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Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

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...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

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...

How To Plan an Internal

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.

Recognition Versus Recall

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

How to Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

There’s nothing I hated at high school more than Maths.  Not only were my...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

Neuroplasticity

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

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...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...