Helping Parents Help Their Teens
Exams in New Zealand are about 3 weeks away, so we’re now well and truly in the countdown stages. [Clare] A few days ago, while tutoring one of my regular students, something struck me… He simply isn’t doing enough to pass. Because spending an hour a week with a tutor isn’t study! Yet, despite my complete honesty about the fact that he isn’t doing enough (or actually any, for … [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...]
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