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Executive Function Dysfunction?

Leslie King, LCSW | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Parent, Dad, Teenager, Children, Child, Mother, Teen, Mom, Father, Parenting, High School, Homework Help, Homework, Studying, Parents News

In essence, parents would do well to understand that teenagers develop execution function capacities at different times and in individual ways.

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Your Game Plan to Conquer Finals Week

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Studying, Sports, Finals-Week-Survival, Study Tips, Vanderbilt University, Coffee, Exams, Grades, Finals Week, Studying for Finals, College Life, Finals Week Survival, College News

Welcome to the most popular time of the year for complaining over schoolwork. Instead of adding to the unproductive noise that usually detracts from everyone's focus, combat it with these helpful tools.

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The 10 Most Popular Study Abroad Destination

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: College Students, Photos, Studying, France, England, Brazil, Argentina, Slide Show, Italy, Goabroad, Ranking, Switzerland, Semester Abroad, College, Germany, College News, Study Abroad, Japan, College News

If you're thinking about packing up and leaving your college campus to spend a semester studying in another country, you're not alone. The Institut...

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Stop Stressing! 5 Ways To Chill Out Before Your Test

| Yazmin Dominguez | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: The Mash, Studying, Study Tips, De-Stress, High School Advice, De-Stressing Tips, High School News

Yazmin is a junior at Huntley High School and a student reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high schools. T...

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On My Tippy Toes

Anne Capcap | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Studying, Stress, High School, High School Freshmen, Teenagers, High School News

This is the age where anything is possible and no one can tell us what we can and can't do. Why do you think all the best stories from our parents come from the words "When I was your age..."?

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Teach Your Children Well

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Studying, Knowledge, Study Habits, School, Education News

It is crucial that students learn that they are not supposed to find the answer to a problem, but rather to find one or more good answers.

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The Best Hot Chocolate Mixes

Small Kitchen College | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Studying, Jacques Torres, Hot Chocolate, Swiss Miss, Hot Chocolate Mix, Winter Drinks, Hot Cocoa, Hot Chocolate Taste Test, Hot Chocolate Brands, Food News

Hot chocolate may be one of the best things about winter. We've tested brands to find the best packs to keep around -- read on for our verdicts!

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Should I Hit The Bars Or The Books?

College Magazine/ The Huffington Post | Samantha Scharmett | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Studying, Bars or the Books, Bars, College Magazine, Books, College News

From College Magazine. It's that time of year again: winter cheer is spreading through campus like wildfire! And by this, I mean the North Face coa...

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Shakespeare Made Stress-Free (VIDEOS)

| Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Studying, Cambio, Fun Stuff, Shakespeare, Cliffsnotes, Cliffsnotes-Films, High-School-English, High School News

It's one in the morning, your eyelids are dropping, and you're still not nearly done reviewing for your AP English in-class essay on Macbeth tomorro...

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Discouraging Internet Plagiarism

Ellen Siminoff | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Studying, Plagiarism, Internet, Essays, Education, Education News

It's important for educators to accept that this is a real and widespread issue, and to bring it up themselves in the classroom rather than just sweep it under the rug and hope no one goes snooping for it.

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The Art of Memorization

Uloop | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Studying, How To, Memory, Remembering, Study, Memorization, College News

Why make your life any more difficult than it needs to be? Using the right study techniques can drastically reduce the amount of time required to study and get you a better grade in the process.

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Your Worst Study Habits.. And How to Break Them

| Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Studying, College Candy, Study Tips, Study Distractions, How to Study, College News

Alex at College Candy writes... Almost every college student suffers from a bad study habit or two (or 1,237….) – something you just can’t se...

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Want To Remember That New Fact? Take A Quick Nap

AFP via Google News | Marlowe Hood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Studying, Napping, Sleep and Memory, Study Tips, Sleep Benefits, Napping Benefits, Memory, Science, Sleep Research, Sleep, Naps Benefits, Sleep Memory, Naps Memory, Healthy Living News

The best way to not forget a newly learned poem, card trick or algebra equation may be to take a quick nap, scientists surprised by their own findings...

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The Best Way To Study: Take A Test

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Testing, Standardized Testing, Jeffrey Karpicke, Education News

Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it wo...

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Are You Wise to Cheating?

Brian Harke Ed.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, College Students, Plagerisim, College Freshmen Advice, College, Ethics, High School, Cheating, Higher Education, Freshman, College News

During the holiday break I had a discussion with a college student, who shared with me how angry she was at a classmate who cheated on the final exam. But cheating is the symptom of something else.

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How To Keep Your Body From Falling Apart During Finals

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Vitamins, Biohacks, Self-Maintenance, Finals, Grades, Sleep, College News

Finals are approaching, and for many students that means hours of studying supported only by coffee and occasional sugar-filled study breaks.

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What We Learned This Semester

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, First Semester, College Life, Facebook, College, College News

The Fall semester of 2010 is finally coming to close. As students scurry off to a previously unknown mythical place on campus known in some cultures as a "library," now is a perfect time to reflect on what we learned this semester.

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Adderall: A College Student's Friend or Foe?

Her Campus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, College Students, Add, College, Adhd, ADHD Medication, Adderall, ADD/ADHD, College Health, Marijuana, Home News

Anyone who's been a college student in the past decade has probably been exposed to the seemingly magical effects of Adderall.

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The Number One Cause of College Unhappiness

David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Unhappiness, Depression, College, Academics, Higher Education, Teaching, Stress, College News

Twenty million students have now returned to college. The majority of them will make it through the next year without serious problems. A sizable minority, however, won't be so lucky.

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Study Skills 2010: Not What You Think They Are

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Study, Studying, Homework, Education, Good Study Skills, Study Skills, Kids Study Skills, Healthy Living News

I read this well-researched article in The New York Times and found, much to my relief, that I do not need to inflict the study skills of my youth on my own children.

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Students Studying Less -- And Not Because Of Facebook: Report

Huffington Post | Ariel Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying Study, Studying, Students Studying Less, Student Study Habits, Boston Globe Studying, Students Studying, College News

Glenn Beck might have thought twice about opening a new university had he known that students aren't studying as much as they used to. Two economists...

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Advice From 4-Year Olds

Rajiv Narayan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Studying, Workout, Running, College, Health, Exercise, Fat, Gym, Schools, Weight, Diet, Students, Study, Grades, The Marshmallow Test, Walter-Mischel-Marshmallow-Test, Healthy Living News

Stanford University professor Michael Mischel's marshmallow test fits well with weight loss. The solution to restraint is easy: be a 4-year old. Adopt the same strategy the self-disciplined children did and find ways to distract yourself.

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Hitting the Gym vs. Hitting the Books: How Your Next Workout Will Improve Your Grades

Rajiv Narayan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Workout, Running, College, Health, Exercise, Fat, Gym, Schools, Diet, Weight, Students, Study, Grades, College News

You don't have to choose between exercise and studying. If you aren't already lacing up your gym shoes and grabbing your lecture notes, you should.

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COLUMN: No Such Thing As 'Studying Sober' Anymore

The Washington Square News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Studying, Stimulants, Study Aids, NYU News, Prescription Abuse, The Northeast, Drugs, Red Bull, Drug Abuse, Nyu, Adderall, College News

What happened to the good old days of grabbing your backpack and heading over the library for a natural day of studying? For these kids, doing schoolw...

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Off to College, Probably Not Off to Sleep -- Part 2

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Students, Dorm Rooms, Bedroom Makeovers, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Tips, Health, University Students, Dorm Room Makeovers, Sleep, Studying, Partying, College Life, Healthy Living News

I don't know any college student who isn't sleep deprived and living on caffeine.

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