The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) has emphasised the need for students to cultivate good reading culture to enable them to become outstanding in the society. The chairperson of SWAN, Abuja chapter, Mrs Katchy Patience, stated this during a career talk and quiz competition organised for 15 schools in the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday. [...]
The 2017/2018 WAEC Exam title is out. So if you are writing the exam or you know anybody who is writing it, then this information is for you/them. Please see it below- Friday, 10th March 2017 Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session – 08.30 hrs. – 09.30 hrs Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session [...]
In places like Nigeria where millions of human beings live on less than one dollar per day, many teenagers are [sadly] caught in the web of abject poverty. They are unable to help themselves, subjected to the undesirable conditions of life no one would ever desire- denial, want and shame. While many of such teens [...]
Any teenager who has ever had difficult classmates knows exactly the headache that can be! It could almost as though some of these difficult mates were designed just to constantly get on your nerves. And what is worse is the fact that you will have to face them every single day, tolerating their nonsense and [...]
Self-discipline is the ability to discipline one’s self to be able to control feelings. In other words, it is the willpower to persevere, resist and endure. The ability to think through your every course of action, set realistic goals and achieve them in spite of challenges and inconveniences. People who are self-disciplined are typically more [...]
Any parent who has teenagers around must have, at some point had to deal with the sarcastic comments with dismissive tones and the eye rolls that characterizes teenagers’ disrespect to adults. Indeed, such rude dispositions are synonymous with teenagehood and parents are usually tired and even hurt. That brings me to the main issue of [...]
One of the challenges parents face when raising teenagers is getting their teens to keep their rooms clean. Most teenagers’ rooms are typically in disarray (and most especially the boys), with clothes strewn across the floor, beds unmade and all kinds of rubbish under the bed. Some of these rooms do not get swept for [...]
There is so much emphasis on the need for students to study Mathematics and master it. But rarely are they told the benefits studying the subjects will accord them. This [perhaps] explains why most students show little interest in the subject and even when they do show interest, do so just because they need to [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of setting realistic academic goals and organizing your 2017 study plans, with a promise to follow up those posts with another one offering tips on ways to stick judiciously to your study plan. Well here am I keeping real to my promise. The tips below are simple and straight [...]
Ever noticed that you are always hungry when you are studying for your exams? That seemingly incessant hunger for food is as a result of the serious brain work you do during exam times. The human brain needs a lot of energy to function on a normal day and when you use your brain for [...]