DianaE2024-12-03T23:28:50+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Motivation & Interest, Study Habits, Teacher & School Issues
Building a positive relationship with your teacher is a key element in having a successful school year, especially for students who are struggling in a particular subject. We asked a few math teachers about the things that students can do to give them the best opportunity to ..
DianaE2022-10-29T00:52:35+11:00Posted in Confidence, Motivation & Interest, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Dear Ezy Math, I wanted to share an experience we recently went through with our 8 year old daughter, Bella. She was really struggling with math, and nothing seemed to help. We would try to sit down with her and help with homework, but it would end ..
DianaE2022-11-30T01:23:05+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Problem Solving & Independence, Student Advice, Study Habits
Many people think that they fit into one of two categories, “numbers people” and “words people.” Numbers people have a field day with equations and graphs and formulas, and can look at a set of numbers and can immediately recognize a pattern. Words people are readers, writers, ..
DianaE2022-11-30T01:24:49+11:00Posted in Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Problem Solving & Independence, Student Advice, Study Habits
Classrooms all around the country are getting a little louder, and it is not because teachers are losing control of their classroom management. It is actually a sign that connections are being made, and students are learning in a way they’ve never learned before. Classrooms may sound a ..
DianaE2022-10-29T00:26:59+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Confidence, Student Advice, Study Habits
If math was your absolute favorite pastime, you aced every math test you’ve ever taken, and you jumped for joy at the sight of an algebraic equation, you probably wouldn’t be on this website. So since you are, chances are math has not always been easy for you. ..
DianaE2022-10-29T00:53:10+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Dear Parents, As you’re going through your child’s school work, do you notice the margins of their notes are filled with doodles? Drawings, phases, shapes, squiggly lines that lead to nowhere? Before you jump on your child about needing to spend more time focusing on the ..
DianaE2022-11-16T21:55:44+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, Remembering Stuff, Study Habits
There is a fascinating graphic floating around the Internet that really puts the importance of nightly reading into perspective: It explains that students who read for 20 minutes a day will come in contact with over 1,800,000 words by the end of the school year. A student ..
DianaE2022-10-31T19:22:40+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Motivation & Interest, Study Habits
It’s no surprise that studying for a test does not rank on the list of “Top Ten Things I Want To Do After I Just Spent All Day At School” for most students. However, responsible students know it must be done and fit study sessions into their busy ..
DianaE2022-11-16T22:14:04+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Study Habits
Taking Notes: 7 Ways To Be A Great Note Taker Many students have never been taught the most helpful ways to take notes in class, and the result is sheets of unorganized paper with facts, figures and half way done examples that are no help to the ..
DianaE2022-10-29T00:44:47+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Creating An Effective Study Space Students who do their homework, read and study in the same physical space improve their chances of retaining more of the information in front of them, and also improve their ability to recall that information on test day. Sitting in the same, ..
