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The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college. On today’s Tutoring Tips Episode, Alexis gives you five tips to keep learning and beat the summer brain drain.

In recent years, everyone’s talking about this brain drain phenomenon. You don’t want your kids to sit on their nice, comfortable couch with a bowl of Lucky Charms in front of their TV all day. Do you?

So, what exactly is summer brain drain?

In a nutshell, it’s a term that describes the knowledge a student can lose over the course of the summer if they’re not actively stimulating their mind. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to beat the summer brain drain, and here are five tips.

  1. Keep reading
  2. Take a screen break
  3. Get your hands dirty
  4. Explore local museums
  5. Write it all down

Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!

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