high school
High school made less stressful; a roundup of high school horror stories and tips on asking your date to prom, preparing for college and much more.
Goulhearth’s Marvelous Institute of Wizardry
There was once a school so secret, so enchanted, that only the truly curious could ever stumble upon it. Nestled between jagged emerald mountains and hidden beneath a sky of shimmering auroras, stood Goulhearth’s Marvelous Institute of Wizardry and Other Magical Creations—a place of swirling mysteries, mischievous spells, and boundless wonder.
By Siraj Ahmadabout a year ago in Education
Intseo Media Launches GrammarExercises.org
Intseo Media, the global SEO & link-building agency behind internationalseo.agency, has launched a new free learning platform — grammarexercises.org — created to help English learners and educators around the world access quality grammar practice without cost or barriers.
By Baris Berkay Ozturkabout a year ago in Education
Keep Calm and Carry On: Practical Wellbeing Strategies for Sixth Form Success
The sixth form years are among the most transformative and intense in a student’s educational journey. With academic demands mounting and university or career decisions looming, it’s no surprise that many students experience heightened stress and anxiety during this time.
By William Henryabout a year ago in Education
Learn Anything Fast: The ‘Smart Study System’ for Students
Introduction: Struggling to remember what you study? Wasting time rereading notes with no results? You’re not alone — and the problem isn’t you. The way we study is often outdated. In this article, you’ll discover a proven system designed to help you learn faster, remember more, and stay focused — even during exam stress.
By KAMRAN AHMADabout a year ago in Education
Are Digital Platforms Missing a Crucial Opportunity to Teach Teens Emotional Skills?
Let’s face it, teens are spending the majority of their lives online — or at least a large part of their waking hours online. Between TikTok, YouTube, gaming, and other social media platforms, today’s average teen spends over eight hours a day on screens. While debates about screen time and their negative connotations rage on, the bigger question is — what are they getting out of all that time?
By Karen Brindabout a year ago in Education
Why Nursery Admissions Are Breaking the Bank
In many major cities, particularly in India and other parts of Asia, nursery school admissions have become a financial and emotional battleground. Parents are spending lakhs of rupees the equivalent of thousands of dollars just to secure a seat for their toddler in a prestigious preschool.
By Rupa Pathakabout a year ago in Education
Experts Look at Possibility of Growing Tea in Space
Scientists are using plants from Devon to test whether it is possible to grow tea in space. Seedlings cultivated near Ashburton have been planted in soils which are similar to those found on the Moon and Mars as part of a research project at the University of Kent.
By Kamran Khanabout a year ago in Education
How to Write a Persuasive Essay: Tips to start one
A persuasive essay is an essay that is written to sway the opinion of readers and evoke a response. The objective here is not to inform but to persuade the reader. It is an academic task that questions the critical ability of students. But you may not know how to start this type of essay. So, in this article, you will learn how to write a persuasive essay with valuable tips.
By sandra parkerabout a year ago in Education
🎓🧠 Grades Are Not Intelligence — And I’m Proof
I was twelve the first time I believed I was stupid. It happened on a Thursday, after math class. We had just gotten our exam papers back, and mine had a red "38%" scrawled across the top. That number felt like it wasn’t just grading my work — it was grading me. My mind, my ability, my future. I looked at the paper, then at the girl next to me who always got 90s, and thought, She’s smart. I’m not. It wasn’t the last time I’d think that. In the years that followed, I became very good at pretending I didn’t care about grades. I stopped trying. I stopped raising my hand. I stopped showing up fully, because when the system tells you you’re average or below, eventually you believe it. I wasn’t lazy — I just didn’t see the point in working hard to still feel like a failure. But here’s the thing: I was never actually stupid. And neither are you. --- I learned how to memorize things quickly — not because I understood, but because I knew it would get me through the next test. I figured out how to write just enough in essays to seem like I knew what I was talking about. I became fluent in the language of survival. But I never really learned how to learn — not in a way that felt connected or alive. And the deeper truth? I was learning all the time, just not what the school could measure. I could take apart a broken radio and fix it without instructions. I could tell when someone in the room was upset just by how they shifted in their chair. I could write stories that made people cry, even when I didn’t share them. I could read people’s moods, handle conflict, see patterns in behavior — skills that have shaped my entire adult life. But none of that ever showed up on a report card. --- Somewhere along the way, we were taught that intelligence is neat and measurable. That it can be circled with a red pen, broken into a letter, posted on a wall, ranked and compared. But intelligence isn’t neat. It’s not even always visible. It hides in empathy, in instinct, in how quickly you pick up a song, or calm a child, or solve a problem no one else even saw. Intelligence is not limited to equations or essay structure. But our education system often is. It took me a long time to unlearn the belief that my academic record reflected my intelligence. That A’s meant I was good, and D’s meant I was not. That people who succeeded on paper were smarter than me, more likely to succeed in life. That belief was so deeply rooted, I didn’t realize it was a lie until I started living outside the system. --- My first real job didn’t care about my grades. They cared about how I listened. How I solved problems. How I showed up when things went wrong. And for the first time, I saw my value reflected in real life — not in a red pen, but in results. In impact. In people trusting me to do something that mattered. Suddenly, the things I had once been ashamed of — my curiosity, my creativity, my sensitivity — became assets. I wasn’t broken. I was just measured by the wrong metrics. --- We spend so many years teaching kids to chase numbers, that we forget to teach them how to trust their own minds. We tell them to memorize, but not to wonder. We praise perfect marks, but not imperfect effort. We reward results, not resilience. I know now that intelligence is a wide, wild thing. It doesn’t always raise its hand. It doesn’t always show up on the page. Sometimes, it lives in people who were told they were behind. --- If you’re reading this and you’ve ever felt like grades defined you — let me say this clearly: You are not your report card. You are not a test score. You are not the red marks that tried to shrink your mind to a number. You are a whole world of thoughts, ideas, observations, and questions. And that is more than any exam could ever capture. I’m proof that there’s life beyond the gradebook. And maybe, just maybe, you are too.
By Firdos Jamalabout a year ago in Education
