Helping Parents Help Their Teens
Studying can be overwhelming. There are so many pieces to the puzzle. Different subjects, essays to write, facts to memorise, formulas to figure out, study notes to write, slides to look over, websites to check out, books to read —your teen has to juggle all of these things at once during the school year. It is no wonder that so many teens have no idea where to start when it comes to … [Read more...]
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...]
Helping your teen get the grades you know they’re capable of achieving is unlikely to be a stress-free journey. As I’m sure you’re all too well aware… There are going to be highs and lows along the way. Dealing with the highs is easy. Jump up and down in celebration of your teen’s achievement. Go the movies. Go to Pizza Hut with your family and stuff yourself with as much cheese … [Read more...]
I have mentioned this tip several times in previous articles, but it really deserves a whole article all to itself. This morning Chris and I were talking about studying (Chris heads back to uni on Monday), and we decided on the one thing that has been most important to our study success. And here it is. In order for your teen to get good grades, it is essential that they figure out … [Read more...]
What does getting good grades boil down to? a. Being the smartest kid in the class? b. Going to the best school? c. Studying 20 hours a week? d. None of these. Of course, the answer is ‘d’. Getting good grades really boils down to being strategic. To get good grades, your teen needs to employ strategy. You would not want to head into battle without a well thought out … [Read more...]
As with most things, starting is the hardest part. It doesn’t matter whether it’s losing weight, starting a new project, starting a new job, or in your teen’s case, starting to give a damn about school. Old habits are hard to break. It’s not easy getting into a new routine. If your teen has been fairly useless before now about doing homework and studying for exams, then … [Read more...]
I’m not a parent. I don’t know what it’s like to have a teen who hates school. I can’t imagine how frustrating that must be. But, I’ve tutored enough students to see how stressful and frustrating it is for parents. I get how badly you want your teen to do their best at school. I understand how crucial it is for your teen to get the best start possible to their young adult … [Read more...]
Good grades are won and lost in the way students approach the actual sitting of the exam. Obviously it’s the hard work put in before exams that counts the most, but it would be a huge mistake for your teen to not appreciate how important having an in-exam strategy is. Today I’m talking about the 3 most important things to do in an exam to ensure your teen gets the most out of their … [Read more...]
It can be horribly discouraging and disheartening when students study really hard for an exam but don’t get the result they were hoping for. And fair enough too. It’s an awful feeling when you’ve given something a really good shot and haven’t reaped the rewards you were hoping for. Well today I want to talk about something that I suspect is a big contributing factor to why … [Read more...]
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