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What they really mean when they say the ATAR doesn’t matter
“Don’t worry about it, your ATAR doesn’t matter.”
This line is thrown out by all sorts of people so frequently, that it has lost its meaning, and become a shallow affirmation. I think we need to think a lot more about what this phrase means. It has a very significant and sinister meaning. The secret to understanding it, is to first realise that there are in fact, multiple meanings to this phrase. The meaning changes based on your social class.

Anthony Mai
Jun 14 min read
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The way students try to accelerate in tutoring produces worse academic results
In both principle and practice, acceleration has a net negative effect on student learning.

Anthony Mai
Jul 15, 20245 min read
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5 Principles of Exam Writing
Here are five principles that can be universally used to guide your written response.

Anthony Mai
May 26, 20241 min read
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Learning is Mental Conflict
Piaget was considered to be the father of the learning theory of ‘constructivism,’ which is about how learning occurs through understanding

Anthony Mai
May 19, 20242 min read
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Early Traps of Work After High School
The end of high school is the beginning of a new chapter in life. And with a new start, comes new opportunities. In a kinder world, the...

Anthony Mai
May 12, 20241 min read
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Avoid these 3 common Physics mistakes
Misconceptions. We all face them – the students who do best by the end of the course aren’t those who have never had misconceptions, but rat

Wayne Wong
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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