122. The Biggest Lie We Tell Struggling Students: Why Studying MORE Isn't the Answer

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In this episode, Katie Azevedo discusses why telling struggling students to study more is often unhelpful and explores better approaches to learning.

Send me a message!🤓 ⭐FREE Parent Training: How to Help Your Teen Handle School Like a Pro Most struggling students are in the situation they’re in because no one ever taught them how to actually DO school. We expect them to learn, but nobody ever teaches them HOW. Therefore, the "just study more" might be the most well-meaning, unhelpful advice we keep giving them. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I break down exactly why the study harder message misses the mark, what's ...

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Host: Katie Azevedo

Topics covered

• student struggles
• study techniques
• educational methods
• parent training
• school success

Keywords

• struggling students
• study harder
• education
• parent training
• school strategies

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