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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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A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

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 Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

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...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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 Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

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.

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Understanding University Degrees

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

Planning your University Studies

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

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...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

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 Effectively Study with a Past Paper

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

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 Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

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.

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...