Ep. 151 -

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I was initially surprised by this student's reaction to finding out exactly why he 'only' (in his words) got a C grade on a section of his Business assignment.

I expected him to be frustrated at the situation or annoyed at me for showing all the things he hadn't done (and how obvious it looked after).

But that's not what happened at all.

It's good to be reminded of just what a difference discovering the real reasons they're not getting results that match their ability and effort can make to students. It's the very first step in changing that and it's an exciting one!

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Ep. 150

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I spend a LOT of time hammering students about making a plan before they start writing any kind of extended response, report analysis, essay, or discussion piece.

There are a lot of instincts we have to override in order to spend time and energy on a plan.

Especially for a timed task, a task we already feel confident in, or at the other end, a task we really don't want to do.

Those instincts tell us it'll take too much time, too much effort to write out a detailed plan. Time and effort that could be spent actually writing the thing. Or they tell us 'we know what we're doing, so we don't need to'.

But those instincts are misguided.

Listen in for the reality of the situation - and the benefits that far outweigh the time and effort cost.

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Ep. 149

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What does baking have to do with your teen's study?

These words, are what:

“I’m calm. I’m in the zone. I know how to do this.”

How can we make those the words in your teen's mind when they're queuing up outside the exam hall, given a new analytical essay, or faced with a 2000 word open assignment task?

By installing these 3 key systems in their brain and study toolkit:

- Exam Technique

- Essays and Extended Responses

- Strategic Study Systems

and building them in the order that makes most sense for each student personally given where they're at, what they're going to be working on next and their longer term goals.

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