In my most recent post, I wrote about how challenging it can be to make the time to check your progress or consider making any improvements to your study skills when you have just come off the short Thanksgiving break and are already anticipating the longer winter holiday break that is soon to come. While …
Just as I wrote this year’s first post about knowing your grading periods sooner than last year’s, so I am writing this year’s second post about knowing your grading periods sooner than last year’s as well. In addition to changing the times of the posts this year so I can provide you with various times …
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In my last post, I wrote about the importance of being grateful for the opportunity to learn, even when you don’t particularly like a subject, a teacher, or a situation you find yourself in. I focused on how this gratitude can help you develop a more positive outlook about your studies and lead to you …
As Thanksgiving approaches, I hope each of you have much to be grateful for – families and friends, the chance to be back in school, the resumption of activities that were canceled during the pandemic, and, best of all, the chance to celebrate the holiday with people you were unable to be with a year …
One of the aspects of developing good study skills that students often overlook is how important it is to read consistently. Both keeping up with assigned reading and making time for pleasure reading can be challenging, for a variety of reasons. For some students, reading is a part of their studies they struggle with, while …
In several previous posts, I have focused on the pursuit of knowledge, not only as it pertains to your schoolwork and the development of your study skills, but also as it pertains to life experiences and how they can be opportunities to further your learning. I have suggested watching Jeopardy!, bonding with grandparents and other treasured adults …
No matter how new you are to my site, and no matter how few or how many of my posts you have read, I hope you realize that while my main goal is to do whatever I can to help you build your study skills, another important goal I have is to help you approach …
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One of the most important ways to develop your study skills is to improve your ability to plan, since it plays a part in many other study skills. Whether you are completing assignments, preparing for tests, getting organized, or managing your time, the better you plan, the more productive you will be. When it comes …
Over the course of the previous school year, I wrote a series of posts about the importance of knowing your grading periods, with the intention of providing you various times during the year to check your progress with your study skills as well as your grades, so you could make adjustments to your study skills …
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One of the hardest things to do when study skills are not your strength, or when you are working to improve them, is to make sure you are taking accurate notes, and doing so consistently in all your classes. Teachers spend varying amounts of time on lectures, lecture in different styles, place differing levels of …
