By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. School stress is real. There’s stress about assignments, tests, social drama, sports, schedules, time, college applications, studying and grades – the list goes on. In this blog post, I share what I argue is the number one source of school stress …
How to read hard books: 7 strategies for difficult text
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 get a summer job as a student
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post is about how to get a summer job as a student. It contains tips for choosing the right summer job, where to find summer jobs, and strategies for applying for a summer job. Getting a summer job as …
Time management for students: Top 3 time-wasting traps and how to avoid them
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Time management for students is one of the main topics I cover in my blog and YouTube videos. That’s because so many students are overwhelmed with the amount of work they have to get done in the small amount of time …
5 ways being a disorganized student makes school harder than it needs to be
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Being a disorganized student makes school so much harder than it needs to be. School is hard enough, is it not? But it gets so much more difficult when you can’t find your notes to study from, you turn in your …
How to feel less overwhelmed in school: 5 tips for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Feeling overwhelmed in school is a primary reason students experience anxiety, miss school, sleep poorly, and avoid assignments. That can hardly be surprising, as school is essentially a high-stakes, full-time job with endless assessments and many moving parts. Common causes of …
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 …
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 …