Helping Parents Help Their Teens
Writing essays is like serving in tennis. Most people when they start out make it way more complicated than it needs to be, and produce something that looks pretty spazy. The pros do it smoothly and easily. It’s uncomplicated and easy to follow. You know what I mean? Well if that doesn’t make any sense, what I’m saying is that good essays are simple. Everything about their … [Read more...]
When you’re at elementary school a huge part of the day is taken up with developing your writing skills. But if my memory serves me correctly, developing our writing skills grinds almost to a complete halt at high school. I don’t know where in the world your teen goes to school, but at my high school, if you were naturally a good writer then yay for you, but if you struggled with … [Read more...]
How your teen studies is critical to their exam success. That’s the underlying theme of everything we do and say at The Study Gurus. With the right study techniques and a good work ethic, good grades are within anyone’s grasp. My exams are creeping up horribly fast, only six weeks away now. But the good news is I’ve come across a fabulous exam-study technique that I know will help … [Read more...]
The word limits on essays and assignments can be annoying and, at times, even a little intimidating. Meeting any word count requirements are built into the assessment criteria of a particular assignment. This alone should be enough reason for your teen to obey them. But in addition to that, they also give valuable information on how to plan the work. 1. Start with the … [Read more...]
Did you know that every time you read something (and yes, I do include food labels and ads in that statement!) you are learning something about writing? And the more you read, the better writer you will become by default. However, if you just read one style you are missing out on opportunities to broaden your horizons and truly improve your writing skills. So encouraging your child to read … [Read more...]
Your teen needs to step up to the mark because school is getting harder. High school education continues to move away from tests with one word answers and towards students having to come up with paragraph or even full essay answers. And there’s a good reason for this. The internet has become so widespread and so accessible, that having a library of singular facts stored in your head is no … [Read more...]
Essays are a large and important component of any high school exams. Your teen will definitely have to write essays in their exams at the end of the year, particularly for their arts subjects. Examiners are not only looking for an essay with sound content, they’re also looking for a well constructed essay. This is why writing an essay plan is something anyone should do before they write … [Read more...]
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