Why is Reading so Important? From the moment we begin elementary school we are taught to read. While there are many who eventually fall in love with the practice, many struggle to understand why such a boring activity is necessary. English classes are consistently required throughout secondary education and several English classes…
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Learning from Failure and Overcoming It Failure is a difficult fact of life. It is impossible to experience life without also consistently falling short. The fear of failure often keeps us from fulfilling goals, preferring the easy, less world-changing paths to the difficult, failure ridden ones. When we take time to allow those…
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GED vs. High School Diploma: What is the Difference and is one Better than the Other? Many of you may be asking, what even is a GED? A GED is a certificate an individual can receive upon passing as general knowledge test. This certificate, in theory, takes the place of a high school…
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Math is Not the Devil I have been tutoring math for about 20 years now. When I am meeting students for the first time, I am often told “I Hate Math” or “I am horrible at math”. It is amazing how people label themselves and…
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Pros and Cons of Listening to Music while Studying The ability music has to help with focus and retention while studying is dependent on the student and the type of music being used. Studies, for example, have found that introverts tend to be more effective without the use of music during their study sessions,…
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Learning to Appreciate Math Math is a difficult and frustrating subject for many of us. For some it’s difficult to do at all, let alone understand. For others, such as myself, understanding how to do the problems we’re given in class is easy but understanding the application in real life scenarios seems impossible and…
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Dealing with the Test Stress Tests and quizzes are staples of academic life. They’re also the bane of every student’s existence. For some, test anxiety is a powerful motivator to study effectively and succeed. For the many, however, the anxiety can be extremely detrimental to their academic success. This week we will be discussing some…
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How do you learn? Everybody learns differently. Maybe you’ve noticed you prefer lectures to drawing diagrams. Or perhaps you learn better when you take notes versus doing a project. Whatever the case you are likely within one of these three categories of learning: auditory, visual, or kinesthetic. This week we’ll be discussing how you…
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Physical Activity and Academic Success As mentioned in a previous post, physical activity can play an important role in motivation in school and academic success. Back in 2003 there was a study conducted using students in a second grade class in Hawaii. Just before giving the students a math test, the teacher would allow the…
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What I wish I knew before I started college. The transition from High School to College is one of the most exciting and terrifying experiences of our lives. It means freedom, it means the opportunity to make our own decisions about how we live our lives, but it also means responsibility. We need…
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