Student success statement

‘’honesty is the corner stone 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 booth in dollars and in peace of mind.’’

i think that this means that people that don't do anything that they get into no bad situations and things like good things are always going to happen to them no matter what. because they are not bad people. unless your bad then bad luck will happen to you.

Speaking skills 2 of 10

When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as in 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 contact and other public speaking techniques

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According to the book of list 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 crowd. Joel wiener noted the author and public speaker wants to help people overcome fear.

‘’the biggest fear is public speaking with 15 percent of American expercing 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 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! Weather your running a meeting, selling a product making a presentation. Motivation co-workers or just communication one on one with other you’ll get far better results if you can speak persuasively smoothly and intelligently.

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Writing skills 1 of 10

Communication is at the top of the list of skills that employers look for. And communication in the work place 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 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. your preparing  yourself for a good career.

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Exam day: survival tips-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.

Answer easy questions first.

Doing this can jog your memory about useful facts. You may also come across information that can help you will other questions.

Answer every question.

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 questions

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

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Student success statement

‘’continuous effort not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.’’

This means that if you put effort into your classes then you will succeed and you will not fail. Because you are trying hard you’re trying your best to not give up. But if you don’t try you will not succeed in life and you will have trouble in life.

It’s online but it’s 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 hell [you decide which product to buy or to from an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convened. 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 the only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable spruce from an opinion about current events? Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research its important in a biased way they only Gove 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 that which is descent and appropriate never anything pornographic, vulgar, and indecent, out of taste untruthful or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization. That will promote good will and be of benefit to the world.

Sq3r: a great reading and studying technique

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Improve your study skills

Sq3r stands for:

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills. In college you’ll be required to do lots of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

Sq3r help make reading and studying purposeful and effective so that you use your time most efficiently. Hers how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read one chapter. First, get t an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·         Read the title heading and sub heading.

·         Notice words that are italicized or bold.

·         Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps and other visual material.

·         Read captions

·         Read the very beginning and end of the chapter

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Reading 5 tips for success

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Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So it’s important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind here’s how to improve your reading comprehension.  

Tips 1-2

Tip 1: annotate

Be an active reader instead of passively reading a text take notes about important story elements, key factual information and significant ideas in text

Tip: 2 note the authors writing style

Every author writes with a purpose using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information to the audience. When tour reading look for patterns in the authors writing. For example you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases or symbols or the use of a distinct type of a sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend a central argument or theme so be sure to explore how these techniques create meaning.

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Take control of homework so it doesn’t control you part 3

Take advantage of any free time

If you have a study period or a long bus ride, use the time to review notes prepare for an upcoming class or start your homework. Flash cards are great; earmomg tool. They are easy to make easy to handle and are a marvelous tool to help you learn and remember anything. Punch a hole in the upper left corner of each index card and connect the stack of your flash cards with a ring. Then the cars are bound and not flopping around. Flash cards bound like this act like small books with pages. You can even have separate ringed stacks for each subject. Whatever you want to remember put it on a card.

Study with a friend

Get together with friends classmates to quiz each other compare notes and predict test questions. Consider joining a study group.

Communicate

If you have concerns about the amount or type of homework you have you may want to talk to your family teachers or counselor. They can help you understand how much time you need to allot for homework and how to manage your task.

Celebrate your achievements

Reward yourself for hitting milestones or doing something well.

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Balancing high school and part time work part 3

Brad McGowan of the career center at newton north high school in Massachusetts thinks that working can be valuable part of a student’s life if taken on responsibility. You can derive a great deal from working. Considerably more than just money, he says. ‘’in most cases you can acquire a nice does of discipline and a whole new set of skills and experiences. In addition your supervisor may be willing to write a strong college recommendation for you. School comes first school work including homework and studying for test should always be your top priority. McGowan cautions students who do decide to work, if you are rushing through your assignments or not studying enough for tests because of work it’s time to cut back or quit and find less time consuming job.

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Student success statement

‘’what you are will show in what you do.’’

This means that the way you act with people and the way you talk will show in what you do. Which means that people could tell right away wither you’re going to be a bad person or a good person just by looking at you like the way you act. 

Balancing high school and part time   work part 2

Voicing your goals to someone else can help you make decisions and figure out your priorities. It can also help you judge whether you can do both work and study successfully. To help answer this question ask yourself:

·         Am I an organziedperson?

·         What kind of study habits do I have?

·         Do I make a good use of my available time?

·         Will I be able to manage my schedule effectively if I take on a part time job?

Think about the pros and cons of working on the plus side a job can teach you about commitment time management and responsibility and of course handling money. On the minus side a job can cut into the time you have for sleeping studying and socializing.

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          Selecting your courses part 6

Success in ape can also help you in other ways. Phelps you stand out in the admission process and offer the opportunity to learn from some of the most inspiring teachers in the world. Learn more about the ape program.

For more help in choosing courses

Use college search to look up a specific college academic requirements to be sure you are to attend the college of your choice.

If you have concerns about your class schedule or progress in school set up a meeting with your counselor teacher or adviser. There are many resources to help you with this process and with achieving your personal college career goals. Without goals you meander all sorts of directions. Goals give you purpose direction enthusiasm and passion for that which you really desire. Define your goals deliberately evaluate your goals often and make changes as necessary work hard to achieve your goals nadcontinue working hard until you actually do reach your goals

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  Selecting your courses part 5

The arts

Research indicates that students who partictate in the arts often do better in school and on standardized tests. The arts help you recognize patterns discern differences and similarities and exercise your mind in unique ways often outside a traditional classroom setting.

Many colleges require or recommended one or two semesters in the arts. Good choices include studio art, dance music and drama.

Many students have talents and extradoirinary abilities in the arts.

Students should oak within their own repertoire of talents and identify their artistic abilities and take college classes to develop their talents.

Advanced placement program

To be sure you are ready to take on college level work enrolls in the most challenging courses you can in high school such as honors or ape courses. Research constantly show that’s students who score a 3.0 or higher on an asp exam typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rate than students who don’t take AP.

Work hard in your righteous purists and you will reap the befits of self-fulfillment and job satisfaction. Don’t take shortcuts just to get bib instead take challenging and difficult roads courses and reach higher mountain peaks of achievement.

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              Selecting your courses part 4
Social studies
You can better understand local and world events that are happening now by studying the culture and history that has shaped them. Here is a suggested course plan:
•    U.s history (two semesters)
•    U.s government (one semester)
•    One additional semester in the above or other areas
Foreign languages
Solid foreign language study shows colleges you willing ostrich beyond basics. Many colleges require at least two years of study in the same foreign language and some prefer more.
Learning a foreign language can be a challenge but is exciting. Repetition is the key to learning a language and having conversations with others specking the same language is the best way to learn this new language. Reputation In a fun way will build your skills thoroughly as you weal new languages.
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             Selecting your courses part 3

Science

Science teachers you to think analytically and apply theories to reality. Colleges want to see that you have been taken at least three years of laboratory science classes. A good combination includes two semesters of each of the following sciences:

·         Biology

·         Chemistry or physics

·         Earth/space science

More competitive school expects you to take four years of lab science courses. You can add two semesters in one of the following subjects:

·         Chemistry or physics (the science you didn’t already study)

·         Advanced biology

·         Advanced chemistry

·         Advanced physics

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 Man returns stolen cash to Seattle Washington sears      60 years later

This is not bad at all because at least he returned it. Well yeah it would have took him years to return it back but at least he returned it and not steal it because there is a lot of people that steal things and never give it back. But he knew that it was the right thing to do is to give it back and not keep it because it is not his. He is guilty and tidiest matter what he did in the past because you can’t obviously do anything about it.

                     Selecting your courses

                                        Recommended classes for college success

                                                                  Part 1

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The academic rigor of high school courses is an important factor in the college admission process. College admission officers see your high school courses schedule as a blueprint of your education. There looking for solid foundation of learning that you can build on in college.

To create that foundation take at least five solid academic classes every semester. Start with the basics and then move on to advanced courses. Challenging yourself is part of what makes school fun: but you need firm grasp of the fundamentals before going on to more advanced work.

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          The power of study groups Part 4

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Getting The Most Out of a Session
Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

·                     Decide what you're going to do in advance.

·                     Prepare for the session so you can make the most of your time together

·                     Take turns teaching to reinforce your own knowledge

·                     Stick to the session topic

By supplementing your individual study with group you can reinforce what you learned deepen your understanding of complex concepts and maybe even make a few friends. Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level one who pushes you try little harder and be a litter better.ifsomeone pulls you down the wrong trails of life than those people are not friends they actually your enemies and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can’t be fun learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

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                     The power of study groups

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                                                    Part 2

The benefits of study groups

Group study offers advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to: reinforce not taking. If you ape biology notes are unclear you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill the gaps. Share talents. Each person brings different strengths such as organizational skills the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone. Benefit from support system. Memebersoften have common goals such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members which results in making members supportive of another socialize. It’s more fun to study with others the give and take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun you spend more time studying!

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