Episode 289 | Doug Poggioli | Learn Locus | The EdisonOS Podcast

Episode Description

In this episode, Doug Poggioli, a master's degree mathematician who taught at prestigious schools in Miami and London for decades before launching Learn Locus in 2019, shares his controversial perspective on the digital SAT's short passages—believing they sacrifice the ability to assess character intent and deeper comprehension skills that longer passages reveal. Operating exclusively online since 2019, Doug explains his fundamental principle: tutoring is different from teaching because students arriving at 6:30 PM need their homework done, not 30-minute abstract theory discussions. He reveals his "six things about rational functions" approach—getting students competent in techniques first while understanding seeps in along the way—and discusses why he tells parents upfront that strong students who rush through tests should slow down, even if it means answering fewer questions.