Student Success Statement

“Success is dependent of effort.”

-         Sophocles, Greek dramatist

Reflection:

What I think about this statement is that when you make an effort on trying something in the end you will succeed. Like they say you have to try to succeed. For example, if someone does there work all in class in the end they might get a good grade and they will be excited because they’re choosing the right!

How to Take on College Studying

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Choose Where to Study

Where you should study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do.

·         The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space—usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

·         For completing problem sets or brainstorming a possible test questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

·         When you are readying book chapters or working on a research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

Improve Your Study Habits

Here are some simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

·         Have a routine for where and when you study.

·         Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session.

·         Do things that are harder to require more intense thought at your most productive time of the day.

·         Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but no absorbing it.

·         Get to know students whom you respect and can study with or contact to ask questions.

·         Keep up with the workload and seek help when you need it.

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Summary:

This story shows that Jenna Huff was a Olympic runner but as soon as she was going to hit the finishing line she hurt her hip, and breaks down. She still won a sportsmanship award which meant so much to her. She said it was the right thing to do about 7 times throughout her interview but now that she’s fine she goes out at 4:30 in the morning every day to run because she still has hope in herself and that’s the good thing about her. Her award was about a good extremely sportsmanship because she broke down but still ran. She has so much hope in herself but she chose to go further just to reach and win which now has her as the U.S Olympic Committee.

Reflection:

What I think about this story is that she inspires me to choose the right because even if she’s hurt her try’s and made it so now she succeeded. For example, even if you’re hurt you have to think to yourself and just say “I’m going to make it” and so Jenna Huff did. So when I do something I know I’m not going to do, I want to inspire myself how she inspired herself to get something full of joy in the end which you will cherish forever.

How to Take on College Studying

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/961.html

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Develop Good Study Habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it.

Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop your study skills.

Decide When to Study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

·         Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

·         Consider what time of day you are most alert—there are morning people and night owls—and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

·         Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

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Student Success Statement

“Choosing the right is always the right thing do.”

Alex Linares

What this statement means that if you choose the right you will take the right path and you will be full of love and happiness. When you are that type person you feel really great and happy and you just cherish the person you are. For example, if you do your work and don’t disrespect the teacher your choosing the right because whatever rules the teacher gives you, you need to follow them and also pay attention to them. 

10 Management Tips for Students

Tips 5-10

Tip 5. Review Your Notes Every Day.

Reviewing helps you reinforce what you’ve learned, so you need less time to study before a test. You’ll also be ready if you get called on in class or have to take a pop quiz.

Tip 6. Get a Good Night’s Sleep.

Your brain needs rest to perform at its peak. Lack of sleep makes the day seem longer and your tasks seem for difficult.

Tip 7. Communicate Your Schedule to Others.

If phone calls or text messages are providing to be a distraction, tell your friends that you are only available at certain times of day and not to expect a response at other times.

Tip 8. Become a Taskmaster.

Give yourself a time budget and plan your activities accordingly. Figure out how much free time you have each week before you add any commitments.

Tip 9. Don’t Waste Time Agonizing.

Instead of agonizing and procrastinating, just do it. Wasting an entire evening worrying about something that you’re supposed to be doing is not productive, and can increase your stress.

Tip 10. Determine Your Priorities.

You can’t do everything at once. Establish the importance of each item. Then set realistic goals that are attainable.

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Student Success Statement

“It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.”

ANON

What this statement means is that it’s better to be alone then hang out or do bad things you see other people doing. For example, if you have a friend that is inviting you to a party is your choices to choose the wrong because if someone does it and you think it looks fun there you go follow them. That’s why you have to be a leader and not a follower because I you’re a follower you can be choosing the right and not choosing the right choices in life which makes you look like a bad person. 

10 Management Tips for Students

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/116.html

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Organizing your life

Managing your time well is an important element of success – especially if you’re a student. If you set priorities that fit your needs and lifestyle, you’ll have a better chance of achieving your goals.

Here are some tips for making control of your time and organizing your life.

Tip 1. Make a T0-Do List Every Day.

Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. And don’t forget to reward yourself for your accomplishments.

Tip 2. Use Spare Minutes Wisely.

When you’re commuting on the bus or train, use the time to get some reading done.

Tip 3. It’s Okay to Say No.

Of your friend asks you to go to a movie on a Thursday night and you have an exam the next morning, realize that it’s okay to say no. Keep your short- and long- term priorities in mind.

Tip 4. Find the Right Time.

You’ll work more efficiently if you figure out when you do your best work. For example, if your brain handles math better in the afternoon, don’t wait to do it until late at night.

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Reflection

What I think about this is that Sarah that was from Central Washington was in a baseball team and had hit a home run but right when she hit the base she fainted and went into a coma. None of the adults let her team mates know or even touch her. Once she got out of it only took like a few minutes Mallory and Liz picked her up and let her touch the bases with her left foot. What I feel about this is that it’s touching knowing how she didn’t get injured. That’s why you have to know and care for others. 

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 7

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Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Teens should never get too busy living to take time to renew themselves. When teens “sharpen saw” they are leaping their personal self sharp so that they can better deal with life. It means regularly renewing and strengthen the four key dimensions of life—body, mind, heart, and soul

1. Body. Eat wholesome foods, fruits, vegetables, and legumes. Avoid illegal drugs, smoking, alcohol, tobacco products, tattooing. Exercise regularly and effectively. Get plenty of rest at night. Get to bed early at night and get up early each morning. “Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

2. Mind. Think positively. Read. Study. Think. Analyze. Seek to read a good book each month. Then each week. Ask intelligent questions. Observe. Develop your mind through positive “self talk”.

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Student Success Statement

“So often, in our quest to be more popular and to be part of the “in group,” we lose sight of things that are far more important.”

Sean Covey

This statement means that if you are part of a group, you will start to lose the right in you because what if you’re doing something that leads to choosing the wrong. For example if you’re in a band that choosing nothing but the wrong that isn’t important because you need to focus on leading the right path and following your dreams so you can have your freedom & happiness you can have.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 5

5. Seek First to Understand, and then to be Understood

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood. This habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active listening.

Why is this habit the key to communication? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone wants to be respected and valued for who they are—a unique, one-of-a-kind, never-to-be-cloned individual. People won’t expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Listen with your eyes, heart and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we day words, or the tone and feeling reflected in our voice (40 percent). Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. We actually learn more while listening rather than we talk. Learn to listen and listen to learn. 

Listen, really listen, for understanding.

Seek first to understand then to be understood—LISTEN.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Habit 4

4. Think Win-Win

Teens can learn to foster the belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere of Win-Win in every relationship. It’s both nice and tough all at once. I won’t step on you, but I won’t be your doormat either. You care about other people and you want them to succeed. But you also care about yourself, and you want to succeed as well. Win-Win is abundant. It is the belief that there’s plenty of success to go around. It’s not either you or me. It’s both of us. It’s not a matter of who gets the biggest piece of the pie. There’s more than enough food for everyone. Its all-you-can-eat buffet.

Win-Win always creates more. Perhaps the most surprising benefit of thinking Win-Win is the good feelings it brings on. The true test of whether or not you are thinking Win-Win or one of the alternatives is how you feel. Win-Lose and Lose-Win thinking will cloud your judgment and fill you with negative feelings.

Win-Win will fill your heart with happy and serene thoughts. It will give you confidence. Even fill you with light. Think Win-Win or no deal.  

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Student Success Statement

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible.”

Ezra T. Benson

This statement means that if you do wrong there is no way you can feel right by doing what you’re doing. Every day you would want to wake up to doing a good thing in life and choosing the right path to lead. For example if someone choosing the right and feel right about it they probably want attention because when someone chooses the right your full of happiness and live life as it is and not do the bad things in life. 

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 3

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit three is about Will and Will Not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their times. Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: Things that are Important and Urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that are important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that are Not Important but are Urgent

Quadrant 4: things that are not important and not urgent

1. Important & Urgent	2. Important but not Urgent
3. Not Important but are Urgent	4. Not Important and Not Urgent

Quadrant 2 is the ideal place to spend our time, doing things that are important but not urgent. Here’s where priorities come into play. The results for living Quadrant 2 are:

1. Control of your life

2. Balance

3. High Performance

So, in what quadrant are you spending most of your time? The key is to shift as much time as possible into Quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by planning. Spend more time planning and incorporating the most important things first, things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

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Student Success Statement

“The only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure. This, the first law I will obey, which prededeth all others is—I will form good habits and become their slaves.’ “                                   Og Mandino

This statement means that the only ones that put an effort to try & succeed will get far which leads them to the good habits will lead you to an everyday life type of thing. For example if you are known as a good person that succeeded but tried so hard you will open the door to success and freedom which is full of joy. When someone does bad habits that’s when your life will be leaded to a failure type of life and will make you seem like a bad person. That is why you need to form good habits and you will become a successful and known person.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 2

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

If teens aren’t clear about where they want to end up in life, about their values, goals, and what they stand for, they will wander, waste time, and be tossed to and fro by the opinions of others. Help your teen create a personal mission statement which will act as a road map and direct and guide his decision-making process.

“Keep your eyes on the prize.” Determine your desired prize and don’t quit until you have realized the achievement of your prize. Then set another prize, another goal or desire that you would really like to achieve. Begin with the achievement of your prize in mind. Visualize and then realize. Start by having a target in mind; know where you are going.

One prize or goal you definitely need to establish for yourself is the prize of an honorable graduation from high school-that you will receive your diploma honestly and with integrity- that you earned it with perfect honesty.
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Student Success Statement

“Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force.”

Elaine Maxwell

What this statement is trying to say is that you have to try in order for you to succeed and reach your goal to where you want to be. It’s either you fail you shall never be thinking negative things and choose the wrong about it. People try so hard and don’t succeed but yet your still succeeding in life and becoming you want to which leads to the choosing the right happiness path.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 1

(By Sean Covey but modified)

Habit 1: Be Proactive.

Being proactive is the key to unlocking the other habits. Help your teen take control and responsibility for her life. Proactive people understand that they are responsible for their own happiness or unhappiness. They don’t blame others for their own actions or feelings. Proactive people realize that the ball is in their count, that they are the captain of their own ship; that they take control, control of their decisions, thoughts, choices, decisions, goals, actions, and priorities. Proactive people that are self-starters; they don’t wait to be told what to do, they press forward with enthusiasm toward the achievement of their assignment, their duties, their responsibilities, their obligations. Choosing to do what is right is a proactive decision. Obey the rules. Obey the law. Obey the coach. Obey the school policies. Obey your parents. Obey with exactness, and great things will come to you. Be Proactive and take the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

“Keep your eyes on the prize”

ANON

What this statement means is that if you keep your eyes on something good you will hold on to it because it’s wonderful expression you will have. For example is someone likes singing it is a good experience because people around the world will listen to you and you will hold on to it forever. 

Ten Tips for Student Success

St. Johns University

1. Attend your classes. Remember in the words of Woody Allen ‘Seventy percent of success in life is showing up’.

2. Know your faculty. Make sure you know who your teachers are, when their office hours are and how to contact them.

3. Make sure the faculty knows you. Sit in the front of the classroom. Participate in class discussions. Consult with your teachers during office hours.

4. Use a daily planner. Note the dates of exams, assignments, term papers, etc.

5. Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Mange your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 hours a week, only some of us use them better than others.

6. Know your campus resources. Visit your Academic’s Dean Office regularly. Become familiar with the services and programs offered by the counseling center, the freshman center, the career center, the campus ministry office and the student life office.

7. Take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat well-balanced meals. Exercise regularly. Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. Visit the Health Office as needed.

8. Work only as necessary. Try not the exceed 20 hours during a school week. If possible, work on campus. Apply for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage your expenses very carefully.

9. Get involved in campus activities. It will help you learn valuable skills, expand your social network and enhance your self-confidence.

Seek out opportunities to apply what you learn in the classroom.

10. Keep your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in (high school or) college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

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Student Success Statement

“You make your habits and your habits make you.”

Anon

When people say that you make your habits it basically means that if you do something you keep it on you forever until you want to make a change about it. Habits are things that you do one day and you start to become it every day and do what your habit is. For example when you choose the right one day the next day you realize and your stick to it because it’s really a wonderful feeling you have in you and you’ll be a happy person everyday knowing that you’re a CTR person. When habits make you is when you choose the right and successful leads to your heart which goes your way. 

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

By Sean Covey

For teens, life is not a playground, it’s a jungle. And, being the parent of a teenager isn’t any walk in the park, either. In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey attempts to provide “a compass to help teens and their parents navigate the problems they encounter daily.”

How will they deal with peer pressure? Motivation? Success or lack thereof? The life of a teenager is full of touch issues and life-changing decisions. As a parent, you are responsible to help them learn the principles and ethics that will help them to reach their goals and live a successful life.

While it’s all well and good to tell kids how to live their lives, “teens watch what you do more than they listen to what you say, “Covey says. So practice what you preach. Your example can be very influential.

Covey himself was done well by following a parent’s example. His dad, Stephen Covey, wrote the book The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, which sold over 15 million copies. Sean’s a chip off the old block, and no slacker. His own book has rung in a more than respectable 2 million copies sold. Here are his seven habits, and some ideas for helping your teen understand and apply them:

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Profile of a Successful Student

Part 2

Work together. There are a number of ways that you can ensure you get the most out of your educational experience. First, participate fully. Engage regularly in the discussions and be willing to share your personal, professional and educational experiences. You can get to know your classmates through the dialogue that is created in a course environment – sometimes even better than in a face-to-face class. And the same goes for your instructor. Be sure to contact your professor – especially if you are having problems. He/she is still your instructor and will be there to guide and assist you ad needed.

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Successful Students

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10. Successful students are good time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to be in control of their life.

An element truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be led, establish control or relinquish control, steer your own course or follow others. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students. It ultimately causes many students to become non-students! Procrastinators are good excuse-makers. Don’t make academics harder on yourself that it has to be. Stop procrastinating. And don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

The 10 items listed above paraphrases from an article by Larry M Ludewig called Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills which appeared in The Teaching Professor, December, 1992.

“Learning Technologies and Online Education”

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Student Success Statement

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

                                                -Henry David Thoreau

This statement is true because goodness leads to choosing the right. Goodness is a nice feeling because you can explore so many things in life but that is choosing the right things. For example if you join any team or sport you feel good in yourself because people that do it have never tried it before and they feel accomplished of themselves. That’s why when you have goodness in yourself it never fails for you because choosing the right doesn’t fail you either and it’s just a wonderful feeling you get inside of you. So if you accomplish something you should feel proud of yourself.