Student Success Statement

“Success is dependent on effort.”

                                                    Sophocles, Greek dramatist

Reflection: This is true. For example you will not have straight A’s in school if you do not show effort. You will not succeed in a job and become the manager in a store by not showing effort. You must show that you really want to be the manager and try hard.

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

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

Improve Your Study Habits

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

·       Have a routine for when and where you study.

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

·       Do thing that are harder or 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 not 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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Jenna Huff

Reflection:  I think Jenna Huff really did deserve this sportsmanship metal because not many athletes would have done the same thing. Many other athletes would have just been happy to know they would win for sure but not Jenna. She did what she felt was right. It’s better to be disqualified because you were doing good then being disqualified for doing what was wrong.

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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 you 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 to                   do.”                                                

                                                  Alex Linares

Reflection: This quote is very true. If you do what is right, good things will happen to you. For example if your friend decides she/he wants to pull a prank on the teacher of knocking the door and running but you tell her you must be somewhere else. Then they go without you and they get caught. Since you chose the right in not going you are in your class learning and trouble free while they are at Mr. C’s office.

10 Time Management Tips for Students

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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 more difficult.

Tip 7. Communicate Your Schedule to Others.

If phone calls or text messages are proving to be a distraction, tell your friends tht 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

Reflection: This is very true because if you are alone there is nobody there to peer pressure you or tell you to choose the wrong. Unless you have good company that tells you to do your homework and maintain your grades high.

10 Time Management Tips for Students

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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 taking control of your time and organizing your life.

Tip 1. Make a To-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 communicating on the bus or train use the time to get some reading done.

Tip 3. It’s Okay To Say No.

If 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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Student Success Statement

 “Improvement begins with I.”

                                     ANON

Reflection: First this is true academically because improvement does start with I. And metaphorically that is true because in order for there to be improvement you must improve first. You will not get a better grade if your friend tries hard in the class right. 

           7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

                                   Habit 7

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Habit 7: sharpen the saw

3) Heart: always do what is right so your heart, your conscience, will feel peaceful. When you do wrong, your conscience will pick you and create regretful sensations within your heart. When you do what you honestly feel, you won’t have any regrets. Your heart is your internal compass- it gives you direction and discernment. Just like a magnetic compass gives directions, even true north, your personal compass, your heart, will point you in the true north, the exact directions and paths you need to trod.

4) Soul: study scriptures and other sacred literature daily. In other words, feel your spirit because your spirit needs spiritual food just like your physical body needs temporal food to survive. Pondering, meditating, and reflecting are excellent soul-sharpening activities. Try writing your thoughts, feeling, aspirations, concerns, and decision in a diary or journal. Writing helps you focus and make good decision

. Get into habit of daily improving your body (physical fitness), your mind, your heart, and your soul.

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Students Success Statement

   “If you do what is right, you have no need to fear.”

                                                               ANON

Reflection: This is very true because when you do what is right you have a clean conscious so you have nothing to worry about so nothing is bothering you which mean you have no fear. When you do something wrong you are full of fear that your bad action will get caught.

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 them. When teens “sharpen the saw” they are keeping their personal self-sharp so that they can better deal with life. It means regularly renewing and strengthening the four key dimensions of life

-         Body , mind, heart, and soul

1.   Body. Eat wholesome foods, fruits, vegetables, legumes. Avoid illegal drugs, smoking, alcohol, tobacco products, tattooing. Exercise regularly and effectively. Get plenty of rest 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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Students Success Statement

  “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

                                                                                                             Helen Keller

Reflection: This statement means that together we can help each other out and we can achieve more together. Although by yourself you can also achieve something but with more people the better because you combine your to strength to create a big force. For example if you are doing a math project it is better to work as a group then individually because what if you don’t understand something your partner can help you and if they don’t understand something they you can help them but if you work alone you have only one brain and as we know 2, 3, or even more brains is better than just 1.

7 Habits of highly Successful Teens

Habit 6

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better than either could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn't have to be “your way” or   “my way” but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy allows teens to value their differences and better appreciate others. Synergy is the reward, the delicious fruit you’ll taste as you get better at living the other habits, especially at thinking Win-Win and seeking first to understand. Learning to synergize is like learning to form V formations with others instead of trying to fly through life, solo. You’ll be amazed at how much faster and farther you’ll go. Synergy doesn't just happen. It’s a process. You have to get there. And the foundation of getting there is this: Learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy. It’s not just the drums, or the guitar, or the sax, or the vocalist, it’s all of them together that make up the “sound.” Each band member brings his or her strengths to the table to create something better than each could alone. No instrument is more important than another, just different.

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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 frustration in life is that many don’t feel understood. This habit will ensure your teens learn 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 that you may not 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 say words, or the tone and feelings reflected in our voice( 40 percent).

Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk then listen. We have one mouth and to ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. We actually learn more while listening than talking. 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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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

Reflection: This is very true. For example, when we are in class and some very smart and intelligent kid who always chooses the right decides he wants to talk back to the teacher. He tries to be popular but there are consequences. For example they may take him to the principal’s office and thanks to that he forgot he was in school to learn and now he will have to sit in the principal’s office instead of learning.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 4

4. Think Win-Win

Teens can learn to foster belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere of Win-Win in every relationship. This habit encourages the idea that in any given discussion or situation both parties can arrive at a mutually beneficial solution. Your teen will learn to celebrate the accomplishments of others instead of being threatened by them. Win-Win is a belief that everyone can win. It’s both nice and tough all at once O won’t step on you but I won’t be your doormat either. You care about other people and you want them to succeed as well. Win-Win is abundant. It is the belief that there is 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. It’s an 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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7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 4

4. Think Win-Win

Teens can learn to foster belief that it is possible to create an atmosphere of Win-Win in every relationship. This habit encourages the idea that in any given discussion or situation both parties can arrive at a mutually beneficial solution. Your teen will learn to celebrate the accomplishments of others instead of being threatened by them. Win-Win is a belief that everyone can win. It’s both nice and tough all at once O won’t step on you but I won’t be your doormat either. You care about other people and you want them to succeed as well. Win-Win is abundant. It is the belief that there is 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. It’s an 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 Taft Benson

Reflection: This statement is very true unless you don’t have a conscious are you not at your full senses. When you do something bad you know it is bad because you feel bad within yourself, you feel guilty. When you do what is good a natural smile comes to your face and you are just happy. So you cannot be happy if you are doing what is bad and I can assure you, you will not feel bad for doing what is good.

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 time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first thing first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It’s living life according to do what matters most. Putting first things first deals with things that are: Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: Things that is important and urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that is important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that is not important but urgent

Quadrant 4: Things that is not important and not urgent

1 Important &Urgent	2 Important but not Urgent
3 Not Important but 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 is where priorities come into play. The result for living Quadrant 2 is:

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 times 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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Define EXCEL arithmetic operations

+ Addition

_Subtraction

*Multiplication

/ Division

^ Power or Exponent

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. Thus, the first law I will obey, which precedth all the other is—‘I will form good habits and become their slave.’”

                                                                                                                                        OG Mandino

Reflection: This is very true because, because your habits they determine whether you will succeed or fail. That is why we should promise to do good habits. For example if you tend to mess around in class that will make you fail on that class which maybe thanks to that class you will not graduate and therefore you will fail

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7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 2

Habit 2: Begin with the end in the 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 achievements 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 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 you 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

Reflection; this statement means that whether you succeed or fail it should be your responsibility and nobody else worry because you are the only one that can make the difference in your life.

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                                            Habit 1

                                                               By Sean Covey but modified

Habit 1: Be proactive

Being proactive is the key to unlocking the other habits. Help your teens take control and responsibility for her life. Proactive people understand that they are responsible for their own happiness and unhappiness. They don’t blame others for their own actions or feelings. Proactive people realize that the ball is in their court, that they are the captain of their own ship; that they are in control, in control of their decisions, thoughts, choices, decisions, goals, action, and priorities. Proactive people 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, and their obl8igations. 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 thing as will come to you. Be proactive and take the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

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

Reflection: This means that what you do daily as acting like you make your habits so you do it all the times or in other words you get used to it. Your habits also make your personality. For example if you lie all the time and that becomes a habit people will know you as a liar.

              7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens
                             By Sean Covey

For teens, life is not a playground, it’s a jungle. And, 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 their peer pressure? Motivation? Success or lack thereof? The life of a teenager is full of tough issues and life-changing decisions. As a parent, you are responsible to help them learn 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 has 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 block, and no slacker. His own book has rung in a more than respectable 2 million copies sold. Here are his 7 habits, and some ideas for helping your teens understand and apply them:

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                                Student Success Statement

       “Nothing is ever gained in doing what’s wrong.”

                                                Wilford Woodruff

Reflection: This is very true you will never gain anything in doing what is wrong. But when you do what is good you gain plenty of stuff. For example, you feel better within yourself. You also gain respect and perhaps maybe a true friend.

… Profile of a Successful student

Part 3

Owns or has easy access to a computer with internet access and email

You don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning- but you must have access to a personal computer with reliable internet access, as well as a basic level of competency in using them. Owning a computer with internet access from your home is ideal but many students use the computer labs on campus or at their offices to complete their work.

… Has basic computer skills and is willing and open to learning new ones.

We said you don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning. However, there are some basic technical skills you should have mastered prior to enrolling in an online course.

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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 of 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 as needed.

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