Parents of Hardworking Teens

Ep. 55
I love task 'reflections', also called ‘critical reflections’.
I know that to many students, a critical reflection can just feel like an added piece of work bolted onto the main assessment and therefore they might be tempted to just dash it off.
But these small but mighty critical reflections are a golden opportunity to boost marks not just in the reflection itself, but also in the major assignment piece that your teen is having to reflect on.
Listen in to hear how.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW:

• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
• Get my Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 51
There's ONE question that no exam has EVER asked (and never will).
WHY are we talking about a question your teen will never be asked?
Because so many students still try to answer it.
Argh!
Listen in to make sure your teen doesn't fall into this trap!
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:

• LIVE Parent webinar - Tue 30th May: The Exam Success Framework: What's required for ULTIMATE EXAM PERFORMANCE (and what isn't!).
  
• Episode 50: The 6 Elements of Exam Technique
  
• HSC 2022 Biology: Exam Paper and Marking Guide
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
• Get my Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 46 Whether your teen's aiming for top marks in English, or hates reading and just wants to 'get through English', this episode if for you.
Gemma Toms is our English-Focus Coach, Shakespeare ninja, literature lover and examination extraordinaire.
As well as being an in-demand high school teacher in the UK, she's also an external examiner, lead marker, senior examiner, moderator AND she even works as a professional editor, too (just for fun)!
Here's WHAT YOU'LL LEARN from my conversation with Gemma:

• What your teen should do BEFORE they start reading any substantial text they're set (and the two things they should know before they dive in).
• Better ways to develop a deep understanding of a novel or play (rather than re-reading it).
• How to encourage a reluctant reader.
• How to choose the BEST evidence when planning or writing an analytical essay.
• What to do (and NOT do) in top responses when aiming to achieve top criteria.
• Tips for proofreading and critiquing your teen's writing if they ask you to read over it.
• Small edits that will make a BIG difference to final marks in creative or original writing.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW:

• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
• Next Level Coaching: Waitlist (Enrolment open to 10WGT graduates only)
  
• Monthly Facebook Live Open Q&A: Rock Solid Study Facebook Page
  
• Jump on my email list and receive my Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Real answers (that may not be what you're expecting) to real parent questions on:

• Whether your teen should be doing extra study.
• What makes extra study worthwhile - and what doesn't - with specific examples.
• What not to do if you think your teen should be doing more reading.
• Practical ways to help your teen widen their vocabulary and become a better writer.

FEATURED ON THE SHOW

• - 10WGT: The 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
• - Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 40
Exams and tests where students have a prompt to respond to, either a text statement or an image, and have to produce an extended piece of original writing
(like the NAPLAN Writing Test, the GAT Writing Task and Module C of HSC Advanced English)
often have students agonising over things that, in terms of the mark scheme, don't matter.
Writing tests are simply vehicles for your teen to show their writing skill and level.
The actual topic or story-line they choose is not important overall.
Join me behind the scenes of these types of exams and tests to discover:
- what is most important in them,
- the specific TEN criteria your teen will be marked on, one way of another,
and
- why your teen should select an idea that allows them to showcase all ten elements to the highest level.FEATURED ON THE SHOW:

• Episode 18: The Truth Behind Creative Tasks
  
• NAPLAN Narrative Writing Marking Guide
• NAPLAN Persuasive Writing Marking Guide
  (Both from: https://www.nap.edu.au/resources)
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
• Next Level Coaching (for 10WGT graduate students only): Join the waitlist
  
• Get on my email Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.