Final exams are approaching and if you didn’t do well on your mid-terms, your final chance for getting a good grade is your final exam. For many freshman’s, this may seem daunting and provoke anxiety attacks. One test can account for up to 50% of your grade for many classes. Here are some tips to ace that final exam.
Study Tips
- Attend class and take notes. It’s important you attend every class. Many professors talk about new things that aren’t in the text that they will specifically put on your final exam. Even if it seems unnecessary, still put it in your notes.
- Take two weeks to fully study before the final exam. Re-read chapters, do chapter reviews and make that information second nature to you.
- Use study groups. Having other peers will help with information you may have overlooked.
- Use the web. Many textbooks have a website where you can do extra curricular activities to help with studying. Rely on this tool and use it.
It’s also a great idea to know what kind of exam it is. Is it essay only? Multiple choice? Fill in the blank? A bit of everything? Essay exams may appear to be harder but can actually be easy if you know what to study for. Essay exams questions usually touch on the main theme or a main part of the course or book. Knowing what big themes are throughout the course will help you study. If the test is multiple choice, it’s fair game on what will be covered. Multiple choice tests usually have 100 or more questions and will have a mix of easy and difficult concepts. So prepare ahead!
So you may be thinking about going back to college or school to pursue another degree or get a specialization. If you are teacher you might want to consider a specialization in Special Education. With the added diploma, your career will will open up doors. A definite pay increase, more resources allotted to you and more funding.
The field of Special Education is vast. Help special needs kids by adapting or modifying their curriculum. Learn all the latest teaching models for children with special needs such as autism, learning disabilities, oppositional disorder and much much more. So what are the steps?
Make sure to find a local college or university that offers a Special Education diploma or degree. Decide if you want to pursue a 4 year degree, 2 year degree or 1 year diploma. Let your school that you are working in know that you are advancing your career. With time you will be able to apply for a special education job posting. So consider this career choice.
It’s almost time for Christmas or Winter holiday and you need to keep your little ones busy. Most parents don’t want to plunk your child in front of the TV during the two week holiday but find it hard to find activities to keep them occupied. What’s important to remember is that you don’t want your child to forget everything he or she learned from September. Here are some activities and resource to use to help your child stay up to date in academics.
School Based Activities Over The Holidays
- Activity Books – Whether your child is learning his ABC’s or trigonometry, there are activity books at your local grocery store or office supply store that will help your child keep up to date. If money is an issue, you can always go to your local library to find activity books and then photo copy them or go online to find activity sheets to print up.
- Learning Games – There are many games out there that target certain skills like shapes, numbers, reading or phonics. Lucky Ducks is great for the little ones in learning their shapes.
- Theme Days – What’s more fun than to have a theme day? Incorporate science, math, reading and gross motor activities all surrounded by a concept. Choose underwater sea adventure or outer space exploration and create snacks, activities, worksheets and games.
- Let your child be the teacher – Have your child be the teacher and have them teach you what they are learning or have learned at school. Children really enjoy being an authority and have fun teaching their mom or dad.
So Christmas is around the corner and if you don’t have anything planned with your kids, you may end up pulling out your hair. Don’t despair moms! I have compiled a list of cool activities that you and your kids can do together. Don’t let the stress of planning a perfect Christmas dinner ruin the fun you can have with your little ones.
Activities To Do With Your Kids
- Make a Gingerbread house – Kids love to do crafts so why not make a Gingerbread house. You can either pre-make the gingerbread components or buy a kit.
- Go to the library – This is a great time to take your kids to the library. With Harry Potter and Twilight huge in popularity, libraries will well stocked with these books. Libraries will also have reading time for your little ones so take the time to see what the library has to offer.
- Make Christmas decoration – Time to get your clothespins, pipecleaners, paint and plastic Christmas balls for decorations. Children love the holiday spirit so why not take an afternoon to making Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree, wreath or stair banister.
- Plan a Movie Day – Take your children to the video store and have them pick out 8-10 movies that they can watch all day! Make popcorn, candied apples and fizzy punch for them to eat. Treat it like a lazy, all you can eat junk food day. Kids will love this and it will help you get the house chores done.
What a wonderful time now that Barack Obama is in office. He has done a lot in the field of education for moms, single moms and women in the United States. Any women over the age of 18 can apply for a Federal Pell Grant and earn up to $10,000 in a scholarship. This is free money! It isn’t a loan like most college assistance programs. Obama has done a great thing by increasing the funding for these scholarship grants. Continue reading Obama Increases Funding For Grants – Time For Moms To Go Back To School →
