What is Mastery Learning?

What is Mastery Learning?

“When compared to traditionally taught classes, students in mastery learning classes consistently have been shown to learn better, reach higher levels of achievement, and develop greater confidence in their ability to learn and in themselves as learners.”  ...
How to succeed on an Englist assessment

How to succeed on an Englist assessment

At Englist, before we can place your student in the right class, we need to see their English skills. We don’t worry as much about student age and grade level as we do a student’s ability to listen, speak, read, and write. So, we ask that all students come in for...
Why Englist doesn’t accept outside assessments

Why Englist doesn’t accept outside assessments

Here at Englist, every prospective student needs to take an assessment with one of our teachers before they can join a class. This can be a time consuming process, so parents occasionally ask if we can just accept another assessment a student has taken. However, we...
Grades are bad

Grades are bad

There are two main reasons parents enroll their kids at Englist.  First, parents want their kids to get better grades in English classes and on writing assignments at school. Second, parents hope to position students for admission to top-tier Western universities. ...