What's the Point? (No, really. What is it?)
11/11/24 • 17 min
Ep. 118 -
- Get the 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.
If your teen has ever questioned ‘what’s even the point of this task?’, or exclaimed ‘why am I having to do this?’... I want to let you know: those are actually some very strategic and smart questions!
In fact, if they’re not already questioning that, then they should be.
Because the reason - the point of the assignment, essay, research project, design task, or whatever it is - is a significant clue to what the marker wants and how to tackle the task in a strategic and successful way.
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:
- Have Katie speak at your school: Parent-Student 'Exam Mastery' Information Evenings for Schools
- Episode 18: The Truth Behind Creative Tasks
- Episode 64: Shortcuts to a Stunning Short Story
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Facebook
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
- Get your teen trained by Katie to excel in exams and assessment, using the most effective study strategies in the 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
- Up-level their skills and maximise outcomes in Next Level Coaching (only open to 10WGT graduates)
Ep. 118 -
- Get the 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.
If your teen has ever questioned ‘what’s even the point of this task?’, or exclaimed ‘why am I having to do this?’... I want to let you know: those are actually some very strategic and smart questions!
In fact, if they’re not already questioning that, then they should be.
Because the reason - the point of the assignment, essay, research project, design task, or whatever it is - is a significant clue to what the marker wants and how to tackle the task in a strategic and successful way.
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:
- Have Katie speak at your school: Parent-Student 'Exam Mastery' Information Evenings for Schools
- Episode 18: The Truth Behind Creative Tasks
- Episode 64: Shortcuts to a Stunning Short Story
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Facebook
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
- Get your teen trained by Katie to excel in exams and assessment, using the most effective study strategies in the 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
- Up-level their skills and maximise outcomes in Next Level Coaching (only open to 10WGT graduates)
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Exams, Stress & Life Balance
Ep. 117 -
Listen in on a conversation I had on the Happy Families podcast with Justin Coulson and his wife, Kylie a while ago where we talked about:
• Study stress
• What causes all of the stress
• How stress isn't about having too much to do, it's about how to get it all done
• Motivation & wellbeing
• Life balance
• Tips to help teens get through their exams
• The obession with 'the number' at the end of year 12
• Time management vs scheduled outcomes
• Command words
• Unmotivated teens
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:
- Happy Families Podcast on Spotify: Happy Families, ep. 334
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Facebook
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
- Get your teen behind the scenes of assessment with me in the 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
- Up-level their skills and maximise outcomes in Next Level Coaching (only open to 10WGT graduates)
- Get the 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.
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About External Exams
Ep. 119
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Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about external exams, including:
- how they work,
- how they’re written and marked
and
- how your teen can turn them to their advantage.
These are all things I had very little idea about until I became an external exam marker!
FEATURED ON THE SHOW:
- Have Katie speak at your teen's school! >> Direct the school to the following web page: www.rocksolidstudy.com/schools
- Episode 63: The Game
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Facebook
- Follow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
- Have your teen trained by Katie to excel in exams and assessment, using the most effective study strategies in the 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
- Get the 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.
Parents of Hardworking Teens - What's the Point? (No, really. What is it?)
Transcript
You’re listening to The Parents of Hardworking Teens Podcast, episode 118 - and if your teen has ever questioned or sulked ‘what’s even the point of this task?’, or exclaimed ‘why am I having to do this?’ I want to let you know - those are actually very strategic and smart questions. And if they’re not already questioning that, then they should be.
Sometimes the reason - the point of the assignment, essay, research project, design task - or whatever it is - can be a significan
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