In addition to telling my students to use their time wisely, I also emphasized how important it was that they learn to set priorities, both with their time in general and with their schoolwork in particular. The younger you are, the more you depend on parents and teachers to set priorities for you, but as …
No matter which study skills are your strengths and which are your weaknesses, just about all of you could probably find ways to better manage your time. While some teachers and parents emphasize the positive steps you can take, like keeping assignment books and calendars and setting schedules and using timers, and others offer various …
Though I have already mentioned it in previous posts, I cannot overstate the importance of following directions to having good study skills and increasing your chances at success. Though you may find it tempting to tune out your teachers’ oral directions and/or ignore or gloss over their written ones, making a concerted effort to follow …
In my last post, I wrote about how the beginning of the new calendar year is a good time to set study skills goals, even though the new calendar year falls in the middle of the school year, and could fall at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a grading period, …
Goal Setting Part 2- Don’t Forget About New Grading Periods! Read More »
Since you are already familiar with New Year’s resolutions, it should not surprise you to realize that the beginning of the new calendar year is a good time to set study skills goals. Even though the new calendar year falls in the middle of the school year, and could fall at the beginning, in the …
Goal Setting Part 1 – Making Study Skills Goals a New Year’s Resolution Read More »
Even though this is, as I’ve already titled a previous post, a “year like no other,” the holidays will still provide a welcome break from your studies, whether they have been virtual, in-person, or a combination of both. While you may be anticipating your celebrations, whatever form they will take, while planning to give little …
Once you’ve taken some of the suggestions from my last post and are feeling confident that you have not just studied, but have actually prepared to do well, you may be wondering just how to take all your newfound confidence and apply it to the test itself. Now matter how well you feel you’ve prepared …
So You’ve Prepared For Your Test Instead of Simply Studying For It – Now What? Read More »
One of the most important improvements many of you are probably hoping to make to your study skills is being able to do better on your tests. It may be tempting to simply tell yourself that if you study harder, or if you spend more time studying, you will do better, but nothing could be …
Studying for a Test vs. Preparing for a Test – Yes, There is a Difference Read More »
In my last three posts, I discussed the importance of approaching each subject, teacher, and situation with an open mind, so you are able to do your best. Just as I tried to do with my own students, my hope is to encourage you to make the best of whatever situations you find yourself in, …
In my last two posts, I wrote about how important it is to treat all your subjects as equally as possible even though they are not technically equal, not just so you can do as well as possible in them, but also so that you remember to give each of your teachers the respect they …
