Irina2025-01-03T02:35:57+11:00Posted in Concentration & Focus, Motivation & Interest, Structuring Lessons
Believe it or not, there is such a thing as fun maths! With a bit of lesson planning you can get to a point where kids enjoy the learning process. Engaging activities, fun games, and a more hands-on approach make a world of difference, to name a few. ..
Irina2024-11-24T09:11:42+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Motivation & Interest
Contrary to what memes and some jokes might imply, you can use maths in daily life. 💡 Mathematical knowledge has its practical applications far beyond the classroom. What's more, we use some branches of mathematics without really noticing. It's almost second nature to us.Mathematical reasoning isn't really your ..
Irina2022-10-31T17:12:17+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Motivation & Interest, Organizing Lessons, Parent Advice
With summer just a couple of months away, you might have started churning out ideas for the ultimate holiday. It’s a tight rope to balance your child’s fun and relaxation with academic pursuits. You don’t want them to sway too far from their school routine and suffer adversely ..
Gene2022-10-31T20:00:33+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor, Starting Tutoring
It's a well-known fact that tutoring is an engaging, lucrative and rewarding job. Even though the popularity of the profession is at its peak, it’s still a challenge to establish yourself in it. One needs to check a long list of requisites to begin tutoring. For instance, ..
Gene2022-10-31T20:01:16+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Organizing Lessons, Starting Tutoring
With rising expenses and even longer wishlists, it’s quite a task to earn those extra bucks for all our needs. Especially, if you are in university or a gruelling job that leaves you sleepless. Whether you want to splurge, save for an overseas holiday or pay off your ..
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 ..
Markus Curry2022-10-31T19:56:01+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 ..
Markus Curry2024-11-01T02:31:11+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 Curry2022-10-31T19:57:07+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 ..
Ivana J2022-11-30T01:21:18+11:00Posted in Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice
In our last blog post we concluded that The Secret to Self-Control is to Think Before You Act, but Only in Moderation. Today we'll build on that idea. Lets see if we can find out more about what makes us give in to temptation. What makes you ..
