Have you ever had a bad teacher? Probably at least once, right? There are a lot of different kinds of bad teachers. Some are mean. Some are inconsistent. Some don’t seem all that bright. And really… some just rub the
How To Make Teachers Happy Without Butt-Kissing
Everyone hates a butt-kisser. Even the person getting their butt kissed. I’m going to tell you something that you probably already know in your gut but you’ve been told to ignore it your whole life. It’s something
High School Valedictorians That Grow Up To Do… Not Much…
I just read this… High school valedictorians “know how to do school. They are not the group to look for, for creative breakthroughs… or for becoming notable leaders in a particular area.” -Karen D. Arnold of Boston College (Quoted in
How Older Students Pull In Near Perfect Grades
[Total_Soft_Poll id=”2″] You can get our latest big hit ebook for free temporarily. How To Get An A+ On All Your Finals includes updated versions of some of Smart Student Secret’s most popular and powerful articles and some new
How To Boost Grades Without Studying
Kay and I were talking the other day and she was discussing an email exchange she was having with a student. She wanted to figure out how to help this student but she wanted to see what I was thinking
My Big Stupid Screw Up In English Class
There is an old writing cliche you’ve probably heard before: Write for your audience. As a high school student in English class, I seemed to make the silly mistake of trying to follow that advice. Sure… that’s great advice… Assuming
George Costanza Teaches How To Get Your Instincts Working For You Instead Of Against You
George Costanza is a character from an old sitcom that I’m hoping you’ve heard of in your life. Sienfeld – “the show about nothing” George was the lovable middle-aged loser that couldn’t quite reach escape velocity when it came to
Rebecca Wasn’t Going To Qualify For Medical School
Medical students tend to be an unusual breed of student. If you talk to the average engineering or teaching or liberal arts student, they’re probably going to tell you a story about picking their major based on what they
Big changes – We want to know what you’re thinking
Don’t say I didn’t warn you… The Smart Student Secrets community has grown a ton over the years but there has been something brewing in the back of my brain and I haven’t liked the smell of it. We’ve been
It’s Not School Prep. It’s Life Prep.
This is what gets Smart Student’s in trouble… And summer happens to be a great time to focus on this kind of stuff. -Aaron P.S. Big thank you to everyone that filled out the survey. I’m going to do