Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Honesty is the key to life. Some people are nothing without honesty. Honesty can lead you to success in life. 

Honesty

Honesty

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

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What is Honesty?

·       Honesty is telling the truth.

·       Honesty is straightforward conduct.

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

You are being honest when you…

·       Do you own homework

·       Tell a friend the truth

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

·       Keep your eyes on your own paper

·       Clean up your room after making a promise

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

·       Write a report in your own words instead of copying

·       Admit you made mistakes

·       Keep a friend’s secret

·       Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment." -Phil Jackson.

Staying focused on what's happening in the present is the decision on whether you're going to win or lose. If you don't concentrate on the present time then you cant think of whats going to happen in the future because without knowing your present then you won't know your future.

Phil Jackson 

Time Management

Time Management

Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time – classes, homework and activities – with some family help. College gives you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking. You might since most jobs require multitasking. You might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond to e-mails while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon"

-Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Truth is like something firm. Nothing can go through it. But when you lie it like something that can b

Attention to Deatil

Attention to Detail

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Everyone is the architect of their own learning." -Claudius

Learning is like art, people have different opinions on it. For example if you like a certain artist they like, you might not like that same artist.

Cool Under Pressure

Cool Under Pressure

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."

-Peter F. Drucker

Starting with what is right is the best option. It is also the best answer because if you start to choose the right then later choosing the wrong can be the acceptable answer and people might not want that. An example of that is like when people end up chooing the wrong path and later just going to take acceptance of that.



Initiative

Initiative

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"To be great--concentrate." -Orson Swett Marden

Concentration can lead you to a lot of different things in life. For example if you want to achieve a goal in life you have to concentrate on it if you want to achieve that goal. If you concentrate on it enough you might not even reach that goal. 

Problem-Solving Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

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

When problems or challenges occur, some people look at them at negative experiences, as a crisis.

These people are the ones who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitude. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as opportunities, opportunities to lean, grow, expand their horizons, and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Education is a marathon--not a sprint" -Anon

Education is like a purpose in life. For example if you have no education theres to point in life. 

Teamwork Skills

Teamwork Skills

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

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

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

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Sudent Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

-Muhammad Ali

What he is saying is that when you have no imagination then you can't expect whats going to happen next. For example if you were to have an imagination then you can probably image whats going to happen in the future, and if you have no imagination then you might have no imagination.

Speaking Skills

Speaking Skills

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

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement.

"Nothing in the world can take the persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with that talent. Genius will not; the world if full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

-Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States

This is saying is that persistence will always be the most important thing in someone life. Even if they have a lot of talent or you are the smartest person it wont take place of persistence.

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage." -Confucius

What this statement is saying is that when you know you are doing the wrong thing and not try to fix it is bad. For example if you know someone who is doing something bad and you have seen it and not have done anything about it that's just bad.

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test – Taking

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test – Taking

Identify key words.

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

Rephrase difficult questions.

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

Organize your thoughts before you write.

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

Write neatly.

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

Use all the time you’re given.

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

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Persistence.

Persistence from Ankush Pandey

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement." -Matt Biondi

What this statement is saying is that if you have persistence then it can change how your life could have ended up without persistence. For example if you are failing classes at school you can use persistence to help you change and pick those grades up.


Exam Day: Survival Tips

Exam Day: Survival Tips

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 with 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 answer in the margin.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Improve your performance by improving your attitude." -Anon

What this statement is saying is that before you start to improve your performance your are going to have to fix your attitude. To improve you need to improve your attitude.



Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Always do right." -Mark Twain

What this statement is saying is that you always have to do what's right and choose the right decision. For example you always have to be telling the truth even though it might not feel right it is.  

Online Learning

Online Learning

More Tips

Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

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

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

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Gold medals don't make champions . . . hard work does." -Anon

This statement is saying is that you have to try your hardest to get what you want. An example of this is that if you want to exceed the highest point then you have to try your hardest to get it. 

Online Learning

Online Learning

Read Between the Lines

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

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

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"The right way is not always the popular way and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." -Margret Chase Smith

What this statement is saying is that When ever you have a choice to make you always have to go with the right choice because even though you know it might hurt you or it might be a bad choice for you you'll end up feeling better later on in life.

It’s Online, but Is It On Target

It’s Online, but Is It On Target

Dot-What?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential." -Liane Cordes

What this statement is saying is that if you put effort into what you are trying to succeed in it can probably help you get further than what intelligence and strength can. 

It's Online, but Is It On Target?

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Research with Attitude

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

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

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

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

·       What is the website’s purpose? Look for motives – like selling products or winning votes – that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·       Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date? Where did the author get this information?

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Student Success Statement

"Be quick, but don't get into a hurry." -John Wooden

What he is trying to say it that you have to be quick at think but try not to get into a hurry. For example if you hurry yourself you can mess up on what you are trying to be quick on.



It’s Online, but Is It On Target

It’s Online, but Is It On Target

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Using the Web Wisely

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

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

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

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Sudent Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

What this statement is saying is that you can never blame anything but yourself for failing at thing you have to blame yourself for what you are doing. For example if you miss a basketball in basketball then you cant blame anything on something whose fault it wasn't in the first place. 

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Recite

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

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

Review

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

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

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"The first law of success. . . . Is concentration; to bend the energies to one point, and to go directly to the point, looking neither to the left nor the left." -William Matthews

What this statement is saying is that if you are going to do something then you have to concentrate on it and never look some where else because if you do then you might not reach you goal.



SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who, and where questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:

·       Turn the title, headings or subheading into questions.

·       Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read

Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that author use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations – these features can communicate an idea more powerfully than written text.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow." -Robert Kiyosaki

What this statement is saying is that what ever you do in present time is going to effective you on your future time. For example if you want to become a better basketball player then you have to start by practicing and by time you can be getting better as a player in the future.


SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

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Improve Your Study Skills                                                                                           SQ3R stand 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 helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say you assignment is to read one chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·       Read the title, headings and subheading.

·       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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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"There is no justification ever for choosing any part of what you know to be evil." -Ayn Rand

What this statement is saying is that whenever you choose the wrong then its never going to be right even if you think its right.



Reading

Reading

Tip 5: keep a List of Questions

When you feel confused about something you’re reading, write down any questions you have. Sometimes your questions are answered as you read further. If not, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Remember, teachers create assignments; they’ve read the texts and are familiar with them. When you have specific questions, your teachers can provide answers that will help you understand the material. Learning is rooted in questions developed and asked by the learner.

Asking questions to yourself, to the teacher, and to others, is a great learning method. When you cease to ask questions, you cease to exist to a great extent. Read actively by silently asking questions as you read. Questioning immerses you into the material you are reading and therefore will expand your mental capacities more than almost anything else.

The philosopher Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” Improving your reading comprehension is the key to gaining important knowledge and making the most of your education. So pick up a book … and a pen.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece. This rule is even more important in life then basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day." -John Wooden

What this statement is saying is that you can never make up the thing that you had the chance to improve on in life. For example he uses basketball as a inspiration to help him or his players get better and to push themselves to become a better basketball player.

 



Reading

Reading

Tip 3: Do Research

Literary critics have written vast numbers of analytical and critical pieces on countless books. If you’re having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research and see what knowledgeable sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you’ll also be showing initiative, something teachers always like to see. Always use legitimate and scholarly sources, not condensed study guides. Going the extra mile in your research elevates your achievements 10-fold.

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you’re reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can’t. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don’t know, take the time to look them up. The results are well worth the effort. Your comprehension will increase greatly, and you’ll build your vocabulary at the same time.               

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