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it's just about studying for the GMAT

It might be a good place to start and then build out. Teaching smarter kids is more forgiving, in that the smarter they are, the more they can recover from your mistakes.

It is also helpful to have a concrete, measurable goal. Aiming for the score on a standardized test keeps it simple. They don't have to worry about the more 'fuzzy' aspects of learning, such as conceptual models of the material.

So it may make some sense.

[edit: fixed a typo]




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