Student Success Statement/ Reflection

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

Reflection

It is so self-beneficial if one keeps honest. Not only are you being honest to the people around you but to yourself. Being honest is right and fair and that is what keeps peace. It takes character to be honest and it is not easy. When one is truly honest not only are they avoiding bad consequences but are aiming to doing what is right.

Honesty 9 of 10

Honesty

9 of 10

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.

http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkunimit/honesty.htm

What is honesty?

·        Honesty is telling the truth

·        Honesty is straightforward conduct

·        Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trust worthy, 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

·        Clean up your room after making a promise

·        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 friend’s secret

·        Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

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Studetn Success Statement/ Reflection

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 Championships-Player

2 High School Championships-Player

Reflection

We can’t swell on the future and keep wondering what will happen because we have to focus and what we are doing now. Whatever it is we do right now determine our future, dwelling on the future does not get us there. It is the hard work and concentration that does. I definitely agree with Phil Jackson. A good example would be I. I hope to go to UCLA and I am constantly questioning whether I will get accepted or not. I keep worrying but then I realize that worrying about it won’t get me into UCLA, I should be concentrating on school and what I have to do right now, and that will determine whether I get into UCLA or not.

Time Managing 8 of 10

Time Management

8 of 10

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/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“Everyone is their architect of their own learning.”

-Claudius

Reflection

We make decisions that shape our lives. It may become challenging to make some decisions for life. Most of us want the best for ourse4lves but don't always make the right choices. One makes decisions and those decisions determine the outlook of our lives. When one receives bad grades, it is not because someone else wanted to give that person that bad grade but it was himself who decided upon that. He may have made bad decisions such as choosing not to study, which lead to the bad outcome. We choose what way our life goes, and we cannot put the blame on anyone else. That is the reason why it is very important to make wise decisions, because it may have a greater impact than imagined.

Cool Under Pressure

Cool Under Pressure

6 of 10

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 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

“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”

-Peter F. Drucker

Reflection

Our society has an idea of acceptance. When we are out with friends, we may be influenced into doing wrong things just to “fit in”. Before doing anything we have to take a moment and decide whether it is right or wrong. Some rather choose wrong rather than not being accepted by others. We have to remember to always remember what is right and always make the right decisions. It does not matter to be accepted because to choose the right is much more significant. Everything we do will stay in our conscious forever; while the people around us will not always be there with you.

Initiative 5 of 10

Initiative

5 of 10

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 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/ Reflection

Student Success Statement

“To be great – concentrate.”

-Orson Swett Marden

Reflection

Everyone has a different definition for greatness. For most of us, we wish to be great. It isn’t always easy to become great. It takes hard work, and many obstacles get it the way. The way to reach greatness is to stay focus and concentrate. This is a great quote that truly expresses the idea to achieve greatness. One should concentrate on what it is that they want. When concentrated they shouldn’t let anything distract them from their goal, and is more likely to then reach it.

Problem-Solving Skills 4 of 10

Problem-Solving Skills

4 of 10

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, are 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/ Reflection

Student Success Statement

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

-Confucius

Reflection

I agree with this statement. I believe that when one sees what is right and does not do it is because they are lacking courage. It takes courage to do what is right. It takes a worthy person to have courage. It is right to do what is right when they see it, but not everyone may manage to do what is right. Their lack of courage holds them back from doing what is right. We have to be courageous and step up to what is right and take the correct actions.

Student Sucess Statement/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“Education is a marathon – not a sprint”

-Anon

Reflection

I truly believe this is a great quote and I strongly agree with it. In a marathon one has to keep a fast but steady pace. If you try to sprint in a marathon, you won’t get so far. It is very similar to education. One cannot get an education with only one day of studying all day. It takes years and you learn a bit at a time.

Exam Day Survival Tips Test-- Taking 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 the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Positive Thinking

POSITIVE THINKING from RAMESHWAR MISTRY

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Improve your performance by improving your attitude."

-Anon

Reflection

I believe that your attitude on something you are doing has everything to do with how that turns out to be. if you have a bad attitude on something and you believe it will come out horrible, it will. an example would be working on a project. Lets say you don't believe you can do a good job on it. that attitude will reflect on your project. the effort necessary to do a good job wont be there because of your attitude.

Exam Day:Survival Tips Test-- Taking Part 1

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test—Taking

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/10296.html

Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out these 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 nutrition to concentrate and perform your best.

Bring the right supplies

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

Review the whole test before you start.

See the whole test before you start.

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

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Student Success Statement/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions… hard work does.”

-Anon

Reflection

 Having heard this quote multiple times, it always motivates me to work harder. I definitely agree with this quote. A gold metal does not mean that a person is a champion. A gold metal does not define a person. A person has to work hard to be great. Once they have work hard they are champions because they deserve it. A metal is an award for that hard work.

Online Learning Part 1

Online Learning

Part 1

Read Between the Lines

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

Ø 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 site are also accurate.

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

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

Ø 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/ Reflection

Student Success Statement

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

-Liane Cordes

Reflection

It does not matter how smart one may be or the countless opportunities one is given that will expose their potential. Effort takes you way farther than any strength. What is intelligence good for it you are not challenged into improving and doing your part by putting effort? It is only when one puts effort into everything they do is when they can realize their true potential.  An example of this would be that one may be the smartest kid in a high school campus but if they don’t constantly put effort into school they won’t ever know what their potential is and won’t get very far. It is a good brain thrown to waste.

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 trust worthy, ask those 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?

·         As 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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