Irina2022-10-31T17:30:50+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All About Exams, All Categories, Student Advice
 The NAPLAN test is an important rite of passage for Australian children. It takes place yearly in May for students in years 3,5,7 and 9. NAPLAN determines a student’s proficiency in literacy and numeracy skills. It also guides the education ministers to ascertain and improve the standard ..
Irina2022-11-16T21:26:36+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Student Advice
 We reminisce about our summer break as fondly as we obsess over our weekends in adulthood. What we probably overlooked as a child, enjoying the long weeks without a care in the world, were the low test scores after the holiday. This phenomenon is called the summer ..
Irina2022-10-31T19:53:10+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All About Exams, All Categories, Student Advice
 NAPLAN is a yearly test which assesses skills in literacy and numeracy for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The test is held every year in the second week of May. The primary goal of NAPLAN isn’t to provide students with a pass or fail ..
Irina2022-11-16T22:52:43+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Student Advice
 Students often find Statistics as a subset of Maths, merged within the other topics. While some mathematicians kindly disagree with that idea, others despise it. The latter, ‘pure mathematicians’, find it too imprecise to be called maths. The former consider it an extension of Maths. The two ..
Irina2022-10-31T19:58:51+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Student Advice
 Mathematics is one of the most feared and despised subjects. Students across ages and nations stand unified in their dislike for it. Whether it’s an irrational fear or a preconceived notion, there are plenty of factors holding them back from acing Maths.  Reasons Why Students Find ..
Irina2022-10-31T19:33:25+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Motivation & Interest, Student Advice
 Whether we like it or not, we just can’t escape maths, especially in the 21st century. It is not exclusive to scholars and scientists anymore. The importance of mathematics transcends beyond the educational and professional arena. It’s tangible in aspects of life we aren’t even aware of ..
Irina2022-10-31T19:53:56+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories
World Economic Forum says that the digital universe has 40 times more bytes of data than the observable stars in the actual universe. Sounds immeasurable, doesn’t it? Data seems enigmatic with 5 billion searches every day and $1 million spent per minute on internet commodities. This amount of ..
Irina2022-10-31T17:37:20+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons, Teacher & School Issues
 Scientists have concluded the first 8 years of life as the most crucial period of learning. The rate at which humans learn at this stage is unequalled. It lays the foundation of an adult who is physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively healthy. Thus, you can imagine the ..
Irina2022-10-31T17:28:51+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Organizing Lessons, Parent Advice
Selecting the right school for a child is a crucial rite of passage for parents. A great school can cement the foundation of your child’s academic future. However, with over 9,500 schools in Australia, finding the perfect fit is an overwhelming task. The abundance of choice is both ..
Irina2024-12-03T23:21:16+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Study Habits
Every generation of students has often wondered why they had to be subjected to the excruciating torture in school that is maths. A lot of the concepts taught in class were not seen as useful in real life. Children were made to solve problems in maths without them ..
