Is Music Helpful?

Is Music Helpful?

The Mozart effect was trending there for a while โ€“ but does music actually help you remember information? Science says: The jury is still out. Music is so multifactorial in terms of styles and personalities, but a few studies have at least revealed a few trends. The...
Summarize the Day!

Summarize the Day!

Flash back to 5th grade. Youโ€™re sitting in class and your teacher assigns a book to read over the next week. At the end of each chapter she asks you to write a brief summary of what you learned and maybe answer a few comprehension questions. Your teachers werenโ€™t just...
Stages of Learning.

Stages of Learning.

When you are trying to tackle a bunch of material itโ€™s always a good idea to pause and evaluate what you are doing. There are many theories of how we learn, but they tend to follow similar trends. Bloomโ€™s Taxonomy is one way to think about how we learn. When youโ€™re...
Shake, Shake, Shake it up!

Shake, Shake, Shake it up!

Not the typical student? Study formulas are useful, but they are not the only way to tackle a problem. B&B offers the perfect guidance, but add your own spice to the mix sometimes!   Routines and habits are great to create the base of the knowledge pyramid....
Holidays, Studying, Time โ€“ OH MY!

Holidays, Studying, Time โ€“ OH MY!

The holidays may be adding an extra twist to your study schedule. Donโ€™t skip Thanksgiving because of your exam, but stay on top of your goals! Itโ€™s a balancing act, but weโ€™re here to make sure you donโ€™t fall off. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of it...
Muti-taskingโ€ฆcan you do it?

Muti-taskingโ€ฆcan you do it?

Phone lights up with a text message, email dings on your computer, you have to get through anatomy while eating lunch? Itโ€™s a normal part of life to be trying to deal with split attention. Itโ€™s also pretty normal to think that you can do it. Unfortunately, most...