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Learning effectively and efficiently requires some basic learning skills. In other words, we need to learn how to learn. Here are some ways to develop those skills.

1. Identify what is essential. This is one of the most important learning skills to develop. If you are learning to drive a car, getting used to the steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal are essential, right? All the rest can come later. Read full article »

Learning, studying and storing information requires a great deal of memorization skills. Memorization doesn’t come easy to those who have serious issues in doing the task at hand itself – memorization. But for everybody else, it’s a task that comes naturally whenever necessary or needed. Read full article »

Exams, quizzes, and many projects dominate a student’s world. Rare is the day containing significant free time. In fact it can be difficult to schedule time for sufficient sleep. If that weren’t enough, consideration must be made for social interaction, recreation, and perhaps even a job. Without effective time management getting everything done can be nigh impossible. Read full article »

Learning is part of growing up. But if you’re done with learning and you think that at your stage right now you don’t need to learn at all; well, you’re wrong. Our brain never stops working and each time we absorb in new information, it continues to store it. The fact is that the brain doesn’t delete anything. It stays there even if we’re not aware that it is still there. Read full article »

How many times have you heard someone say ‘I can’t do mental arithmetic’?

Perhaps it is something that you have said yourself many times . . . I know I have!

The problem, I have found, is not ‘I can’t do mental arithmetic’ but ‘I don’t know how to do mental arithmetic’. Read full article »

With many habits, the sooner you start practicing and developing good habits, the better chance you will have that you will continue with them. We all know that good study habits are essential to educational success. Good study habits are an important part of any student’s success. We probably can diminish the academic dishonesty by promoting good study habits with students, and letting the students know that good study habits are very important when it comes to school. Read full article »

I remember being a kid and looking at the world book encyclopedia. When I would see the world book encyclopedia, It felt like I was looking at all of history. We did not use the world book encyclopedia online in those days, but instead would simply thumb through volume after volume. Looking at too much reference online nowadays, kids miss out on discovering just how vast the information that is out there. Read full article »

By using the Internet, we can access science encyclopedias from the comfort of our homes. We don’t have to travel to the library to review the reference section for books that we aren’t allowed to remove from the building. There are thousands of sites referring to science encyclopedias on the web. Below, we will discuss a few of them. Read full article »

I am frequently asked, “How do I study for tests?” This question actually puts the “cart before the horse” because the efficient way to study for tests is to do your homework on time, ask questions in class, and learn information as it is taught, not just memorize the night before. There are easy ways to do these tasks, but this article will assume that you have a test tomorrow and you need some help…now!
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All kids enjoy gifts. Receiving a gift is a positive reinforcement for them and boosts their self confidence. Rewarding a child for being good with a small token can go a long way in promoting good behavior. Most children have a penchant for information and knowledge and love to explore and therefore, one of the great gifts that you can give the child is the gift of knowledge and learning. Read full article »