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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 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...

Writing in the Real World

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Planning your University Studies

In your last few years of high school, things can get pretty exciting. More...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

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...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

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 Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

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 Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

Writing in the Real World

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

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...

How To Plan an Internal

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist....

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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