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How tos for the learners and the learned; tips and tricks to help you study effectively, survive your school years, impress your teachers and more.

Plan Smart
In the beginning of each new studying year, you are full of enthusiasm and ready to do what it takes to get the best results. But eventually you find yourself in a clutter of business and it turns out you have no spark of wish to do anything. Students repeatedly lose their motivation not because of a frightening amount of work, but because of not planning how to work properly. Are simple planning and organizing so effective? They are, if you can clearly identify and see your wished results. But, these are few more simple points to keep in mind on your road to complete your studies successfully.
By Elena Kuznietsova8 years ago in Education
How to Handle 'Those Girls' in Your School
If you've ever seen a nature documentary, then you've probably seen how lionesses go about getting their lunch: finding the easiest-to-kill member of a herd of antelope, spreading out and making sure escape routes are blocked, sending the strongest of the pack in to begin chasing their prey, and working as a team to weaken and exhaust that poor antelope as it runs as fast as it's spindly little legs can carry it. Similarly, if you've ever been a girl in a middle or high school, you know that "those girls" work pretty similarly.
By SR James8 years ago in Education
School Survival Guide. Top Story - November 2017.
We all know school is a burden. You have to wake up early, make friends, complete endless homework assignments, follow the useless rules, and all the while pretend to be happy to be there. Now, don't get me wrong, school is a privilege. Many kids out there would do anything for an education, but the struggles that come with school are almost too much to bear. Hopefully, tackling each day is about to get a lot easier.
By Lauren Keplinger8 years ago in Education
Ways to Cook in a College Dorm Room
Tired of living off of chocolate ice cream, cereal, and soup? If you live in a dorm, you know the struggles of eating things that hardly taste like food. With just the need for a microwave and mini-fridge, these ten recipes are surprisingly simple. These kitchen hacks make ways to cook in a college dorm fun! And maybe even save you some money.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Education
Brawling with a Foreign Language
I'm a lover of language. I love wordplay and the intricate games you can play with language. I love how by altering the stress or emphasis you can completely reverse meaning and tone.
By Fray8 years ago in Education
How to Write an Awesome Term Paper
In this writing, you will get the fundamentals needed to write an awesome term paper. Whether if it's on a collegiate level or your first high school paper, these directions will help you to succeed. There will be multiple tips given to assist you with completing your assignment. This literary blueprint will help you to select a topic, follow the directions set by the teacher, find information to put into your paper, and show you the proper set up for your paper.
By Jacklyn Smith8 years ago in Education
The Key to Language Learning . Top Story - October 2017.
A lot of people want to learn a new language but quickly give up once they discover how challenging language-learning can be. I never really understood that. I’ve always been the type of person that was constantly thinking, “That can’t be THAT hard.” Because of this feeling, and for many other reasons, I decided to try to learn one of the hardest languages in the world: Chinese. Here is what I found to be helpful when learning a new language.
By Jordyn Goolsby8 years ago in Education
Helping Your Special Needs Child
If your child has special needs then there are many ways to help them learn, on top of what their school will do. This applies whether it’s a mainstream school, a special school, or a combination of teaching methods. The school will appreciate any help it can have, as will your child. My kids both have special needs to I speak from experience, I also volunteered at their special schools. All too often parents and carers left the education to the schools and did little or nothing themselves for their children.
By ASHLEY SMITH8 years ago in Education
How To Be Good at School
I watch her face glow with defiance as her jaw tightens to restrain her voice. Not hours later, I hear her screaming down the hallway, octaves above her usual pitch, with frustration. Our AP Literature teacher will never know the passionate disagreement she feels towards his analysis of The Stranger. He will never know that she believes the book to be closer held to Marxist theory, because she will never tell him that she sees no evidence supporting Mersault’s existentialism. Confinements and prescriptions struggle to infiltrate her imaginative ideation, but her headstrong skull refuses to let anything in or out. Her mask is built firmly with steel and she is sealed shut within. She clings to individuality underlying her fraudulent educational ideology.
By Amelia Clare Wright8 years ago in Education
How to Budget (For Students). Top Story - October 2017.
If you're like me, a student who has a loan to get through the long months of dwindling torture, you would probably benefit from this article.
By N M8 years ago in Education
How to Learn a Language
I spent a good few years studying languages with absolutely no success. Eventually, I was forced to learn in a correct way, and I am here to share that way with all of y'all.
By Brandon Cole8 years ago in Education