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Back to Basics – Get the subject foundations sorted first!

August 28, 2011 by thestudygurus Leave a Comment

Back to Basics – Get the subject foundations sorted first!

As tutors we learn something new about high school students and their relationship with school and studying every week. We work with students of all abilities. Some just need a tweak here and there. While others are only at base camp of the ‘Mt Everest of Understanding’ and are going to need to work exceptionally hard over the next few months leading up to their exams. Over the last few weeks the two of us have been talking about students who are considerably behind at school (but have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Studying Tagged With: back to basics, exam preparation, failing, reasons why, success

Is your teen destined to fail high school?

May 1, 2011 by thestudygurus 18 Comments

Is your teen destined to fail high school?

Better question: Is anyone destined to fail high school for that matter? Some students will fail high school this year. Unfortunately that is certain. Others will simply scrape through, and some will get marks their teachers are envious of. Back to the question at hand – is anyone destined to fail? Ah... no. They’re not. Whilst it may seem painfully obvious who the students that are going to fail are, they are NOT destined to do so. (Not unless their exams start tomorrow and they haven’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline, Motivation, Studying Tagged With: failing, in your head, motivation, new, reasons why, school, why

Why all teachers need sales training

February 13, 2011 by thestudygurus 2 Comments

Why all teachers need sales training

“...and so, if you divide that number by this number you get x”. Wow. I don’t know about you but I’m bored. It’s human nature to not want to do something unless we have a reason to. Unless there’s something in it for us. So why are we surprised that so many students think school’s boring? At school we’re told what we have to learn, but not why it’s important. It’s not often explained to students how their subjects relate to the real world and how they’ll benefit from understanding them. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discipline, Math, Motivation, Science, Studying, Writing Tagged With: doing well, motivate, reasons why, sales training, teachers, why

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