Effective Study Habits

Achieving Effective Learning Habits: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Think About Thinking

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Providing your child with a full and thriving education is one the most important facets you will face in raising a healthy and successful individual. And it is equally important to instill this culture of education into their everyday […]

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6 Tips for Success in School

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Do you hate to see your child struggling in school? Does your child spend hours “studying” for a test but still scores poorly? It may be that your child is not studying the right way.
As a parent and a teacher I am constantly searching for ways to improve study skills and enhance learning. Every student […]

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Your Child Achieves Best When Able To Choose His Learning Style and Learning Environment

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Styles, they are everywhere! We wear our hair in a certain style. We all have a style of clothing that we consider our favorite. We even prefer certain styles of music. We certainly like driving a specific style of car. Where we go to have our hair done, buy clothes, or look at cars is […]

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You Can Excel in School

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

In this day and age, it’s important to do well in school if you want to live a successful and fulfilling financial life. Now I’m not saying that if you do poorly in school your life is doomed. But those who make an effort in school tend to have an easier time throughout […]

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A New Way to Take Notes

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

I came across an entry in a fellow teacher’s blog and thought it was a wonderful idea that we as tutors should pass along to our students. He discussed how useful it would be to have students read their notes into a microphone, save them as an mp3 file and then play it on […]

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A Great Tutoring Experience…

Friday, January 4th, 2008

I want to share an experience I recently had to demonstrate what a difference personal tutoring makes to young students. I was recently working with a chemistry student who was asked to memorize a bunch of information (names, formulas, charges, etc.). He was completely overwhelmed and frustrated and was ready to give up. We met […]

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Encouraging Your Child to Write

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Parents, do you struggle with trying to get your child to practice writing? If so, you’ll really love the suggestions I found in the article “Encouraging Your Child to Write.” The author provides many fun and exciting “games” and ideas meant to get your child writing…and loving it! To read this great […]

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10 Effective Study Habits

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

As an educator, I can often tell which students have good study habits and those who don’t. I have found that those who don’t have good study habits suffer from low grades, and oftentimes, low self esteem. Many times, they just don’t know how to study! As educators, I believe it’s our responsibility to not […]

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