Student Success Statement

“truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Truth is the only thing you could depend on. if you stand with the truth you are doing the right thing. You can't know where you're going then not, truth will help you overcome many obstacles but you still need to take into consideration what your options are. 

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 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 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 come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall education attainment.

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Student Success Statement

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.”

Claudius

You make your education what you want it, your hard work and effort make your future. If you work hard for something you really want to accomplish you will get results you can’t expect things to just happen to you, you need it to happen for yourself because that’s what you want. 

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 world’s 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 the 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 be abound.

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Student Success Statement

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

Peter F. Drucker

Reflection: Start by realizing what is right or what you did wrong to make it right. Try to make things right, make them go to the right path. Accept what you did wrong, accepting is the most important thing. If you don’t accept what you did wrong you won’t know how to make it right before it’s too late.

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 inspiration 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

"To be great -- Concentrate."

- Orson Sweet Mardin

Well when you actually concentrate you know what you’re doing, you’ll get more done you need to achieve in the little things and concentration will help you with it. Don’t be someone who is not focused you need to be on point and exact if you want to do things right. 

Problem-Solving Skills

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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. Problems solving situation 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 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

"Education is a Marathon--not a sprint"

- Anon

Education isn't something you can run through it needs to be done at an appropriate race and time because you need to make sure you are actually learning. Sure you need to make sure you are making sure you’re on the right path and going somewhere in life and becoming someone amazing. Education will lead you to becoming what you want, and it all depends on your type of education to see if you are on track for what you want to do.

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 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 the important workplace skills.

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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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 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 the important workplace skills.

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

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

- Muhammad Ali

 If you imagine yourself being something great in life, imagine yourself doing it. To achieve it you need persistence, and dedication. Be someone who is being amazing and doing something you want to do. Become someone amazing just imagine it to see where you want to go. Always be the person you want to be. Become amazing. 

Speaking Skills

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When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give presentation 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 List, 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

"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,30th president of the United States

The statement has a point when you have persistence you will surely get more things done. You need determination. You need to be what is right you need to keep going when things get hard or rough you need to venture on and carry on and continue going because you’re not going to let anything get in your way because you know what you want and no one else. 

Writing Skills

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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 patient 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

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

You need to be persistent in order to achieve anything, you need to aim high and be someone and something you love. Be someone amazing and great don’t be someone who is down in the gutter.

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test-Taking

Part 2

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; you may be able to get partial credit for those you begin but don’t complete correctly.

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

"Improve your performance by improving your attitude."

- Anon

If you want to improve in your test, the first thing you need to improve is your attitude. When you want to recognize what you want to, do what is right and when you do that you need to realize that you need a positive attitude.

Student Success Statement

"Always do right."

- Mark Twain

Always choose to do the right, even though you don't want to. It is the best choice to always choose the right. You need to come to a realization that you’re amazing and wonderful so do the best.

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 overtime, 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

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

-Anon

A gold medal doesn't mean anything to a champion. He could have done the best he could have and been okay with it. Because that champion knew what was right and even if it wasn't them they are happy to support an opposing team member because that’s what you do.

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 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 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 sources that the author acknowledges. Scholarly writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography.

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Student Success Statement

“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

-Margaret Chase Smith

Reflection: Mrs. Smith has a point you do need to always be choosing the right, but what if you’re not? That’s what you have to do always. Choose the right. CTR.

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 3

Do-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 for a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student’s 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

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

Liane Cordes

 Don’t just follow to be in do what you want to go somewhere far, don’t be a standard or stereotype become someone you want to be and someone who knows where they are going.

It’s Online, but It Is 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 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 the statement is talking about is talking about is that never to be in a rush when you are doing something important but metaphorically you can do it quickly.

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 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 the argument. How can you tell reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only 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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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 you aim, improve yourself.”

Gilbert Arland

Well yes it is your fault because you did so something wrong but you should see it so badly, you made a mistake yet whom cares? You need to brush it off and start again. Don’t let a failure stop you from doing something but if that something is wrong well re-think it.

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite Review

Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text 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 nest section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answer 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

“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

Mr. Mathews has a point you need to only look in the direction you are going and don’t look back but  believe in what you think is right and do what is right, be someone amazing and never give up on your dreams.

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

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

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