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...]
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...]
The Overlooked Secret To Acing Exams
Doing well at school and exams depends a lot on your reasons for doing well. So what motivates your teen? Why do they want to do well? I went to uni with a girl who, despite getting good grades, missed out on getting into medicine at the end of her first year. She wasn’t terribly disappointed to not be selected, but during her second year her grades dropped dramatically. She literally went from getting A’s to C’s. I don’t think that this happened because she suddenly hated her classes … [Read more...]