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Easy Breakfast and Lunch Ideas

Posted by: Teresa on: October 22, 2009

Eating breakfast and packing a lunch can leave you crunched for time in the morning when you’re in a rush. Here are some tips to save you time so you can fit both these meals into your day.

Juggling School, Friends, Family and Life

Posted by: Teresa on: September 29, 2009

Keeping Balance In Your Life
Prioritize Parts of Your Life
As a high school student, you may feel that you’re getting pulled in too many directions at once. You have to focus on school to keep your grades up, but you want to spend time with your friends, too. You want to relax on the weekends, but [...]

Learning to Deal with Difficult People

Posted by: Teresa on: September 16, 2009

There are times when you’ll run into difficult people during your school year, ranging from bullies to short-tempered teachers. How do you handle them? Here are some tips to follow to make sure that you stay in control of the situation.

How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension

Posted by: Teresa on: May 2, 2007

If you’d like to improve your reading comprehension, try the SQ3R method.  This is an acronym that means: Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review.
Here’s how it works:
Survey Your Text
Prior to reading, take a few moments to scan through your text.  Get an overall feeling for how much you’re going to read, and how the text [...]

How to Memorize Information Quickly

Posted by: Teresa on: April 6, 2007

If you’ve ever struggled to memorize information for a test, here is a quick hack to help you remember things more easily:
How to Study.com suggests:
Forming an acronym is a good strategy to use to remember information in any order that can be remembered. An acronym is a word that is formed from the first letter [...]

How to Survive College – 3 Great Websites

Posted by: Teresa on: March 29, 2007

There are some great articles available to help you improve your study habits.
Check out the following articles:
Ten Tips You Need to Survive College
This articles discusses basic advice on finding the right study time, getting a study partner, and the importance of studying during the day whenever possible.
College Life Tips
This dishes out [...]

Student Hack: Learn Fast with Flash Cards

Posted by: Teresa on: March 22, 2007

Flash cards can help you memorize information quickly and more efficiently.
As long as you carry them with you, you can study whenever you have a free moment. You’d be surprised how many times during a day you can break them out and start studying.
And flash cards can be used [...]

5 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress During a Test

Posted by: Teresa on: December 5, 2006

Many students feel anxious during test, so what can you do to decrease your stress?
Here are 5 simple methods to clear your mind and help you relax during a test:
Arrive to Class Early
The worst thing you can do is arrive late for a test. Not only do you lose valuable time, but you’ll probably be [...]


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