Student Success Statement

“Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.”

B.C Forbes

This statement basically says that honesty is all a person should have. If you don’t have it basically you’re nothing and you aren’t the person a successful person would want you to be. Once you turn into a fearless person you are just taking steps onto the honesty stage and you will do well just have some hope and peace in your mind.

Honesty

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Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

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What is honesty?

·       Honesty is telling the truth.

·       Honesty is straight forward conduct.

·       Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you…

·       Do your own homework

·       Tell a friend the truth

·       Explain the real reason why you didn’t turn in your homework

·       Keep your eyes on your own paper

·       Clean up your room after making a promise

·       Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake

·       Write a report in your own words instead of copying.

·       Admit you made the mistake

·       Keep a friend’s secret

·       Turn in a wallet full of money that you found.

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Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

-Phil Jackson

Basically saying that doesn’t worry about anything when you think you’re failing or anything negative just stay happy & have hope in yourself and you will make it to where you want to be in life. For example, if you’re thinking and stressing what is going to happen any other day don’t think about today and you’re feeling that exact moment you’re feeling like that and it will make you worry free and stress free. 

Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time

-------Classes, homework and activities-----with some family help. College gives you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s good thing since most jobs require multitasking. You might need to take care of current clients while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

Someone said “Wherever you are, be there” Focus on the present moment and give it all your attention. Don’t let your mind drift and wander here and there when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moment at hand. You can’t go back and recapture this moment, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Work smart by mastering the present moment.

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Student Success Statement

“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”

-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This statement means that the only place you will be safe to stand on is on the right side of which means that  that side has no lies and things that have to do with choosing the wrong. Means that whatever you do you will show your safe side. Being chosen by the right is when you are full of happiness and joy and will know what your life worth is for. 

Attention to Detail

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When you double-check your calculations for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John Wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his teams to ten consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number of things, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualitites for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit. He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their shoe strings. If they didn’t tie them correctly, he would teach them how.

Details may be small things but form small things come great things; therefore; pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.

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Student Success Statement

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.”

-Claudius

By saying that everyone is their architect means that whatever they do in learning they would improve their own skills and they will know how to be the person they are and what they know how to do and sometimes teach others what they do such as being creative, talented, & artistic.

Cool Under Pressure

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Very few students enjoy taking tests. Yet functioning well under pressure is crucial to your future success. Try thinking of the pressure of testing as practice for the work world’s own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, wielding a scalpel or handling dangerous chemicals.

The best way to curtail pressure and to even eliminate it is to prepare. Applying the motto “Be Prepared” holds true first time and every time. Prepare for that test, and you won’t worry about it. In fact, it will be your chance to shine, to reveal the hard work you have put onto preparing for the test. You will be rewarded for the effort you have thrust into your studies. Preparation removes fear. When you are prepared, you will not fear. Preparation helps you maintain your cool under pressure. Preparation generates energy and enthusiasm’ therefore, prepare and your coolness under pressure is sure to abound.

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Student Success Statement

“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

Peter F. Drucker

Basically means that if you’re starting a better life living off choosing the right says that if you start with something good it will be better than accepting something is telling you. For example if someone tells you to do something you wouldn't know if they were telling you the right  thing so do things coming from your heart and you will see your life change and will be a happy joyful person!

Initiative

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Initiative is creativity, inventiveness, originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own course through projects, employees who are self-reliant. Self-reliant people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required to do and do it. They don’t wait to be told much time succeeding in high school, college and in career world us taking the initiative.
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Student Success Statement

“To be great—concentrate.”

Orson Swett Marden

If you want greatness t happen to you, you have to concentrate onto your future and leave your past alone because what if your life in the past was horrible and you’re trying to make it better. Something you can do is concentrate on your future and goals. As they say you have to try to succeed which means focus on what you want to do.

Problem Solving Skills

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Every assignment is an opportunity to weigh all possible solutions carefully and choose the one you think is best. As a working professional, you’ll be solving problems regularly, whether it’s fixing a bug in a computer program or overcoming budget shortfalls. Problems solving situations occur extensive and frequently; therefore, are ready when then come.

When problems or challenges occur, some people look at them at negative experiences, as a crisis. These people are the ones who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitudes. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic are those who look at problems as opportunities, opportunities to learn, grow, expand their horizons, and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

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Student Success Statement

“Education is a marathon—not a sprint”

ANON

By saying that education is a marathon means that if you’re focused on your education for a long time it’s like if you’re running a marathon because basically school is many years and a marathon is a pretty long time also. The point is that if you are focused on it you will reach what you want to do in life and be happy with where you are at.

Teamwork Skills

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Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you’ll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of edification you can’t obtain by working alone.

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Student Success Statement

“The man who has no imagination has no wings”

-Muhammad Ali

What this statement means that if you don’t have an imagination in your life in every comment you do you will have no future and you won’t really be known as anything.

Speaking Skills

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When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It’s never too soon to practice good eye contacts and other public speaking techniques.

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According to the Book of Lists, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in the minds of the majority of people. Far above the fear of death and disease, comes the fear of standing in front of a crowd. Joel Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of American experience a dramatic fear of it” said Dr. Michael Telch of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders (LSAD) in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. “People have had to turn down jobs, and certainly students have dropped classes because of it.”

Regardless of your occupation, your success depends a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivating co-workers or just communicating one-on-one with others, you’ll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly, and intelligently.

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Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.  Genius will not; the world is full of educate derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

-Calvin Coolidge, 30^th president of the United States

What I think about this statement is that anywhere or anybody can have persistence. It doesn’t matter who you are. Having talent will not mean that you’re living an unsuccessful life. You will not be named as a genius if you’re well educated. It all matters who you are and if you have dreams and hopes in your life because you’re not supposed to judge someone that you don’t know and say they don’t have dreams because what if they do? It depends. Many other people are racist too and it means that they can probably not like the person and it isn’t about all about that. You have to choose the right & worry about yourself and what you want to do in the future and just live life without any worries about anyone or anything. 

Writing Skills

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Communication is at the top of the list of skills that employers look for. And communication in the workplace often means writing.

Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers depend on the money they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specifications, and nearly everyone writes e-mail to people inside and outside their organization. And before you even get the chance to interview for a job, you’ll need to present yourself in cover letters and resumes.

So, by taking writing serious and doing your best on every research paper, every lab report you write, every new post you write in your blog site, and every writing activity you engage in, you’re preparing yourself for a good career.

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Student Success Statement

“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

-Confucius

The courage in someone is when you need to force yourself and pace yourself to do something. The coward is when you choose the wrong. There would be no reason to do something wrong if in the end you will learn your lesson and see what the right decision for you to do is. 

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given. If you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

Persistence can change failure means that if you make an effort in something you will make a change in your life and you will achieve what you want to achieve in life.

Example Day: Survival

Tips

Tess—Taking

Part 2

During the test

Read the directions.

It’s important that you follow the instructions

Exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer.

Doing this can jog your memory about useful facts.

You may also come across information that can help you with other questions.

Answer every question first.

Unless there is a penalty for wrong answers, try to answer every question; you may be able to get partial credit for those you begin but don’t complete correctly.

Ask question.

If a question isn’t clear, talk to your teacher. If that’s not possible, explain your answer in the margin

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Student Success Statement

“Improve your performance by improving your attitude.”

ANON

Basically by this statement means that in order for you to improve your performance you have to change your attitude. Such as becoming someone different and start having a positive attitude so people anywhere can see the person you are and be glad.

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/10296.html

Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out these strategies while you’re still in high school, and by the time you get to college, you’ll be a test-taking expert.

Before the Test

Eat well.

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and perform your best,

Bring the right supplies

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses, calculators or whatever else you need on test day.

Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.

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Student Success Statement

“Always do right.”

Mark Twain

This statement means that whatever you do always choose the right. If you are thinking of doing something wrong think twice & say no because choosing the right is such a wonderful feeling and you don’t have to worry about doing bad things. 

Online Learning

Part 2

More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·       Read the website’s home page and the About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.

·       If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.

·       Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.

·       Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.

·       Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Student Success Statement

“Gold metals don’t make champions… hard work does.”

ANON

Statement means that it’s not the metals that will make you something in life basically you have to work for it. For example how everyone says hard work pays off you will get anything you have and need and you will be happy. By just getting a gold metal doesn’t mean you did something powerful in life doing hard work, working together and working smart is what counts.

Online Learning

Part 1
Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·       Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets the facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site also accurate.

·       Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·       Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·       Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in a print or lone, should include a bibliography.

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Student Success Statement

“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of a moral character.”

Margaret Chase Smith

What this statement means is that if you’re doing something that seems easy doesn’t mean it’s a popular example and for you to make something out of it. Once you become truthful and honest and things that make you choose the right then that is what is more like an unpopular person that’s why you need to stand out of what you want and make effort in a daily routine.

It’s Online, but is it On Target?

Part 3

Dot-What?

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

·        Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

·        Dot-org usually indicated a not for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

·        Dot-Gov. indicated a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

·        Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

·        Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university whether a world-reowned scholar or a freshman, can be gives space on its server. Professors sometimes put student cour5se work up on the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information accuracy.

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Student Success Statement

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

Liane Cordes

This statement means that if you make effort in yourself and have hope you will make it to the end of life and you will feel accomplished in life. For example everyone has dreams in like that they want to achieve and once they start noticing they will reach that goal they want to put more strength in their hopes and make them achieve what they want in life which unlocks your potentials and everybody’s. 

It’s Online, but is it On Target?

Part 2

Research with Attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for closed that they’re trust worthy, ask these questions:

·        Who wrote the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

·        What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?

·        Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

·        What is the websites purpose? Look for motives—like selling products or winning votes—that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·        Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?

·        Where did the author get this information?

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It’s Online, but is it On Target?

Part 1

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Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You’ve probably used the Internet to do research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy, or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust.

Many websites claim to have the facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way—they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only what which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

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Student Success Statement

“When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”

Gilbert Arland

What Gilbert Arland is trying to say is that if you don’t try enough to reach your goal you will have to try again until you succeed. For example, if you have a basketball and try to shoot at the hoop and you miss it won’t be the ball’s fault or the hoops. That is why you have to have hope in yourself and do something in life because if you don’t have hope you will probably always be a negative thinker.

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Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the Question, Read and Recite steps for each section of the chapter. First ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answers can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main point by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recite, or write, a brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it’s time to prepare for your tests, you’ll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

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Student Success Statement

“The first law of success…. Is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and to do directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left.”

William Mathews

What this statement means is that whatever you do in joy of life you will stay concentrated on only one thing and you will actually become someone in life that has enough energy to live off a successful life and you will learn many new good things that people choose the right. The statement says that it’s the first law you should know that carry’s success and concentration if you actually put work into what you want to do.