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This is it!

June 9th. The day Michael J Fox & Johnny Depp were born. Also the day Charles Dickens died. Assuming you make it through to tomorrow, it’ll also go down in history as the day your leaving cert started… English Paper 1 is in many ways a nice paper to start with. No real studying required, …

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going blank

Every day i go blank. These blog posts don’t write themselves. Behind each one is an idea. Something creative. photo credit: Rishi S The vast majority of the content i’ve written on this blog has come from blank moments. There are two things you can do if you mind goes blank in an exam. Give …

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Tips on notes

Since there’s still more than half a year left before the exams, it’s not too late to think about notes. Not the most enthralling subject, but important for the Leaving! photo credit: Jonathan_W Making good notes is a simple way of making future revision easier. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean writing really slowly to keep your …

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