Monthly Archives: April 2010

Edulinks – Personality, Productivity & Paradox

A veritable banquet of linkageness for the weekend.  As always, enjoy! Freestyle Mind – Mental Math Tricks to Impress Your Friends Complex sums aren’t always that complex at all.  You just need to know the tricks to get the answer … Continue reading

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Holding hands and helping students study right

There’s a difference between helping a student and holding their hand. A big difference. As a student, there were many areas in which I needed more guidance and help than I actually received.  Help may have been around, but I … Continue reading

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University admissions and the difficulties students face

Earlier this month, The Independent published a piece in which the author complained that her daughter couldn’t get into university.  This was not down to academic underachievement. The daughter’s current and predicted grades were both credible and she applied to … Continue reading

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The importance of ideas

What you read and retain has a potential bearing on what you read and retain after that.  The ongoing, holistic process is what gives each of us a unique viewpoint.  No wonder we have such varied opinions.  With a general … Continue reading

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How to pass an exam: effective technique before, during & after

Love them or hate them, it’s hard to get away from exams.  All that preparation before the big day, a race against the clock as you sit at the desk, and the aftermath that sometimes feels as stressful as the … Continue reading

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