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 dollar and in peace of mind.”

B.C Forbes

(A Scottish financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazines).

This statement is conveying how in order to live life in a peaceful manner we have to be honest, not only to other people but also to ourselves. In order for one to be honest with other people the first step is to be honest to yourself because if you’re not honest with yourself you won’t be able to be honest with other people. 

Honesty 9 of 10

Honesty

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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 hearing sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you…

• ·      Do your 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
• ·      Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake
• ·      Write a report in your own words instead of copying
• ·      Admit you made the mistake
• ·      Keep a friends 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

(11 world Championships-Coach, 2 World Championship-Player, 2 High School Championship-Player)

This statement is conveying how in order to have a better life you have to stop worrying about things in that precise moment the only thing that matters is what you’re doing at that precise moment. Why worry about other things when you can focus in doing at that moment. A great example would be being in a sport I think many students even I myself tend to feel not so good at all when we lose in something we feel like we aren’t the best instead of focusing in that moment and actually enjoying what you’re doing. 

Phil Jackson

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Time Management

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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 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

This statement is conveying how if you want to stay in a safe place, the only thing that will get you there will be truth, you can rely in truth to be in a safe place. A good example would be when it comes to school if you’re not being honest to yourself you’re not relying upon being in a safe ground, however if you manage to “want” to be in a safe ground all you have to do is not lie to yourself anymore because when you do that you’re only harming yourself.   

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Attention to Detail

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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 client or white 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 details 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; 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

This statement states how your learning only depends upon yourself because if you don’t try to make it right nobody else will. Everything is at your own will if you’re not going to risk it the chances are low because as stated before nobody else will do it for you. Everything we do it’s because we make our own actions, don’t just sit there expecting that somebody will come and just do it for you; you have to be willing in putting some effort into your life if you want to succeed. 

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Cool Under Pressure

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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 worlds own explosive situations. You could someday find yourself meeting tight deadlines, speaking with irate customers, 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 out 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. Druckar

This statement is conveying how many occasions we tend to fall for the idea that “everyone is doing it” rather than not doing it because we know it’s not right. Although we tend to do that we shouldn’t do that because it’s just making us act and view ourselves as a bad example. A great example would be doing drugs just because “everyone is doing it” we know it’s wrong however we see many people do it even if they know it’s not right. We’re mature enough to decide for our own good, everyone makes their own choices, but only certain people choose them wisely. 

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Initiative

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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 employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own courses 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

This statement conveys how if you want to be a successful person you have to concentrate in order for you to do great things. However in certain situations we don’t get what we aim for but I believe that, that teaches you to aim for more. It takes time to do something great however you should concentrate when it comes to it. A great example would be while doing homework because we tend to stay unfocused do to the cause of the internet, I suggest that we should concentrate in whatever were working in order for us to be great. However it all depends on you if you want to be great or not, remember to always choose the right! 

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Problem-Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes far beyond your math textbook. Every assignment is an opportunity to weight 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 facing 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 attitudes. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as opportunities, opportunities to learn, 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

This statement means that education is something that it takes its time in order to be done properly, but if you just do it with no intentions whatsoever which is referring to sprint; it means that you’re not taking it seriously and putting enough effort in order to aim something good which in case its referring to actually being able to run a marathon. 

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Teamwork Skills

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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 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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Student Success Statement

   Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is 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, 30^th president of the United States

This statement means that nothing can be compared with persistence, and in the world we see many people that take the easy way instead of being persistence in what they’re aiming for, however its conveying h0w nothing is more common than seeing unsuccessful men with talent and how the world is full of derelicts. No one should waste their talent when they can choose to be a successful person. An example would be during our high school years many students tend not care whatsoever, but you see that they’re very smart but they choose not to aim for better.

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Writing Skills

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

Health professionalism keep patient charts, researches 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

“Too see what is right and not to do it is want of courage”

Confucius

This statement conveys how there are many situations that we face, and one of them is when we do things or see that are right but we don’t manage to say it, it means that we want more “courage” to do it. An example would be during school, when we see that something is right but we don’t say it because we are afraid that it might be wrong. 

Exam Day: Survival Tips Part 3

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 3

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 extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Improve your performance by improving your attitude.”

ANON

This statement is conveying that if you want to be successful in life you have to improve your performance, and by performance they mean your attitude. When you are force to do something your reaction is not going to be the best, therefore try and change your attitude about it; you will make your working area little bit more interesting not only for yourself but for the people that surround you. An example would be in school if you don’t like a certain class try to change your attitude towards it because who knows you might end up liking it. Change your attitude towards thing: there are things beyond what we normally look at. 

Exam Days: Survival Tips test-taking part 1

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 1

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Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out strategies while you’re still in high school and by the time you get to college, you’ll be a test-taking expert.

Before the Test

Eat well.

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and perform your best.

Bring the right supplies.

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, rulers, compasses, calculators or whatever else you need on test day.

Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Always do right.”

Mark Twain

This statement means that to always feel good you have to do the right things. For example in school if you want to graduate always do right, respect your teachers, peers, do work, and all the things your told to do so; in order to feel good when graduation day comes. When you do the right things it becomes a habit and you’ll eventually do the right things, and you won’t feel bad about yourself. You’re the owner of your actions, you know from right and wrong, always choose the right.

Online Learning part 2, More Tips

Online learning

Part 2

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 the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.
• ·       Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of 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 means that it doesn’t matter if you’ve won something because what really matters is all the hard work you put into it. I agree with this quote because it speaks the truth, for example in school someone can be earning straight A’s while another person might be getting a B or so, but what really matters is all the things you have learned at the end. 

Online learning part 1

Online learning

Part 1

Read between the Lines

Make a judgment about the sites reliability based on your own analysis of the site and the information it 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 other facts on the satiric also accurate.

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

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

·      Check the links to the sources 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

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

Liane Cordes

This statement is conveying how efforts are all it matters in life since with effort you can find your potentials. I believe that everybody is smart, but is the fact that many people are lazy and they don’t try their best, they don't do enough effort in order to show their potentials. A good example would be in school I always see many bright students that don’t do enough effort to do their work and actually wanting to graduate. It’s just the matter on how you do things because if you want to be successful you will always try your best which in most cases people that are bright don’t show what they're capable of.

Its Online, but is it On Target Part 2

Its Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 2

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 individualism 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 websites purpose? Look for motives
• —like selling products or winning votes—that coukd 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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Its Online, but is it On Target Part 1

It’s Online, but is it 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 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 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 only that which is descent 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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Student 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

This statement conveys how every time you do something and it doesn’t go your way; there is no need for you to blame the object but yourself because you are the one doing it. A great example I believe it would be when you don’t do well in an exam, there is no need to blame the teacher because she/he didn’t know how to teach, but you are the one to blame yourself because there are many opportunities in life. The door doesn’t close just because one did. We have to seek further more from the things we are used to doing.

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-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 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 answer. 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 the 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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SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R=Question-Read-Recite-Review

Question

As 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 subheadings into questions.
• ·      Rewrite the questions as 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 authors use to make important points.

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

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