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The Secret of Motivation: Everyone Can Be Motivated If…
As parents, we want to see our child be motivated to study and put in the required work for Year 11 & 12. We want them getting started without being asked (or nagged!) and we want them taking pride in their work. But many students say the same thing: “I just don’t feel motivated.” And parents often ask us: “How can we motivate them?” Here’s the truth that might surprise you. Motivation is not something you wait for. Motivation is something you create. And almost every student can become...
Example Of The Feedback From Our Online Markers
This week we share a piece of marking from one of the marking team, Donna. This type of marking is typical of the highest quality marking that each student receives, allowing them to take ownership of their own work. Further, this supportive evaluation encourages the...
How Much Study Time Do You Really Have?
In this video we look at how much time is actually available for students to prepare for their Trial Exams. 4 to 5 weeks feels like lots of time for study but you will see that assuming a student works consistently over this period they will only have 13.2 hours per...
Creating Your Study Timetable For The Holidays
Hi everyone, The key to success in preparing for your Trial Exams is being highly effective and productive with the limited time you have over these upcoming holidays. Just to illustrate how little time a student actually has: If a student is to study 6 hours per day...
There Is No Elevator To The Top Of Mount HSC: Cheating Doesn’t Work.
Hi everyone, You may have seen the headlines in the Sydney Morning Herald over the weekend about cheating amongst Year 12 students being ‘endemic.’ This makes me immensely proud of the service we provide to our students which provides them the tools to support them...
Fergus’ Tips for HSC Trial Success!
You Think You’ve Got It Tough?
As we reach the more difficult stages of the climb up Mount HSC it is both easy and common for students to start to feel like the challenge of the HSC is too much to cope with as they start to forget what is at the top of the mountain(Why they are climbing it) and...
Closing Enrolments for HSC 2015
We will be closing enrolments on May 15th for any new student completing the HSC in 2015. Past years have proven to us that if a student starts too late in the year, they arrive in the office in absolute 'Panic Mode'. This can impact existing students and demand...
April Holiday’s Recommended Study Plan
Hi Everyone, The April Holidays offer an opportunity to recharge the batteries before we enter the second and more challenging half of the climb up Mount HSC. A strong performance over these holidays will position students well for a very busy Term 2. We have created...
HSC CoWorks Coaching Program: Required Behaviours
At HSC CoWorks we utilize a number of tools to support students reach their goal ATAR. The following tools are an essential part of this program and as such will not be optional going forward. Students who choose to ignore the below requirements should reconsider...
EBTs Are Going Mandatory!
From Term 2 you will need to submit an EBT online before you can submit an essay for marking. This will ensure that you have a fluent, concise and well-constructed essay. Zero marking credits required to submit an EBT so no excuses! So why build an EBT before writing...
Is Optional Homework A Good Idea?
The Sydney Morning Herald reported today on the increased incidence of schools adopting an optional homework policy for primary school students. These schools have an "Opt Out" policy allowing parents to make the decision on whether their child completes all of their...
Playing the HSC Game
Brief Introduction: This will be the final of the three articles that I will have written to assist you all in achieving your dream ATARs. However of the three, this article will be the most important and beneficial, so if you have the time I suggest you read this...
Success in Science
A Brief Introduction Unlike my mathematics article, I won’t begin this article by talking about the scaling of these subjects. This is not because it is irrelevant but because I think there is a more important point I want to make in this introduction. During my final...
Strategies To Get You To The Peak Of Your Mount HSC – #1 – Stretch and Challenge
Over the next few weeks I will outline the study strategies which, if followed, will ensure you achieve the very best HSC result you can. In this post we look at the most important strategy of all "Stretch and Challenge" where we are always looking to expand...
Delayed Gratification Vs Instant Gratification And It’s Implications For Our Students
In the late 1960's and early 1970's a Stanford University proferssor, Walter Mischel, PhD, conducted a now famous study known as the Marshmallow Test and over the last week we have been exploring its implications for students working towards a great HSC result. In...
What Does A Great Economics Essay Look Like?
Every school has a different way of approaching economics essays and that is probably the way you will learn to write them. Always much more of an English person, I considered Economics my weakness and really struggled in the beginning to write perfect essays....
A Visit To The World’s Best Schooling System
In late November Carol and I had a highly stimulating educational tour of the Finnish schools. Our purpose was to find out what the Finns were doing to create such fantastic educational outcomes. As you may know Finland leads the World in the most significant...
Mastering HSC Mathematics
Without a doubt, Mathematics is the highest scaling course in the HSC, being an average level student in one of the Mathematics Extension courses can boost your final ATAR significantly. Quite frankly, having Mathematics as one of your subjects provides you with an...
January Office Opening Hours
As we move into the Christmas Holidays, we wish you all a very safe and happy time with your families. As a reminder, here are our opening times for January 2015. 12th January: Online Marking Resumes 13th January (4-7pm): Holiday Support Session & Major Work...
English Extension Two – Tips for the Holidays
If you’re an English Extension Two student, think about what you can get done these holidays. Senior Coach Nechama Bass shares her insights and tips on the preparation of your English Extension Two Major Work... It goes without saying that each English Major Work...
