally, The Equation for Excellence gives parents the background necessary to make the right decisions about their children's education, as well as to evaluate and question decisions made by teachers and administrators.

Read the first 50 pages for FREE at Arvin Vohra's website!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #367796 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

About the Author
When a child is having trouble with math, parents and students first go to the teacher for extra help. When that doesn t work, they get a math tutor. When even that doesn t work, they go to Arvin Vohra.

In 2001, Arvin Vohra founded Arvin Vohra Education (AVE), with a vision that defied the limits assumed by ordinary education. Determined to develop a system that could allow any student to excel at math, Arvin Vohra developed an approach that targeted core cognitive skills while developing the student s knowledge base. Soon, he was achieving dramatic successes: with his programs, students were moving from the absolute bottom of their math classes to the absolute top. Students who were naturally bad at math were learning to excel at math. As word spread in the Washington, DC area, AVE soon had the highest rates and longest waiting lists in the area.

In 2005 he wrote SAT Math Cognition, an e-book that gave students in-depth walkthroughs for every math problem in the College Board s Official SAT Study Guide for the New SAT. This e-book enjoyed rapid popularity among both students and SAT tutors nationwide. A few months later he released Vocabulary Synapse a vocabulary book in e-book format that helps students develop an advanced vocabulary by using word associations. The word groups include synonyms, words with common roots, and commonly associated words (e.g. flora and fauna).

During this time, Arvin Vohra began speaking at schools and to parent and community groups in the Washington, DC area. Because of his unique perspective, passion, and ability to inspire both parents and students about the importance of math, he was soon speaking regularly at schools, PTA meetings, parent groups, cultural groups, and homeschooling groups.

In 2006, AVE introduced the Accelerated Math Curriculum, a set of curricular enhancements that would allow American schools to surpass their counterparts in Europe and Asia. In 2007, AVE introduced the Integrated SAT Math Curriculum, which allowed schools to integrate superior SAT preparation into their existing curricula. In 2006, AVE also began to offer teacher training for math teachers at private schools. Later that year, AVE began offering tutoring via Skype, allowing AVE to reach a global audience.

Arvin Vohra's passion for educational innovation began at a surprisingly early age. Frustrated by the limitations he perceived in standard education, he began to test the limits of a different type of approach. He learned algebra in a few weeks to advance a level in math, and even attended college courses as early as eighth grade. In high school, he received a score of 5 on 10 AP exams to become an AP National Scholar. For 6 of those exams, he did not take the corresponding AP class, and instead relied on intensive outside study. He was also a National Merit Finalist, with the highest SAT and PSAT scores in his graduating class.

At Brown University, his passion for educational innovation continued to grow. He worked as a tutor and teacher as part of the Wheeler School's Aerie Program. At Wheeler, he designed accelerated and nontraditional curricula for students ranging from second to eighth grade. Later, he worked as a consultant for the Hamilton Institute for Learning Differences. After graduating from Brown University with a B.Sc. in mathematics, he received perfect scores on both the GRE and the GMAT, finishing each test with well over an hour to spare. He also passed two actuarial exams in a single testing period while working as an actuary at GEICO.

To learn more about Arvin Vohra and AVE, or to read the first 50 pages of The Equation for Excellence for FREE, please visit the official website for the Equation for Excellence, or visit the website of Arvin Vohra Education.

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Customer Reviews

A masterpiece
This is the book that American education sorely needs. As an activist for American educational improvement, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

The book opens by discussing why students should study math in the first place. The author puts aside standard explanations to provide a different, refreshingly honest perspective. The book then goes on to discuss the Asian system of teaching math from a cognitive perspective, but in simple, easy to understand language. The book continues with an analysis of motivational methods, clearly explaining why some work and others do not. The remainder of the book goes into more specifics, discussing the SAT and SAT, self perceptions, gender differences, and finishes with a discussion of advanced teaching methods.

Whether you are a parent, educator, or activist, this book is an absolute must. Without question, this is one of the most interesting and unusual books about teaching math, and is exactly what American education needs right now.

I would give it six stars if I could!
I can still remember when American math education was the best in the world. This book shows us how we can surpass even that level.

"The Equation for Excellence" is written for parents, but I think that teachers, administrators, and policy makers could benefit strongly from reading it at it as well. In surprisingly clear and understandable language, this book discusses both motivational and cognitive considerations. Are your children/students uninterested in math? Do they lack motivation? You will find a lot of the information in this book pertinent. Are they motivated, but unable to succeed? Again, you will probably find what you need here. Are they doing well but you want them to do better? Take a look.

One particularly positive aspect of this book is that it is remarkably concise. I read through it in a couple hours. And yet this is the most comprehensive book on math education I have read thus far. An eye opening experience, this book should be read by every parent, teacher, and educational policymaker in America.

Excellent book for parents and teachers!
This book is right on target, and extremely timely as the United States continues to fall behind in mathematics. Every parent and teacher should read this book.

The book begins by talking about motivation, and then moves to address the cognitive issues. In the chapter called "The Asian System", the author shows how students with weak foundations slip through the cracks, and then shows how to address these issues. The book also discusses motivational strategies, including both long term and short term motivation, the SAT, self perception, and advanced topics.

This book is unlike any other math teaching book I have read (and I have read a LOT). A unique perspective combined with brilliant analysis, the Equation For Excellence is a must for any parent or teacher.