When you first read this title, I imagine many of you must be thinking that I am planning to discuss why certain subjects are more important than others. Whether it’s the increased emphasis on the STEM subjects and whether or not the humanities should matter as much as they once did, or the increased emphasis …
What comes to mind when you read or hear these words? Do your teachers use them often? What tone do they take? Perhaps you’ve heard them more often out of school than in it, from parents, from coaches, and, for those of you who are old enough, from behind-the-wheel driving instructors. As teachers have become …
In my last post, I focused on what makes being organized such an important part of success. In this post, I will give you examples of how you can make being organized work for you. Whether you make better use of the organizational methods your teachers have assigned, take some of my suggestions, come up …
When you consider the end of one grading period and the beginning of the next and try to find ways to make improvements in your study skills, one of the most important things to think about is how becoming more organized can help you make whatever other improvements you need to make. Whether you wish …
Whether you are still finishing your first grading period or have started your second one, you may be wondering what comes next. In this post, I will again discuss the importance of knowing your grading periods. My last post focused on how to make the best of how your grading periods end. In this post, …
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By now, whether you are back at school in person or attending school virtually, most of you have already finished the first grading period, and those of you who haven’t will be doing so soon. Since there are countless different school schedules, I will not write about each of the possibilities. Instead, I will give …
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In over twenty years of teaching, I have faced countless situations that challenged me to find new ways to cope, and to help my students do so as well, but I can honestly say, as I am sure you can, too, that nothing you have dealt with in the past would have ever made you …
In This Year Like No Other-Just How Do You Cope? Read More »
Everyday Study Skills Solutions on the Road to Success! What do you think of when you hear the term “study skills?” Do you think of note-taking methods? Do you think of test-taking skills? Do you think of organizational skills, such as keeping track of assignments or planning ahead for long-term assignments? Do you think of …
Did you know that what your teachers don’t tell you can be even more important than what they do say? Now that you’ve read my introductory post and seen my goal for this site, it’s time to get more specific, because, as a famous saying goes, “the devil is in the details.” Though teachers realize …
Let’s discuss specific skills and strategies. I said it before, and I’ll say it again: “the devil is in the details.” So, you may be asking yourself: just what are these details? In this third and final introductory post, I will tell you more about the different types of information you will be able to …
