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NCEA pass rates for schools have been released for 2012

jessepirini — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:59 +0000

The 2012 NCEA pass rates for every school in NZ have been released by the NZQA. Pass rates might influence your choice of school, and show how well current students are doing overall. You can access the whole database here. You run a report that gives you the pass rates for an individual school, [...]

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Who is responsible for success? Any what does praise have to do with it?

jessepirini — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:12:40 +0000

“You’re so stupid!”, I would yell at my sister. Then my mum would jump in and tell me that while I may think what my sister did was stupid, that doesn’t mean that she is a stupid person. In the case of my sister I was busy slinging insults, but the same idea holds true [...]

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Creating a theme for your tutoring and study

jessepirini — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:56:47 +0000

I’ve been reading a book called ‘the Energy Equation’ by Daniel Browne. It’s by an ex-investment banker. At first I thought it was going to be a bit of a waste of time. But as I got into it I’ve found it’s one of the most practical books on being productive that I’ve come across. [...]

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What’s happening with online universities?

jessepirini — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:32:29 +0000

There’s growing talk about online university courses, and what that means for your bricks and mortar establishment that relies on holding on to students for at least three to four years. If you check out http://www.academicearth.org/ you’ll be able to ‘attend’ lectures and courses from most of the big name universities you’ve ever heard of. [...]

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End of 2012 and exams!

jessepirini — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:58:09 +0000

Things are coming to an end for the 2012 school year, and it’s only November! Students in year 11, 12 and 13 are all preparing for, and sitting exams. People are thinking about starting university, starting jobs, and having a summer. For tutors this is the final run, where you put in the big push [...]

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Motivation and tutoring

jessepirini — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:31:41 +0000

How does a tutor motivate a student to do well? It’s pretty clear that as long as you are willing to put in the work, you will have some success. This rule is extremely simple and clear. But one of the biggest challenges that tutors have is students not putting in their own work. You [...]

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Term 3 planner for tutoring

jessepirini — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:48:47 +0000

When it comes to studying, you have to know what’s coming up. Here is an 11 week planner for term 3 2012, all on one page. Download here (PDF)

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Mirror neurons in coaching and leadership

jessepirini — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:54:21 +0000

This Monday I’m facilitating a discussion on mirror neurons and their relevance to coaching. It’s supported by the Neuroleadership Group in Auckland, and is timed to coincide with the start of leadership week. For full details check below, and please come along if you are interested. How do we understand each other’s experiences in the [...]

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Visualisation and learning

jessepirini — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:11:53 +0000

I run study skill workshops with schools, universities and through Pencilcase Tutoring. I’ve been tweaking a workshop recently for Ruawai College up North and decided to put some stuff in about visualisation. After a bit of research I found that visualisation is a technique that lots of teachers use to help students learn to read. [...]

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English tutoring – learning to write well

jessepirini — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:16:13 +0000

English tutoring is about equal in popularity with the sciences. Maths stands out as number one. But I often think that English tutoring may serve some students better in the long run. Students mostly sign up for general English tutoring. When you arrive at the session the first thing you need to work out is [...]

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