Talking with an adolescent can be like walking through a minefield; at any moment, you could be asking what you thought was a simple, sincere question, only to find it triggering an explosive response. […]

 
As a teenager, you’re likely in secondary school, making new friends, and most likely dating. Your hormones are racing the most in these few years, so it can be quite a roller coaster ride, but by the time you […]

 
Middle-class parents who shout at their teenage children are increasing their risk of depression and troubled behaviour.
Even if parents enjoy a close relationship with their son and daughter, harsh verbal […]

 
We’ve all been told to avoid red wine, dark berries and black coffee in our quests for pearly whites; but what about foods that actually brighten your smile? Try these natural solutions for a brilliant be […]

 
What would your classroom look like if it were entirely technology centric?
Most of us might come up with something that looks pretty similar to our current classrooms, just with less books and more computers […]

 
The Federal Government on Tuesday claimed it had met almost all the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after releasing an additional N30 billion to the union.
Gabriel Suswam, Chairman of the […]

 
Children often have no comprehension of how good grades and a positive overall experience in public education can improve their lives for the better. This is why we as parents should do everything we possibly […]

 Back-to-school content is usually focused on teachers and students, and as these two groups will have the largest workload ahead of them, that makes sense.
But for students, the ultimate support system is not […]

 
Foreign object in the eye is any object that lodges itself in the eye. Small objects will be washed out by tears / blinking while others would need medical attention to bring them […]

 
For a student, passing a final exam can be as easy or as difficult as memorising notes or textbook passages. But when it comes to entrepreneurship, it’s impossible to cram by reading a textbook. In fact, th […]

 
The urge to conform to their peers is a normal stage for kids ranging in age from about 12 to 21. At this stage, children start looking to their peers — not their parents — to help figure out everything from […]

 
Creativity fosters deeper learning, builds confidence and creates a student ready for college and career.
However, many teachers don’t know how to implement the teaching and assessment of creativity in their […]

(By Obianuju Okafor)
To imagine that we are still battling to memorise the names and atomic weights of 117 elements in the periodic table, scientists have now confirmed the addition of a new one yet again. This […]

 
Few children spent their summer vacations practicing bar modeling or calculating word problems.
However, this fall, it is expected that students will learn to reason abstractly and quantitatively and apply […]

(By Iquo Ukoh)
You notice that bump on your face a night before that planned hang-out with friends. Annoying, isn’t it? Now your whole focus is suddenly concentrated on this bump. You practically have to control […]

Digital citizenship is one of the big things we talk about on Passnowow. It’s basically being a good person online. Being a good person involves a lot more than just not spamming or trolling, mind you. It i […]

 
Lauren Mills is only 13 years old, but the legally blind teen has been creating art for as long as she can remember.
Lauren has Nystagmus, a condition that causes involuntary, fast-paced eye-movement. But the […]

Everything about the way the mobile market is expanding to every corner of the world is fascinating. With the number of mobile devices that connect the entire planet set to breach the 7 billion mark in 2014, […]

 
You should never think negative thoughts about yourself. It’s fine to pinpoint your flaws in hopes of fixing them, but never dwell on your weak points. It’s unhealthy and will put you in the wrong frame of mind […]

 
Saddened by the fact that recent researches have proven that more unsuspecting teenagers make up a bulky percentage of the about 500,000 reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, coupled with the widespread of […]