Okay, welcome back to Effortless English.

Okay, welcome back to Effortless English.

Sorry about the long break.

I have had a terrible cold and flu and all kinds of illness.

Anyway, starting to feel better now.

So let's get started.

Today's podcast article is titled validation.

Validation. I'm sitting at the table in my apartment looking out the window.

I turn back to the papers stacked in front of me.

Interesting, I say.

Very interesting.

I glance over the test scores again, the pre-test numbers, the post-test numbers, and the amount each student improved.

Good, good, I say, as I noticed that all of the students improved over the course of the semester.

All the post-test scores are higher than the pre-test scores.

Most students improved by a couple of points.

But my eyes are drawn to two sets of numbers, two names, Kyung and Jin.

These two students improve dramatically more than all the other students.

Their post-test scores show a big jump.

What did they do differently? I asked myself.

At the final class I ask them.

Since all of the students had the same in-class experience,

I focus on what they did outside of class.

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