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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.

How to Write a Thesis Step by Step (Part 2)
Writing a thesis is one of the most demanding jobs you will ever have to do and for many people, it is a nightmare. But it doesn't have to be.
By Anezka Smidlova8 years ago in Education
Mastering Prepositions of Time
In other blog entries, we covered the general topic of "prepositions" and then we broke it down even further by highlighting certain "prepositions of place." For this post, I am going to focus on the other half of prepositions which can be categorized as "prepositions of time." If you are able to master both prepositions of place and prepositions of time as an English student, you are going to do very well in terms of writing complete sentences that make grammatical sense and also improve your conversational skills. There are many prepositions of time similarly to how many prepositions of place there are but I am going to focus on the ones that will come up the most during your studies of this important grammatical topic.
By Ben W8 years ago in Education
Revision Tips
Tip 1: Get the SPECIFICATION. At least for A-Levels & GCSE, make sure you have the SPECIFICATION/Course Outline from the start of the year so that you always have something to refer to during revision. If you can, try to go through it before getting to your first lesson of that subject so you know what you will be learning that year, even if you don't understand anything yet.
By Shelby Dosdos8 years ago in Education
How to Write a Thesis Step by Step (Part 1)
Writing your thesis is one of the last tasks you need to undertake in order to get your degree. In most cases, it is also the hardest one, and something many people fear.
By Anezka Smidlova8 years ago in Education
From Everything to Nothing
The Stress and the Bliss The Awkward In-Betweens in Life Summer should be a time of relaxation and enjoyment. A time where there are no assignments due at midnight or an 8 AM class the next day. It is during this time, however, where I feel the most stressed out and anxiety filled. The show Phineas and Ferb states it best when they state that there is so much pressure to enjoy summer vacation. Not only this but how do you transition from doing every activity you possibly can to waiting and having free time? I have compiled a list of helpful tips on how to survive this in-between spot. This spot of being in the middle is a problem faced by every generation. For the sake of this article, I will be telling it from the coming home from a college perspective.
By Ariana Seanor8 years ago in Education
The Ultimate Guide to Taking Notes in College & Everything You Need
My freshman year of college, I quickly learned that attending a university is much different than high school. The fast pace of classes and the necessary study time quickly overwhelmed me. But instead of resorting to my own studying and note-taking habits, I had to adapt to the college pace. And I'll tell you how!
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Education
Prepping for College 101
When I was first leaving the nest and going off to live on my own, I was both nervous and excited. You get to branch out, take some responsibility for yourself, and learn plenty of new things. I moved out of my mother's house in my last year of high school to take care of my grandmother and decided to take a year off of going to college to spend more time with her and gain work experience. Even then I was starting to learn new things to better equip myself for when I would one day move out on my own, such as handling bills, personal expenses, and so on. So here are some tips that I found useful when I was first leaving to live on my own. Here are some tips that can help make it a little easier for you, and these are in no specific order but should help you on your way.
By Skyler Jack8 years ago in Education
How to Get Into an MBA Program Without Taking the GMAT
The GMAT acts as a stumbling block for professionals who want to pursue an MBA online. Many universities and business schools require prospective students to take the GMAT to enroll in their online MBA programs. For busy professionals, however, studying for GMAT does not look like a viable option.
By Roger Philmore8 years ago in Education
How to Overcome Learning Gaps With Video Lessons
Making the Learning Comfortable The practice shows that even students who perfectly pass the exam occasionally miss something. With a rapid pace of material learning such “something” accumulates, but even insignificant, tiny gaps turn into the big obstacles the good students fall in when passing the exams.
By Christina Suiter8 years ago in Education
One Draft, Two Draft; Old Draft, New Draft
Drafting. Normal people hate it, and I say "normal people" because I've only met one person in my entire life who actually liked editing rough drafts for other people. She was kind-of out there.
By Emery Ravenwood8 years ago in Education
How to Become a Nurse Educator
Nurse educators are experienced nurses with a strong clinical background who train and educate budding nurses. Even if a few nurses prefer to continue giving medical assistance to other professionals for the sake of patients, as a side job, the primary responsibility is to be a faculty member at an institution to aid in teaching the future nurses with their practical experience. As there is a growing demand of nurses in America and other parts of the world, the nursing education profession has seen a boom due to the need of training nursing students.
By Carol Wilson8 years ago in Education
Effectively Researching for University
When you're at university, you can sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by the amount of information thrown at you in lectures. You'll be taking different classes, some lecturers will cover several important areas all in one sitting and then they will suggest the "further reading!" Some scholarly texts can be a little daunting at first to read and its hard to know where to even start when researching a lecture, so here are a few tips from a fellow student.
By Francesca Lovett8 years ago in Education