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Revision/Study Tips!
This is going to be a relatively short piece on how to kick procrastination and make the most of your revision time. Before we begin, here is a little bit of background information about me. I am an A-Level student from the UK, and I am 17 years old. I am writing this information entirely around what works for me and my friends, one of whom has received an offer from Cambridge University! However, this is just what works for us, so any additions to this would be very useful!
By Bronte Madeley8 years ago in Education
Theatre Family: The Ultimate Acceptance
The year was 2005 when I quit football (for the second time) at my high school. My once "brotherhood" quickly turned against me and said some pretty hateful things. To this day I still regret it and I didn't think I'd find anything else I was good at doing. I am a 6'2", 290lbs guy, and in high school I was 6'2" and weighed close to 275, so my size gave me a pretty good advantage at sports. Sports were what I felt like I should do. My first love was baseball, and while I was passionate about it, I just wasn't that great of a baseball player, and it took me a long time to accept that. Next came basketball, which I became my best at in comparison to my peers when I was in about the 5th grade, and then I just plateaued. Football was the next sport I tried, because I felt very much invited and encouraged and motivated from other football coaches to play (I mean, like I said before, I was the chubby kid in the corner).
By Kevin Rothlisberger8 years ago in Education
How To Effectively Support Positive Behaviour in Schools
The name of the policy relating to behaviour... well it is in fact the Behaviour Policy and there will also be a behaviour guide. Both should be available to view on the school websites. I have summarised the key points of the policy relating to behaviour below.
By Hollie Taylor8 years ago in Education
Creative Ways to Decorate Your Graduation Cap
As your final school project, decorating your graduation cap is a fun way to express yourself. Though not every school will allow you to wear them to the actual ceremony, you can always have some fun with an attachable option for grad photos.
By Sherry Campbell8 years ago in Education
Work Hard, Play Harder: The Top Party Schools in America
Before we get started, let's be perfectly clear: There is a huge difference between partying and violence. There is also a huge difference between partying and self-harm. College parties too often end with sexual assault and alcohol poisoning. That's not the kind of partying we're talking about here.
By Taylor Markarian8 years ago in Education
To Be Dependent, or To Not Be Dependent Is The Question
What do I do? I'm so dependent upon everyone, how will I ever become independent? This is what I was thinking in my first year of college. I was so wrapped up in being with my family to where it just didn't feel right to even live in a dorm. Let alone, away from familiar faces, sounds, etc. This is the story I'm about to tell you, I hope you are able to somehow relate, and find a sort of independence through reading this.
By Mary McMichael8 years ago in Education
How To Survive Being a Broke Student
There's always that moment in the year where I log onto my internet banking, see how deep I am into my overdraft, and realise I probably could have been a little more smart with my money in the past couple of months. My mum will always be the first to say "Students just can't afford to be going out every other night, it's your own fault!" But I've found some handy ways to cut down on spending without also cutting down on fun.
By Fiona Ingram8 years ago in Education
School
School is either that awesome period of your life where you make a ton of friends who will stand by you your whole life, or it can become one of the loneliest places on the planet and can give you depression and anxiety. There is no in between. The grades and the classes you study are like the small print in the terms and conditions. The people around you and the emotions they ensue are what really affect you.
By nailinthewall writes8 years ago in Education
Mental High
High school sucks. I don't think people realize it, especially older generations, but it is actual hell now. Classes are no longer as easy as they think. Now, instead of taking biology later in high school, by freshman year, it is the first science class, and by senior year, AP Chemistry is offered.
By Emberleigh Mae8 years ago in Education
Out of Bounds
At the start of the year, I truly hated doing my break duty. I was stuck in the west stairwell, which the hooligan element thought of as their picnic spot. The worst of our school would use it as a place to smoke, to eat their lunch then drop it over the floor, that sort of thing. Senior leadership didn’t seem very bothered. Requests for CCTV to find out who was throwing chairs around never even got an answer. In the end, I decided to use a behaviour management system perfected by the former provost of Eton.
By Sebastian Phillips8 years ago in Education
