Coach your Teen to Pass High School

This assessment is presented in Excel format for automatic computation of results. Motivational levels are presented in the form of charts, which enable easy discussion between parents and theirs teens. Of course teens may compare their results with each other, which will contribute towards a culture of learning.

The KOLB Assessment of Learning Styles is a respected tool for describing the student's learning preferences. The student should complete the Excel worksheet and the result will appear immediately, in the form of charts. No result is good or bad. Once the student understands the preferred learning style, adjustments can be made and specific subjects may be handled differently (eg. math may require a self-conscious adaptation to a different style).

This video outlines the eight main reasons why students waste time. All these factors can be managed when parents support student time management.

This quick insight covers all the major factors which cause poor time management and provides ab overview of how to address them.

Goal-setting is essential. Youth do not necessarily have the skills or maturity to set goals independently. This section encourages parents help their teens to develop a vision and set goals.

Narration of factors to consider to prevent procrastination

Prioritizing is about trade-offs between "nice to have" and "need to have".  Giving up some things involves sacrifice, which may sometimes be painful. The student must however be taught that sacrifices today will benefit them tomorrow. Young students will have to learn to delay the activities they would like, in favor of the work required for longer-term success.  Delaying gratification in this way is one of the key pathways to maturity. This video identifies factors which parents and their students should work on, in order to prioritize the urgent and important tasks.

This video describes the benefits of using mind maps and explains how parents should monitor their children's progress.

An explanation of how to create a mind map with a clear structure, showing a hierarchy of concepts to aid comprehension. An example of how to embellish the map, after the structure has been clearly outlined, is provided. The lecture ends by discussing digital application and storage of mind maps.

This short video introduces the student to memory techniques, using simple number systems.

A detailed explanation of how to apply the principles of visualization and association.

During this session the student will train the brain to link ten words/concepts to the images for each number. These words could be from school content or they could be randomly chosen. The emphasis is on the technique of visualizing and associating. It is loads of fun to use the imagination to boost recall quickly.

This voiceless video describes the number shape memory system. In less than ten minutes, the student will create ten new images with which to associate a new list of words. The video is self-paced.

No need to stress about exams and tests! Spend 12 minutes learning how to write an excellent exam. It's all about building up towards the big event, getting yourself tuned-up like a supercharged sportscar and running against time like a champion racehorse. Get your family, friends and teachers involved. You will see that your academic results will improve dramatically.

Suggestions of how to proceed upon completion of this course.