Ashley Pritchard, MA

The Best Practices for Emailing a Teacher About Being Absent

What you can say to tell a professor or teacher you won’t be in classIt happens! Sometimes you have to miss school. Whether you have a doctor’s appointment during math class or wake up sick with the flu, everyone mis...

How to Make New Friends from Around the World

Best apps, sites, and advice for making friends from different countriesAs our world becomes more connected, forming friendships with people from all across the globe has never been easier. Thanks to the internet and nif...

How to

Introduce Yourself in Class

Introducing yourself to a class, whether you are the student or the teacher, can feel daunting. Deciding what and how much to share, overcoming anxiety, and presenting yourself as an interesting and engaged person are st...

How to

Pass Time in Class

Time flies when you’re having fun, but it grinds to a halt when you aren’t interested in what’s going on in class. Luckily, if you can find a way to get engaged, that hour-long math lecture will be over before you ...

How to

Email a Professor

Tips for a respectful and effective formal emailWriting an email to a professor takes a bit more thought than shooting an email to a friend or sending a text. Your education is the beginning of your professional career, ...

How to

Email Teachers

If you cannot make it to your teacher's office hours, you can always email them. This How.com.vn will give you some advice on how to email your teacher and avoid any confusion or miscommunication.

How to

Study a Week Before an Exam

You're ready to ace your upcoming exam, but first you have to study. If there's only a week until your exam, you might be feeling stressed out and not sure where to start. Fortunately, a week can be enough time to get re...

How to

Become a Straight A+ Student

Making an A+ in every single class is quite an accomplishment as a student. Do you think you have what it takes? Contrary to popular belief, you don't necessarily have to be the smartest person to make great grades—but...

How to

Make School Time Fly

You know the feeling. The clock says 2:00, and you don't get out of school till 3:00. Every second seems to drag on for an hour. Nonetheless, you can make the time pass a little faster if you give it some effort.

How to

Become an Excellent Student

Being an excellent student has more benefits than just getting good grades. In the short term, it will make you a more appealing college candidate and you may even qualify for some hefty scholarships. In the long term, t...

How to

Be a Smart Student

It's easy to fall behind in school whether you're smart or not – it's a lot of work! To be a smart student – a student who knows how to study and how to succeed – you've got to start from day one. With ...

How to

Start a Club

Clubs are great ways to connect people with similar interests. If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own club, you can easily make it happen with a little time and effort. You don’t need a bunch of members either. ...

How to

Avoid Distractions While Studying

You know you really want to get good grades. Your parents have put the pressure on, or you promised yourself you would do better. But you keep getting distracted! If you work to find a focused mindset, establish a study ...

How to

Pack a School Bag (Teen Girls)

Packing a bag for school is fairly straightforward - the key thing is to not leave behind anything you really need. Though you’ll want to be prepared, you don’t want to pack excess items that only weigh down your bag...

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Increase Concentration While Studying

Concentrating is hard especially if it is a hard subject or a boring subject. While studying has never been the most exciting aspects of school, it doesn't have to be the drag that it is made out to be. With a sense of d...

How to

Be a Good Boy

Being a good boy is not always easy, especially if you are having trouble being good at both home and school. The most important thing is that you treat your family members, teachers, and the people around you with kindn...

How to

Deal With a Bad Grade

It’s always upsetting to receive a grade that’s lower than what you hoped for, but it’s important to not let it get you down. If you deal with a bad grade in the right way, you can learn from your mistakes to becom...

How to

Apologize to a Teacher

Sometimes we make mistakes. Nobody's perfect. But if you did something that hurt your teacher, it's important to apologize and make amends for what you did. Apologizing can take a lot of courage, but it will heal your re...

How to

Get Straight "A"s

Being a great student doesn't mean hours and hours of studying and having no social life at all! There's always room to improve, so it helps to always check the work you do. This will lead to happiness and satisfaction w...

How to

Prepare For The First Day of School

The first day of school can help set the tone for the whole year and it’s totally normal to feel some nervous jitters. But don’t worry! There are some things you can do to prepare and make your first day go by witho...