Local learners share their advice and study tips for the Class of 2022
While the Class of 2022 face the final stretch of their matric year, this is a stressful time. Learners from Sandton share their advice and study tips for their fellow matrics.
CANNEN RAIZ: I have five steps to improve your matric results: 1) Start now, the simple act of starting a small bit of work now may very quickly lead to a virtuous cycle of high intensity work. 2) Reinforce good habits, studying will become habitual and you will feel uncomfortable if you don't work during your allocated time. 3) Get off your phone, this may be a tough one but the moment you rid yourself of your biggest distraction you will put your head down and get to work. 4) Integrate breaks
The Class of 2022 faces the final stretch of their matric year and this is a stressful time due to the pressures of exams.
PRIYAL NAIDOO: I would recommend that learners should organise their study area, and create a study schedule before getting started, this prevents unnecessary disruptions during studying. It is also important to take breaks and include other extracurriculars, sitting at your desk all day and night can be draining and leads to procrastination if you dread working. Take some time out of your day to spend time with friends, family or do some physical exercise.SHIRAZ BODINGER: You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Procrastination, distractions, feeling overwhelmed, and the all too familiar sense of impending doom, sooner or later, we all experience the above before/ during exams. However, as each of us ventures through high school, we discover study methods that are most suitable for us. These include creating a study timetable, minimising distractions by limiting screen time, ensuring that your workspace is tidy and
But what can the learners do to get through their final exams? Local learners share their advice and study tips for their fellow matrics:
THANDIWE SIBANDA: I think it’s safe to say that we all have our moments of stress and exhaustion and have felt like crying at least once. If matric has taught me one thing, it is that there is always another plan. Your original plan will not always play out as you want it to, but there is always something else you can do to secure the future that you want for yourself. Surprise yourself, matric will show you that you are more than capable of doing what you never thought you could. Keep every tes
