Let’s get Gritty

Jul 31, 2017

Ever wondered how Elon Musk started building rocket ships or how 16 year old Laura Dekker sailed her way around the world in 518 days solo? How Michael Jordan become one of the World’s best basketball players or how Sara Blakely become the youngest female billionaire in the world with her Spanx business?

Were these individuals born smarter, stronger, more motivated?

I don’t think so!

If you haven’t heard about Grit then please do yourself a favour and get yourself a copy of Angela Duckworth’s incredibly insightful book called.. you guessed it.. Grit! Don’t have time to read you say? Angela also delivered a great 6 minute TED Talk which is well worth watching.

Grit argues that it is not about how smart you are, but rather how resilience, initiative, and having guts gives you a distinct advantage over others. At HSC CoWorks we are such believers of this that it is one of our Key Behaviours. We work with our students to develop their Grit and apply this skill to the HSC and ultimately life after. Not everyone is born with Grit, but everyone can develop it.

 

 

 

So is that student who is doing well at school that much smarter than you? Or is it that they have done that many more practice essays, pushed their comfort zone to improve results, asked the questions and stayed curious about what it is they are learning, and ultimately stayed ‘gritty’ and persevered to the end?

 

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Tune in for an episode with Teacher Tim, an English teacher and HSC marker, as he unpacks some of the key points in the texts and human experiences focus area.

In this episode Tim reveals how you can think deeper about what it means to be a human and how you can identify the tensions between agency and conformity, the paradoxes of human motivation and behaviour and how to relate the individual and collective human experience.

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Calling all 2027 Year 12 students! Your first Year 12 English assessments will come around so much faster than you expect, so now is your time to get ahead. Tune in for an episode with Teacher Tim, an English teacher and HSC marker, as he unpacks some of the key points in the texts and human experiences focus area. In this episode Tim reveals how you can think deeper about what it means to be a human and how you can identify the tensions between agency and conformity, the paradoxes of human motivation and behaviour and how to relate the individual and collective human experience. #hsc2027 #hscenglish #hsctextsandhumanexperiences #hsccoworks

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In this episode of the CoWorks Podcast, Caitlin and Jesse share practical tips for light, targeted revision, practicing under exam conditions, managing burnout, and calming exam anxiety so that you can walk into your final HSC paper feeling prepared and focused.

#linkinbio #hsccoworks #hscstudytips #hsc2026 #hsc

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What should you do in the final 24 hours before an HSC exam? In this episode of the CoWorks Podcast, Caitlin and Jesse share practical tips for light, targeted revision, practicing under exam conditions, managing burnout, and calming exam anxiety so that you can walk into your final HSC paper feeling prepared and focused. #linkinbio #hsccoworks #hscstudytips #hsc2026 #hsc

HSC 2027 📣 Your first HSC assessments are just weeks away. Start training now and you’ll be in a far stronger position when they arrive.

At HSC CoWorks, you have a whole team of HSC experts supporting you, as well as the tools to help make the content stick. Our flashcard game runs on spaced repetition, stopping you from wasting time re-studying what you already know, and putting infront of you the concepts that you are slipping up on.

Instantly generate your flashcards from your study notes, train in 4 different ways, monitor which topics you have mastered and which need another round, and walk into your first assessments with confidence!

🧠 Stronger recall
🔥 Daily training, not last-minute panic
💪 Real confidence walking into the exam room

Here’s your target: know your foundational content better than any other student at your school.

Train daily with flashcards, and that’s exactly where you’ll end up.

#HSCCoWorks #Year12 #HSCStudyTips #StudySmarter #SpacedRepetition

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HSC 2027 📣 Your first HSC assessments are just weeks away. Start training now and you’ll be in a far stronger position when they arrive. At HSC CoWorks, you have a whole team of HSC experts supporting you, as well as the tools to help make the content stick. Our flashcard game runs on spaced repetition, stopping you from wasting time re-studying what you already know, and putting infront of you the concepts that you are slipping up on. Instantly generate your flashcards from your study notes, train in 4 different ways, monitor which topics you have mastered and which need another round, and walk into your first assessments with confidence! 🧠 Stronger recall 🔥 Daily training, not last-minute panic 💪 Real confidence walking into the exam room Here’s your target: know your foundational content better than any other student at your school. Train daily with flashcards, and that’s exactly where you’ll end up. #HSCCoWorks #Year12 #HSCStudyTips #StudySmarter #SpacedRepetition

Year 12 parents.. your teen’s first assessment tasks are coming up in just a few weeks and by Christmas they will already be 25% of the way through their HSC school year.

At HSC CoWorks, we take the guesswork out of HSC preparation with personalised subject and performance coaching, helping students stay organised, motivated and focused on what the tasks that will produce the results.

✅ Personalised support across their HSC subjects
✅ Organisation, motivation and accountability
✅ Online system offering support outside of their weekly sessions
✅ Access to an experienced HSC Marking Team
✅ Weekly parent reports so you know exactly how they’re progressing

For over 30 years, we’ve helped Sydney students build the confidence and skills to reach their HSC goals.

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Year 12 parents.. your teen’s first assessment tasks are coming up in just a few weeks and by Christmas they will already be 25% of the way through their HSC school year. At HSC CoWorks, we take the guesswork out of HSC preparation with personalised subject and performance coaching, helping students stay organised, motivated and focused on what the tasks that will produce the results. ✅ Personalised support across their HSC subjects ✅ Organisation, motivation and accountability ✅ Online system offering support outside of their weekly sessions ✅ Access to an experienced HSC Marking Team ✅ Weekly parent reports so you know exactly how they’re progressing For over 30 years, we’ve helped Sydney students build the confidence and skills to reach their HSC goals. 📍 Balgowlah | Bondi Junction | Chatswood | Mosman | Virtual Campus 🎓 Start your FREE 14-Day Trial today!