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If you are like me keeping organized is a constant struggle. One of the most useful and actually the simplest tool in this battle is the “To Do List”. It is so easy that a lot of people dismiss it. However, I spend an entire class period in my Study Skills class discussing how [...] Top Five Motivation Tips for Study Success 1. Don’t try to do everything yourself. Create a support group with like minded people. Think Weight watchers or Alcoholics Anonymous. There are many benefits to studying with a friend who is in the same class as you. You can compare notes. You can check homework problems. [...] This is an article I found in the Wednesday, January 19, 2011, Oregonian Newspaper The by line is –McClatchy-Tribune Today’s teen know well the alphabet soup of high-stakes tests-The SATS, the ACTs the APs and the flurry of finals at the end of every sememster But they might not know about a proven new [...] Do you feel anxious about remembering information? Our brains work like the computers you use everyday. There is a short term memory and a long term memory part of your brain. The short term memory part can only remember at most five things at a time. It is analogous to a little box. It gets [...] Happy Holidays! Just because school is out doesn’t mean its time to turn your brain off. The skills you have developed to keep your grades up are the same skills which will make you successful everyday. Are you the type of person who is naturally organized or the type of person who spends lots [...] Most of us can’t go through a day without talking. However, how we communicate and what we think about is more important than most of us realize. I’m sure many of you have heard of the power of the ideas behind the book “The Secret”. It isn’t really a secret at all. If you [...] I’d like you to try a little experiment. Take your hands and fold them, knitting your fingers together. Check it out. Which thumb did you place on top? Was it the thumb of your right or your left hand? Now unclasp your hands. Knit your fingers together again, however, this time do it so [...] Hello Everyone! I can’t believe I haven’t posted anything for you in a while but I’m coming back. So much has happened in the past few months. But what is important is that I’ve been working on a book for you! I would appreciate your comments. I’ve boiled down all the experiences of the [...] Many students think they know how to study. They are very good about many aspects of what it takes to be a good student. They have a special place to study. They sit down and crack open their books and read the material over and over. They put in hours and hours of staring [...] I don’t know where I got this quote from. I used to hand it out to all my new students on the first day of class. Only one per customer This bright new day Complete with 24 hours of opportunities, choices, and attitudes. A perfectly matched set of 1440 minutes This unique gift, this [...] |
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