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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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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...

What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

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...

Writing in the Real World

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

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 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 Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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...

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...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

With mock exams right around the corner, and NCEA externals following soon...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

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 Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

How To Plan an Internal

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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...