Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “good habits”
The following project management strategy will help you plan, start and complete basically any project – no matter the subject or your grade level. Not a student? It can even help you organize and get through work or home projects. The hardest part about doing …
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series about memorization strategies. When you’re done here, check out Part 2 for more memorization tricks! One of the most common questions I get from students is about how to memorize information. They tell me, “I always forget …
This is not a blog post about the proper structure of an essay. It is also not a post about how to write a thesis statement. (Want that? Here you go.) Instead, I am giving you three tips for how to start an essay when …
The internet is full of back-to-school tips — some of them good, and some of them straight up weird. (One list I saw suggested that students add “hot glue gun” to their school supplies list. Even the crafter in me is thinking whyyyyy!?) Most of …
I’m all about sharing productivity hacks for students. When I find something that works, I shout it to the rooftops. (Eh, I actually just write about it.) But I am also constantly on the lookout for productivity hacks that don’t work for students — or …
You study for a test, you think you know your stuff, you take the test, and then you fail the test. Does this situation sound familiar? Do you ever think to yourself Ugh, what the heck … I swore I knew this stuff! Reality check: …
I teach all things English, so of course I know how to not zone out while reading. But I still do it anyways. Even I, a reading “expert” will sometimes get to the end of a page and have no idea what I just read. I …
I know, I know. You have no time. Neither do I. Neither does anyone. So below are eight time-management tips for you. And for every student ever. Time management tips for students: 1. Don’t study, do homework, or work on school stuff for more than …
It’s funny how we can watch Netflix for 3 hours straight without blinking. But when we sit down to do something “hard,” like study, we are suddenly distracted by every little teeny tiny thing. Many of my clients and students come to me complaining that …
I talk (and write) all the time about different study skills and the importance of using study methods that a) match you as a learner, and b) match the material you’re studying. But this post isn’t about how to use those study techniques. Instead, it’s …
