Markus Curry2025-11-04T12:44:41+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories
There was not necessarily an *inventor of physics*, and nobody invented physics either. It was always around us, and as long as people wondered about the world around them, discoveries were going to be made. That’s what scientists do; they make discoveries. It is easy to imagine someone ..
Markus Curry2025-11-08T00:24:05+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories
Chemistry is one of the most important branches of science. While it has an unfortunate reputation as being a bit of a dull field of science, that reputation could not be more incorrect! Most interesting and cool things can be explained by chemistry. From fireworks to rockets being ..
Markus Curry2025-11-08T00:33:10+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Senior & High School Learning, Study Habits
Everything around us can be explained through science, and oft the definition is far more complex than we might realise. We might jump up and down, or push a friend on the arm, and we know what is going to happen, but we may not understand *what are ..
Markus Curry2025-11-08T01:06:11+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Concentration & Focus, Motivation & Interest
Biology is the study of life, and of everything living (and non-living) around us. The word “biology” literally means the study of life. The Greek root word “bio” means life, and the root word “logy” means to study. Biology is the most interesting and far-reaching science that we ..
Markus Curry2025-11-05T22:28:30+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories
English is actually a West Germanic language. It was first spoken in England around the year 500. However, England is not the only English-speaking country. It is spoken in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and a number of Caribbean nations. There are ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T00:50:13+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Senior & High School Learning, Starting Tutoring, Student Advice
As long as we have known the history of ancient civilizations, we have known mathematic discovery. *Maths* is to thank for the advanced and technological society we live in today. It all started thousands of years ago with counting and arithmetic. Throughout the years, many people have wondered ..
Markus Curry2025-09-25T02:10:28+10:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories
Mathematics is a field of science that deals with the logic of reason, quantity, arrangement, sequence, and shape. And math is involved in almost everything we do today, whether we know about it or not. It is largely to thank for our mobile phones, computers, tablets, most of ..
Markus Curry2025-11-08T01:53:49+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice, Primary School Learning, Senior & High School Learning
Parents and teachers, we know you’ve been asked this before. Students, we know you’ve asked this before. School has just gone back, and students are once again asking: *“Why do we learn maths?”* or *“what’s the point of all this maths – will I ever use ..
Gene2025-11-04T20:56:21+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Primary School Learning, Student Advice
Feeling overwhelmed by the flood of online resources available? 🔎The COVID-19 crisis has opened up access to online education like never before. There are literally thousands of websites available, but who feels like wading through lists of 50+ links?Not only is this a staggering and mind-numbing task, but ..
DianaE2025-11-06T21:19:06+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice
As parents, we do a lot of talking. We talk to our children on a daily basis, relaying vital information (don’t forget to wear your seatbelt) and basic information (please don’t leave your socks on the floor.) But sometimes, as parents, we don’t realize the weight our words ..
