By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re a student of any age, you’re going to read hard books for school. This is a fact of life. But whether you consider yourself a good reader or not, reading hard books will always take more effort and sometimes …
8 things to do over the summer that will make college easier
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this blog post, I share 8 things to do over the summer that will make college easier. I’m not talking about taking summer courses – although that’s a brilliant idea. Instead, I’m talking about 8 activities that target the same …
The 4 most important skills you need in college
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this blog post, I identify and explain the four most important skills you need in college. While I could have made this list much longer (you need many skills to succeed in college!), I narrowed it down to the four …
How to complete AP summer coursework in 3 steps
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re taking AP courses as a junior or senior in high school, you’ll likely have AP summer coursework to complete before your school year begins in September. This blog post outlines how to complete AP summer coursework in 3 steps …
4 tips for taking intensive summer courses
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following blog post contains four tips for taking intensive summer courses. Most summer courses are intensive by nature, as there is a lot of curriculum to cover in a limited amount of time. With less time to cover the same …
5 tips for finishing the school year strong
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. As the school year comes to a close, you might be looking for ways to power up and end on a good note. Fortunately, as a student, you have a few strategies at your disposal that can help you do exactly …
10 tips for taking hard classes
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post shares 10 tips for taking hard classes in high school and college. Hard classes provide a healthy challenge, the opportunity for growth (and getting smarter!), and often a pathway to cooler things. In other words, you should be …
5 signs you’re studying wrong and what to do instead
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post reveals five signs you’re studying wrong and what to do instead. Because schools rarely teach students how to study, students are often left to figure it out on their own. Naturally, this includes a lot of trial and …
The complete guide to learning styles: Study tips, study space design, and characteristics
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following is a complete guide to learning styles. I have written a lot about learning styles on this blog, and this guide serves as a central hub to direct you to the specific learning style resources that you’re looking for. …
A time management secret: The real cost of doing things
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I write and talk a lot about time management here on SchoolHabits. That’s because time management skills are one of the foundational school skills that students need in order to succeed in all the other important academic areas. For example, time …