Determination

Student Success Statement

"Success is dependent on effort."

- Sophocles, Greek dramatist

Effort is to try; furthermore, to try and attempt is to succeed. Succession is gained from attempts taking action into your own hands and not hoping to succeed with no attempts.

College Studying

How to Take on College Studying

Part 2

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 a 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

·         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 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 and 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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Extreme Sportsmanship

Jenna Huff

High School Student wins Extreme "Sportsmanship" award from U.S. Olympic Committee.

During a cross country meet contenders of the race enthusiastic about winning competed. Running determined in the last 50 yards Jenna Huff was in second place beyond Deb. As Deb popped her hip Jenna behind her and noticed the injury stopping to assist the injured Deb. She assisted her in the last remaining yards to finish the race and ultimately win the race.

College Studying

How to Take on College Studying

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

Part1

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 40hours 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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Do what is right

Student Success Statement

"Choosing the right is always the right thing to do."

Right is Right even if everyone is against it.

Time Management

10 Time 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 more difficult.

Tip 7. Communicate Your Schedule to Others.

If phone calls or text messages are proving 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 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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Intelligence and Isolation

Student Success Statement

"It's better to be alone than to be in bad company."

ANON

Isolation and alienation are better than being in blackened allegiance. Reading lonesome is a better activity than to be out doing illegal activities.... CHOOSE THE RIGHT

Management Tips for Students

10 Time Management Tips for Students

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

Tips 1-4

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. 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.

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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Self Improvement

Student Success Statement

"Improvement begins with I."

Bettering oneself is always best before you plan to help others. Self improvement start off by helping yourself.

Successful Teen Habits

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 7

Part 2

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 prick 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, feed 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, feelings, aspirations, concerns, and decisions in a diary or journal. Writing ehlps you focus and make good decisions.

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

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Loyalty and Character

 Injuries game changing plays, honor and loyalty all occur in sports. During a baseball game a girl with no homerooms to celebrate is up to bat in a pressure filled position. She batted the ball out of the playing field.... HomeRun!!! she ran in joy. As the climatic joy abruptly ended as she passed first base and didn't surpass it. She tore her ACL. A knee injury that kept the Brazilian Legend Ronaldo (futbol) out of play for 2 years. Joy turned to emmensive pain her coaches trying to get the home run somehow valid. Were unable to help, 2 courageous girls from the opposing team lift her up and carry her through the bases. She was rewarded her home run and a memory to remember!! Character and loyalty two special traits to have.

Successful Teen Habits

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 7 Part 1

Habit 7: Sharpen the saw

Teens should never get too busy living to take time to renew themselves. 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. 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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To resist in Unity and Gain.

Student Success Statement

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

Helen Keller

As a single unit minimal will be achieved. As a unison we will revert the tyranny and regain our freedoms.

Successful Teen Habits

7Habits 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 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. The foundation of getting there is this: Learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy. It’s 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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SSS

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

Many students and humans get involved in stupid group activities because it makes them popular and attracts attention to themselves. In doing such nonsense we forget how to choose the right putting our personal perspectives silenced because of popularity.

7 Teenage Successful Habits

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 good 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 closed, heart, and ears open. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53%) and how we say words, or the tone and feeling reflected in our voice (40%).

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

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. 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. 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. It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet.

       Win-Win always created more. Perhaps the most surprising benefit of thinking Win-Win is the good feelings it bring 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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Benevolence wins benevolence

Student Success Statement

"You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible"

Ezra T. Benson

Impossible, evil and guilt will never appease the soul and mind. Wrong doing grants sufferance not reward of emotional satisfaction.

Urgency, Importance in habits

7Habits 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 things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult 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 but not Urgent

1.       Important & Urgent	2.       Important but not Urgent
3.       Not important but are Urgent	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 Quadrants 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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Positive Habits

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 precedeth all others is- ‘I will form good habits and become their slaves.’ ”

Og Mandino

A formation of positive habits will engulf me, making it my master.

Habits of Successful Teens

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, 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

My successions and failures are my own affected by only myself no one else. I am my driving and crashing force... We Shall Collide!!!!

Manchester United Champions League

Habits of Success

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 court, that they are the captain of their own ship; that they are in control, control of their decisions, thoughts, choices, decisions, goals, actions, 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, 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. Proactive and take the initiative.

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Eyes Focused

Student Success Statement

"Keep your eyes on the prize"

ANON

Focus on the reward. Concentrate on trying to obtain your achievement/reward.

10Tips for Student Success

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. Manage your time, Remember everyone has the same 168hours 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 Freshmen 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 20hours 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

Student Success Statement

"You make your habits and your habits make you"

As your actions become redundant you begin to embody your habit. As your habit becomes you, the sense of being changes as you have a leech stuck onto you. Break bad habits and keep proper habits,they can be what you want them to be.

7Habits of Highly Successful Teens

7Habits of Highly Successful Teens

By Sean Covey

For teens, life is not a playground, it’s a jungle. Being the parent of a teenager isn’t any walk in the park, either. In his book 7Habits 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 tough 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 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 15million copies. Sean’s a chip off respectable 2million copies sold. Here are his seven habits, and some ideas for helping your teen understand and apply them:

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Never do what's wrong

Student Success Statement

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong."

Wilford Woodruff

Gain, Loss, both attainable in doing "wrong". Wrong isn't the same to everyone your wrong is my right. My right is your wrong makes sense in dissecting the prompt. But in general doing wrong won't bring about positive aspects of outcome. Choose the decisions carefully and choose the right.

Profiling a Successful Student pt.3

 Profile of a Successful Student

Part 3

… Owns or has easy access to a computer with Internet access and e-mail

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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Profiling a Successful Student

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. 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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Live properly

Student Success Statement

"It's not WHERE you live but HOW you live that counts. It's not where you play the game but HOW you play the game that counts."

Mr. Haymore

The flamboyant luxury of your living means very little of your living poorly. Living life fairly and knowing your possessions were obtained legally it will be much more valuable. The game you play and it's location are trifle if you play foolishly and by cheating. Playing the game with proper conduct and good sportsmanship will get you positive reviews than cheating and getting bad critics.

     Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspurs

        A difficult match for Manchester who needed the 3 points to stay 7 points ahead of title rivals Manchester City. As Gareth Bale tried to keep the ball from going offside at tops speed failed to secure the ball. Unable to decelerate in time he crashes and nearly falls over the rail. Cleverly(Manchester United) whom was defending Gareth Bale assists the winger to get back into the pitch. Showing his respect and sportsmanship.

A luxurious home something every man would want for his family is difficult to obtain. Many get his dream house with lots of hours of work and pain. Others get such houses with illegal jobs, doing hits on people, selling large amounts of drugs, financial fraud. The location and visual aspects of your home and life don't matter but how you live your life matters.

Profile of a Successful Student

Profile of a Successful Student

Part1

http://www.plymouth.edu/office/online-education/onine-learning/profile-of-a-successful-student/

A successful student…

… Takes responsibility for his/her own learning

Online learning can be a powerful, stimulating, engaging experience for the student who can world and think independently. However, since most-if not all-of the learning takes place on your own time, you will not have the kind of direct supervision you would in a classroom. Online learning therefore requires a significant commitment from you. All education comes down to what you’re willing in the experience-this is particularly true in the online environment. Commitment, self-discipline and self-motivation are all key qualities to ensuring success in an online course!

… Is comfortable and confident written communication

Reading and writing are the basis of most online courses, so it’s critical that you feel comfortable with this form of communication. While some courses contain modules that include videos or other activities, all of them require significant amounts of reading. Nearly all of your communication with your classmates and your instructor will be in writing. If these are weak areas for you, you will want to address those issues prior to enrolling or while enrolled in an online course. The PSU Writing Center is available to assist you.

… willing to be a member of an online community

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A World of Divided Unity

In a world where people are grouped by their religious practices and skin tones each is grouped into a sub-race. Degrading and unnecessary I feel as a whole we should abolish governmental needs to declare a person black, a race white. We are humans I am part of the human race and not the mexican race whom is part of AmericA but won't be called American. We are all united by division, divided into sectors but united within them. Many reasons why we stick together but this world is in need of a global attempt to unite and govern in the needs of will of the people. Constitutions are written to abolish Tyrants and Monarchies that restrict and restrain the inhabitant. Complete peace will never be attained but cutting loose of false categorizations based on color would push us forward to strive for global peace. As a teenager people will pay less attention and consider my claims to be cynical impossible and to protrude my childish ways. In ridding of national arrogance we can unite and see each other as a equal human despite of alleged racial superiority and hostilities.

Statement of Success

Student Success Statement

“Goodness is the only investment that will never fail.”

-Henry David Thoreau

Your investment on your own good will shall never fail you it can rise but never shall it’s great glory fall and decay.

Successful Students

Successful Students

10

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 elemental truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be lead, 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 than it has to be. Stop procrastinating. Don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

               The 10items listed above are paraphrased 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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