25 Mar 2026 08:03
It’s a very common belief among students that the more hours you put in, the better you’ll do. I hear it all the time — “I studied for five hours last night” — usually said with equal parts pride and exhaustion.
10 Mar 2026 15:14
Every year, as exams get closer, I see the same pattern with students. They start off with good intentions, create ambitious study timetables, and promise themselves they’ll “properly focus” from now on. For a week or two it might even go well. Then the exhaustion kicks in.
4 Mar 2026 08:36
Having spent years teaching secondary school students and correcting exam papers for the State Examinations Commission, I’ve seen every type of study habit imaginable: the good, the bad, and the ones that students swore were working until results day proved otherwise. The truth is, most students aren’t short on effort. What they often need is a bit of direction and a few practical strategies that actually make a difference.
12 Feb 2026 10:00
Studying does not have to feel overwhelming, exhausting, or stressful. Yet for many secondary school students, study time often brings anxiety, frustration, and self-doubt. Long hours, unrealistic expectations, and constant distractions can quickly turn revision into something students dread.
3 Feb 2026 14:23
Supporting a teenager with their studies can feel overwhelming, for both parents and students. Many parents want to help but aren’t sure how without causing tension, while students often feel stressed, unmotivated, or unsure where to start.
26 Jan 2026 14:20
Most students have vague ideas about the long-term goals they want to achieve. For example, which colleges they would like to attend, what their dream jobs are, or what they want their future to generally look like. However, the greater challenge I have found when working with students is helping them understand how short-term goals can support and lead to these long-term objectives. To help students understand the importance of goal setting for students, we should support them in building the skillset needed to make and achieve goals regularly.
19 Jan 2026 09:11
Many teenagers struggle with study. It’s completely normal. In fact, many people struggle with studying across all age groups. Something important that we need to be aware of is that this difficulty in studying does not necessarily mean that your teenager is being lazy or that they have a lack of ability. Adolescents are still developing organisational and planning skills. This means that most of the time they’re not aware of what they should be doing when they sit down to study, leading to inefficient use of time and little visible progress. Moreover, this struggle to study does not mean that parents are failing. This is a learning curve for everyone to figure out what works best in your home.
16 Jan 2026 09:25
Retrieval practice during study is important to help students embed and access the information stored in their long-term memory. It is essential to keep revisiting information by doing retrieval practice (revision) to try to fight against the ‘Forgetting Curve’.
15 Jan 2026 09:11
If you want to be successful in your studies, you need to begin by planning what you do. By having a plan, your studying becomes more purposeful, more efficient, and will make your life a whole lot easier in the future!