Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

-Liane Cordes

The effort you put into something oversees anything else. Yes your intelligence and strength will help in some situations, but your effort is what will push you to succeed. If you are preparing for an AP test, yes your intelligence will be helpful and important but if you do not have the effort to study, to review to push yourself to go the extra mile, what good is your intelligence? Continuous effort will help you meet your goals.

It's Online, But Is It On Target? Part 2

It’s 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 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 spelling products or winning votes—that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·       Is the information accurate? It is up-to-date?

·         Where did the author get this information?
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It's Online, but Is It On Target? Part 1

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/109995.html

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 decided 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 amrk, 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

Accept your mistakes. Always look at yourself and see what you can do to improve yourself. What you can do to reach your goal. In basketball when you take a shot and you miss, its not the fault of the hoop, but yours. Maybe you could have bent your knees a little more or used your wrist more. Look at the mistakes you made accept them and improve them. 

SQ3R: SQ3R Recite

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 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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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“The first law of success .  .  . Is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left.”

-William Matthews

I agree with Matthews statement. You have to put all your energy and mind to what your goals. In order to be successful you need to stay on track, you can’t put focus on anything else. In college there will be many distractions such as parties, but you need to concentrate in your goal graduating. If you give your attention to the distractions you will not be successful. Stay focused at all times to be successful. 

SQ3R: SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

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 subheadings 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  

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--- these features can communicate an idea more powerfully than written text.

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