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Why Failure is Okay

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.

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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...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Writing in the Real World

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

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...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Neuroplasticity

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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 Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Writing in the Real World

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

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...

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

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

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...