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05/14/2026

Here is an interesting video on why it is important to truly understand a math problem and not to blindly apply a formula, pattern, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqe4GeHBDlA

02/08/2026

Happy Sunday everyone (and happy Super Bowl Sunday). Here is a video on why some students are fast learners.

In this video, we break down why some kids learn faster than everyone else and it has nothing to do with intelligence, genetics, expensive schools, or pressu...

11/23/2025

This video covers a number of techniques for mastering math or just about any other subject. In a nutshell, it comes down to more active and smarter studying. (Whether Asians do some or all of the techniques in this video does not really matter. It is the techniques that are important.)

Have you ever wondered why Asian students — especially Chinese — absolutely crush math?Top of the class, Olympiad winners, solving problems most people didn’...

07/19/2025

Here is an interesting, brief explanation of why some people find it hard to focus -- and how to fix the problem.

Why You Can’t Focus Anymore (And How to Fix It)Your brain's not broken. It's overstimulated.In this video, I break down exactly why your attention span has v...

01/01/2025

Happy New Year 2025! Dolly and I at Victory Tutoring wish you a new year filled with happiness, good health, and success.

And what better way to start the new year than to see how interesting the number 2025 really is. Among other things,

(1) Split up the number 2025 into the two numbers 20 and 25. Now, 20 + 25 = 45 and 45^2 = 2025. ("45^2" means "45 raised to the 2nd power" or "45 squared.") In other words, 2025 is a perfect square. The last time the year was a perfect square was 1936. The next time the year will be a perfect square will be 2116.

(2) The digit sum of the number 2025 is equal to 9. In other words, 2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9. The sum of the first 9 perfect cubes is equal to 2025. (Just as a '2' exponent means "squared," in the same way a '3' exponent means "cubed.")

Can you think of any other interesting properties of the number 2025?

12/25/2024

11/11/2024

Freedom is, among other things, the power or right to speak and act without restraint, the right to be ourselves, the right to freely build lives that give us meaning and purpose without hindrance.

So then, on this Remembrance Day (or Veterans Day in the U.S.), we would like to honor all the brave people who fought for and defended our hard-won freedom. We express our gratitude for their immense courage and selflessness in serving. Their unwavering commitment is a true inspiration for us all.

08/10/2024

If Math could dance, here's what it could look like: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9hwn_Ty0Mt/?igsh=MXhtYmpoajFwYzRtdg%3D%3D

07/28/2024

Please note that Dolly will be unavailable for English/French tutoring starting on Saturday, August 10. She will be back tutoring again starting on Monday, September 9.

07/27/2024

A's in math? Not for the whole numbers from 0 to 999.

If all the whole numbers from 0 to 999 are spoken or written out in English (for example, 276 is two hundred seventy-six), none of the numbers contain the letter 'A'.

Pop quiz: What is the smallest whole number that contains an 'A' when spoken or written out in English?

06/29/2024

The joys of English spelling and pronunciation...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qxohw-X4wDM