Helping Parents Help Their Teens
Today we’re going to talk about something a bit different to our normal study skills-based articles. We want to take a look at the bigger picture. Perspective is important. In a way it’s not ‘news’ to us, but we’ve come across a really interesting article on the findings of Christy Lleras, a professor of human and community development at the University of Illinois. Her … [Read more...]
For many teens, exams are just a big annoying disruption to their social life. Instead of planning their study time carefully, they find it extremely difficult to knuckle down - even when their exams are only days away. Procrastination. It gets us all. But it seems to be a particularly rampant disease amongst teenagers faced with upcoming exams. We want to share something with you … [Read more...]
Better question: Is anyone destined to fail high school for that matter? Some students will fail high school this year. Unfortunately that is certain. Others will simply scrape through, and some will get marks their teachers are envious of. Back to the question at hand – is anyone destined to fail? Ah... no. They’re not. Whilst it may seem painfully obvious who the students that … [Read more...]
Sitting exams isn’t fun. And preparing for them can be even worse. Sometimes a little bit of pressure can spur your child on to study, but once this pressure starts turning into stress bad things happen. Here are 5 of the most common stress-causing complaints from students leading up to exams, and our solution to each one. 1. I’m not going to fit everything in Many students feel … [Read more...]
There’s only one difference between the average student and the kid who spends longer than anyone else up on stage at Prize Giving. One hour a day. The difference between getting straight A’s and getting B’s and C’s – one hour a day. The difference between excelling at a sport (getting to a level where your child gets a huge amount of enjoyment and satisfaction out of it) and … [Read more...]
Hayleigh Scott, a remarkable 11 year old girl from the U.S. has kindly written the article below for us, to share her story with us. Hayleigh runs an online business (yes, she is only 11!) from which she sells jewellery and accessories for hearing aids, all of which she and her family make by hand. Hayleigh herself is hearing impaired, but as you'll find out from reading her story below, she … [Read more...]
1. Help your child value learning and knowledge as well as grades and ‘success’. Even in their teenage years kids pick up a lot of what goes around them. If you like something, chances are they will too. If you have passionate beliefs about something, they will probably end up feeling the same way. If you find something interesting, they’re going to be interested in it too. So to … [Read more...]
There’s no time like the present. And this couldn’t be more true when it comes to your child’s time at high school. As a result of running The Study Gurus we have spent a while reflecting on our own time at school. We’ve talked a lot about how awesome it was, and how in some ways we really miss it! There were so many opportunities right at our fingertips – music, sport, field trips, … [Read more...]
“...and so, if you divide that number by this number you get x”. Wow. I don’t know about you but I’m bored. It’s human nature to not want to do something unless we have a reason to. Unless there’s something in it for us. So why are we surprised that so many students think school’s boring? At school we’re told what we have to learn, but not why it’s important. It’s not … [Read more...]
Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right. Henry Ford It’s no secret that our internal beliefs determine our behaviour. And our behaviour in turn determines our results. Our beliefs about school and learning are usually formed subconsciously. It’s fantastic when these beliefs are empowering, such as: I am the best in my class at English, I like maths and … [Read more...]
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