In recent years, a lot of emphasis has been placed on the science of education. Focus on STEM classes and careers, data-driven decision making, and bachelor of science degrees awarded to newly-minted educators have all contributed to this. As current students, it might be hard for many of you to realize that this wasn’t always …
Since the main focus of my website and blog is on study skills, it might sometimes seem that I do not place enough emphasis on acquiring knowledge, or that I believe that you should put so much time and effort into improving your study skills that the goal of increasing your knowledge is secondary to …
In my last post, I asked if you were remembering to do what works for you when it comes to using study methods and completing assignments, and to evaluate how you fared this past year, both with teacher-suggested and/or required study methods, as well as with any methods you chose to use without their input. …
After making my first specific reference to the approach of the end of last school year, and discussing the importance of knowing just how much time in class remains to you so you can make the best possible use of it and bring your final grades as close to where you want them as you …
