Are your kids already sweating exams this semester? Fear not! Combine these tips with a regular studying routine, and they’ll be set for anything their teachers assign this year. CHEW ON THIS Not all classrooms allow gum, but those that do offer students a distinct advantage. According to Scientific American, chewing gum increases the flow of oxygen to the areas of your brain responsible for attention and memory. Your student can even coordinate gum flavors with each of their classes. Do they have a biology test coming up? Encourage your student to chew peppermint gum while they study and while they take the test. Their brain will associate the minty flavor with those plant cell organelles they studied for an hour the night before. PROOFREAD WITH GOOGLE Is your child trying to perfect an essay before a midnight deadline? Be sure they leave time to read their essay aloud! Tom Stafford, a psychologist who studies typos at the University of Sheffield, notes that when we reread our work, “we don’t catch every detail; we’re not like computers or NSA databases.” Your student doesn’t catch their typos because they don’t expect them! By reading their work aloud, your student can fix those typos as they come up. But why put in all the effort when they can let Google do it for them? They can simply copy and paste the essay into Google Translate
and let it read the essay aloud. Hearing their work ring out in Google’s monotone speech will help them highlight and fix those mistakes. GET OFF FACEBOOK Is your child wasting all of their precious studying hours on social media? According to Common Sense Media’s 2015 national census survey, tweens and teens spend an average of six to nine hours on some form of media daily. Help your student learn to self-regulate with StayFocusd, a web extension available for free in the Chrome Web Store. By adding this extension to your web browser, you can limit the amount of time your child spends scrolling through Facebook and maximize the time they spend on Google Scholar and Quizlet.
JEFF’S RAZORBACK TRANSIT CHICAGOLAND LIMOUSINE
If you need a convenient, friendly, and economical ride to one of Chicagoland’s airports or transportation services for a special event, there is no one better than Jeff Ward at Jeff’s Razorback Transit. We’ve known Jeff for over 10 years. His family-owned business has been serving the Naperville and Aurora areas for over 10 years. My family and I have relied on Jeff for rides to and from the airports. Even
with our big crew, the cost is economical. This is a business that is thriving because its drivers are top-of-the-line, and the service and attention to detail are tremendous. If you need transit, Jeff can be reached at:
Jeff’s Razorback Transit | Chicagoland Limousine 630-561-4878 | Razorbackward98@gmail.com
Trust me, the ride is worth every penny. Thank me later.
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