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It is easy to view the life of a teen as one of leisure. From the free room and board they enjoy to the sleep-in Saturdays during which they remain tucked warmly in their beds until past noon, teens seem to have it made. For many, the teenage years are relatively plush, but they are

  Osun State has been in the news for some weeks now over strident protests by some stakeholders against its School Reform and Reclassification programme. At the heart of the crisis is the resistance to the decision of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government to merge some of the public schools  taken over from Christian and

  The brain is responsible for a wide range of behaviors and experiences throughout adolescence – both positive and negative.  During the teen years, structural and functional changes in the brain may contribute to many negative characteristics such as: difficulty planning organizing and setting priorities inability to foresee consequences difficulty postponing gratification poor impulse control

The most important predictor of success is determination. Too many people give up easily when faced with challenges. Your drive towards achieving a particular goal ultimately determines the outcome or the result which you get at the end. Here is a video on great achievers and inventors who did not give up till they reached

  A computer school in Paris has been overwhelmed by some 60,000 applicants. The school, called 42, was founded by a telecom magnate who says the French education system is failing young people. His aim is to reduce France’s shortage in computer programmers while giving those who’ve fallen by the wayside a new chance. In

  The issue whether the use of music while studying is good or not is inconclusive despite of so many and researches about the effect of music while people are studying. Perhaps this is because our learning capabilities are varied: some are auditory learners, while others are visual or spatial learners and so, the impacts

  This is so true especially if you force your mind to absorb all the things that you need to review for your tomorrow’s exam. Why? Because a person typically forgets as much as 80% of what he or she learned within 24 hours and according to a research, memory retention is enhanced by sleep.

  There are actually several methods of memorizing that we could use to remember effectively. But some of the methods often used in memorizing is through the use of Acronym, Acrostic and Rhymes. Acronym is the method of creating combination of letters so you can easily recall certain enumerations. For example if you want to

  There are several students who are anxious or nervous whenever they take exams and because they are fearful, these students often get unimpressive test results. But there are ways to reduce test anxieties, all you need to do is prepare and anticipate the forthcoming examinations. Tell yourself that an examination is just a way

  Problem-solving skill is not learned overnight. It requires consideration of certain factors that may influence the outcome of the results. To improve problem-solving skill one must analyze and determine what is the task assigned. You can start by writing all the ideas you have in mind to make it happen. In addition to that,