Category: Student Tips
How to Improve Math Skills (for high school students)
“Math is not for me!” “All is well, except you know – math! Bleh!” “I can’t cope with the speed at which they teach math. Formulas, questions, more theorems, more questions and it goes on before I can understand it!”...
January 3, 2021
Mind Mapping: How To Enhance Your Learning Ability Using Mind Maps
Students are increasingly facing pressure to perform academically, perform well on standardized tests, prepare for university admissions, and enter competitive job markets. Owing to the dynamic nature of this all, students are now required to master new concepts quickly and...
September 17, 2020
The Surprising Correlation Between English Skills and Success in STEM
When your child’s goal is to succeed in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers in the future, they might not pay a lot of attention to developing skills they associate with humanities. Like English Language skills. But who can...
August 6, 2020
How to Use Figurative Language to Enhance Your Writing
Figurative language is a form of language which is more dramatic and visual than a direct statement in everyday language. It enables you to capture your reader’s attention Figurative language employs the use of metaphors, similes, and personification to help you...
June 29, 2020
5 Sure Shot Ways to Transform Your Writing Skills
Writing can be intimidating to a lot of people, especially those who are not used to writing regularly. However, with a little discipline and willingness to practice and learn, writing can change from an agonizing task to an effortless activity...
June 2, 2020
Build a Strong Vocabulary: Improve With These 7 Effective Tips
If you’re reading this post, chances are you are someone alacritous to improve vocabulary. Congratulations! Most people don’t even realize in time the importance of having a good vocabulary ‘organically’. Cramming dictionaries doesn’t help and neither does reading newspapers beyond...
May 28, 2020
How to Use a Plot Diagram for Effective Storytelling
Plot Diagrams are essential tools for building literary comprehension and effective storytelling, thus, forming one of the most essentials skills in English Language Arts. Plot diagrams allow students to form a course of the narrative and trace the major characters...
May 25, 2020
8 Highly Effective Study Habits of Top Scorers
Who doesn’t want to score well in exams? The catch is – good scores don’t just depend on how much hard work you put in, or how smartly you prepare. The most effective study habits are those that maintain a...
March 12, 2020