You want to do all you can to help your child find success in the classroom. But, you don’t want to be overbearing, restricting, or interfering. You want your child to achieve good grades and want him or her to learn and grow as an individual. It’s tough to find the right balance and to

Today is an exciting day in the Skooli office. It’s September, the coffee is fresh, and we’ve just unveiled the first official version of Skooli.com. It’s been eight months since we launched the beta version of Skooli, and we’ve been so grateful for every user that signed up and took the classroom for a spin.

Thanks to the hundreds of apps available for students these days, studying doesn’t have to be such a pain in the neck. We’re sharing our top 5 favorite apps here that help simplify everyday studying tasks to free up more time for you to focus on what matters. All the apps included in this list

It doesn’t matter if you spend every evening studying online with your tutor, there are a number of things you could be doing that are affecting your IQ. Read below to see what researchers are saying can kill brain cells. You’re a stress case Worrying about upcoming exams, family life, or money can mean that

Although we’d all love to remember everything we study, the reality is that we manage to forget a lot of things (see last’s week’s blog post to find out why we forget things). So, how can we maximize our study time before tests or exams, or in general throughout the school year? One concept, called the

Our memories are an extraordinary thing – there are so many details that we squirrel away in our brains that we don’t even realize are there. We collect even the smallest details running back to our childhood. So why then, when you’re running out the door at the last minute, can we never find our

We’re sure you’ve seen plenty of recent articles out there asking the question, is college worth it? Maybe you’ve been asking yourself if you should pursue higher education? In light of the current economic times and the vast underemployment of highly educated individuals, it’s definitely a question worth examining – and closely. There have since

[This post was originally published on March 4, 2015. It was updated on April 4, 2016 with new online tutoring information for 2016.] If you are looking for an online tutor to help you tackle a new language, it’s important that you find someone who you connect with and who encourages you to learn. How

Are you a chemistry student struggling to improve your grades? Don’t sweat it – it’s a challenging course, but there are many little things you could do that will help you succeed. Common mistakes students make First, many chemistry students make the same mistakes that prevent them from passing tests and assignments. Let’s look at

For many students, chemistry isn’t a walk in the park. Is it more than just a bad rap, though? Why is chemistry hard for so many students? Below, we share some reasons. In order to understand chemistry, you need to know some math “Math too?!” You might be thinking. And it’s true! Chemistry uses math