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Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

When I was in high school, I knew exactly how much  I was supposed to...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst...

Understanding Science Subjects

It’s no secret that science - be it chemistry, physics, or biology - is a...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

We’re almost halfway through the year and with COVID-19, a truckload of...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

The Science of Habit-Building

Why are Habits Important? “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend...

How to Improve Your Focus In and Out of the Classroom

We know what it’s like. You’re sitting in your fifth period class, trying to...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

Why You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...