Preparing for the Finals

Just thinking about the final exams can get some students hyperventilating. After all, this is their last opportunity to push their grade upwards. If a student is on the verge of failing a class, then getting an excellent score in the finals may just save him from...

Highlighting Not Such an Effective Learning Tool

Who can resist the colorful charms of those luminously vibrant highlighters? They’re practically requisites in every student’s pencil box with children marking important points in their textbooks with glee. But apart from livening up those dreary gray pages with...

Learn More Without Really Trying

Ever wondered how a toddler can string along sentences without having taken any lesson in grammar? Or how a farmer can tell when it’s going to rain without having studied Meteorology? It’s called implicit learning. By being so immersed in a particular environment, you...

Dealing with Poor Science Scores

Science is a subject more easily processed when experienced first-hand. While digital technology can wow our children with all sorts of cool-looking simulations, nothing beats actually seeing science concepts come to life with their own eyes. Data from the National...

How to Really Enjoy Prom Night

Prom night is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events in any student’s high school life. Countless movies have made this most romantic of nights as the highlight of their stories from Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink to Twilight and Never Been Kissed. If you want...