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 a magnificently stated and very true statement. If you receive an "F" on your report card, it is not the classroom's fault, nor the teacher's, nor the report card's, but your own. You chose the wrong, you showed up late, you didn't complete your assignments, so on and so forth. If you want to improve your grade, improve yourself. Ask the teacher if any extra credit assignments are available. Ask if you could do make up work. Stay after school for tutoring if needed. Don't blame the teacher for your bad grade, blame you poor habits.

Successful Students 5-6 5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning. Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their professor’s teammate (see no.4). Why do they expose themselves to the temptations of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they chose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why, then, are you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons, is there something else you should be doing with your time? 6. …. Take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often. Why put something into your notes you don’t understand? Ask the questions now that are necessary to make your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps your learn more. The more you learn them, the less you’ll have to learn later and the less time it will take because you won’t have to include some deciphering, time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!