Helping Parents Help Their Teens
When it comes to high school's most hated subject, there is no doubt what it is. No matter where you are in the world, it's math. Chances are your teen hates math. It's their most hated subject. They don't like their teacher. They don't see the point in doing it. I have a theory that might be able to help… What is the point in math? I can only speak for my own experience, but … [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...]
Like so many of my blog posts, the question I’ve posted in the title doesn’t really have an answer... But, it is an extremely good question to ask nonetheless. Should your teen be studying as soon as the school year starts? Is this what straight-A students do? Or do they only need to study when exams are looming? When they do study – how much should they do at a time? There’s no … [Read more...]
Before I tackle this very important question, I should let you know about recent shakeups at The Study Gurus. Chris is currently up to his eyeballs learning everything there is to know about the human body, so I (Clare) am going to be taking over the day-to-day tasks of The Study Gurus. So just as a reminder, here are my contact details in case you ever have a question/comment/problem and … [Read more...]
This is a big week for The Study Gurus, as we became students once again. We’re back on the other side of the desk. Except this time, we know exactly what we’re doing. Just to clear up the confusion about why we’re now students again, well, it’s not because we failed the first time... After we finished our degrees in Biomedical Science we found ourselves at a bit of a … [Read more...]
When is the time for your teen to start thinking about reaching their academic potential this year? Well it’s NOW of course! Good study habits need to be forged early on If your teen thinks they can cruise the whole year, and then but be able to pull an A out of their, err, you know... come exam time, then think again. The students who are going to get good grades this year are … [Read more...]
There's not just one right way for your teen to go about studying for exams. However, there is something that every teen should do during their exam preparation. Something so effective in helping students prepare for exams in fact (we speak from personal experience), it almost feels like you're cheating! It doesn't matter what your teen's predominant learning style is or how they … [Read more...]
We are quite familiar with the art of studying. Not only from our experience as students, but also as tutors. Along the way we've met countless students who are certainly not 'dumb' - quite the opposite in fact - but regularly struggle to get good grades. Along the way we've collected a huge amount of 'data' about how an academically successful teen studies, what work they do, how they do … [Read more...]
Setting out maths problems correctly is a big deal. Incorrect (or totally absent!) setting out will lose your teen precious exam marks. Firstly, examiners need to be able to see what the heck is going on. Secondly, it's often the case that your teen actually gets marks for showing the correct 'inbetween' steps. Also, setting out work properly will massively reduce the number of silly little … [Read more...]
Most students are really good liars. Actually, so are we! And so are you. Humans are all so good at lying in fact, that we’re capable of convincing even ourselves of our lies to the extent that we outright believe them! The most common lies include: I don’t need to exercise more; Having that piece of cake won’t matter tomorrow; I don’t need to talk to my husband/wife about how … [Read more...]
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