Seven Step for Christmas Break

1. Get a notebook and label it "Life Planning"
2. Think of some goals you would like to achieve. Write 100 goals inside this notebook and number them
3. Visit 100 Life Goals and read
4. Visit Antwon Davis 100-Life Goals and read
5. Account for your Life Planning notebook when you return to school in January
6. Read your goals DAILY
7. Add to your Life Planning Goals list as you think of a new goal

Finals Schedule

For 1st Period:

• I don't have a final

For 2nd Period:

• I already passed the final

For 3rd Period:

• Study up on the words, comma splices, and fused sentences

For 4th Period:

• Finish my resume and questions to ask

For 5th Period:

• Nothing, I'm done with my project

For 6th Period:

• Study absolutely everything

For 7th Period:

• Study my last two power notes

For 8th Period:

• I already took my final. 

Priorities would be English and History because those are the classes I struggle in.

Winter

1) Wake up early. Nothing eats away the Winter break like moping around beneath the covers. Decide the previous day when you will get out of bed and make sure to follow through.
During the first few days of vacation, chances are that you will relish the opportunity to sleep in. It's okay to do this and give yourself a break, because your body will naturally put itself on a schedule to wake itself up earlier.
2) Maintain good health and hygiene. Brush your teeth and bathe often. Make sure to use sunblock even in the cold and remember that the only healthy tan is spray-on! Winter is a great time to get in shape, or to stay in shape. Consider joining a sport, or, at the very least, get outside and have fun everyday.
3)Study. Particularly if you are a high school student, studying remains essential even through the school year is in short recess. Loom over last year's notes, or do some research what next years courses have in store, When school resumes, you'll be grateful that your academic knowledge and skills have not deteriorated, you'll be ready and not panicked that you don't know something. Most of you already know if you have homework, reading or other research, stay on top of it. You will be grateful when you return to school! Keep your brain active. Read for school or pleasure, research your own interests, or even just get into crosswords puzzles.
4) Follow a routine. However loose, the structure will both motivate you and keep hours spent "doing nothing" to a minimum. Don't play to many video games and even if it might be cold go out for a few hours every week.
5) Join or volunteer group or some sort. All communities have some sort of soup kitchen, or place where someone might need your help or you can start by
6)Start a summer job.
7) Go a camp and learn something new.
8) Stay active in you society
9) Read at least one book.          























































                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

5 Q's One Reflection

1) What direction do you see the U.S going? Why is it going in this direction? It's on a downward path because we are an awful society. We are awful people.
2) Why do SAT scores in the U.S. continue to go downward? SAT scores continue to go downward because students just don't care about them.
3) What are solutions to low SAT scores? Nothing, we can't change people's actions.
4) Make a bullet list of a few problems with education in California
-Bad Food
-Early start to school
-Brain doesn't function properly until around 10
-Too many unnecessary subjects
5) What are solutions to the California education problems? Have school days start later and end around 2, only make people take whatever classes are necessary.
6) "To educate a man in mind but not morals is to educate a menace to society" (Theodore Roosevelt)
Teaching no morals will create a revolution because he know what is right and wrong from the past t create a future, you don't need morals to be successful you need a solid foundation and a clear concept of what you choose to do. Not having morals doesn't make you a menace it makes you human. Most people don't have morals yes it would be okay to be taught morals but you need to see how to use your mind and have your morals on the side. You can't include your moral because you need to do something for everyone not just yourself.

Student Success Statement

"It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to the win that makes a difference."

Paul Bear Bryant

Paul Bear Bryant means you need to make a difference in someone, in something, in whatever. To make your mark in a start of advancement to being something revolutionary for the greater good, to do something inspiring. It's like the toy drive at school, it encourages students to help the less fortunate even by little means but a toy is a toy and you are helping and making a difference. It's to have the ability to create an opportunity for someone to help you and become a better person. In the end that's all to do become a better person for yourself and others.

Paul "Bear" Bryant

Paul Bear Bryant 

           Paul Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was born on September 11, 1913 - January 26, 1983. He was Alabama's head coach with six national championships, he had a record of most wins as a head coach. He had a deep voice and a trademark black and white hat. He coached at the Universities of Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M. He passed away in 1983 after a massive heart attack. 

Improvement

Hpiam Data

• FACT: 34% of HPIAM students have below a 2.0 GPA

• Why is this a worrying statistic?

                    -Will not graduate
What are some specific reasons you think is happening? How can we solve this problem?

• People are getting careless with the new schedule.
• No one cares because of the uniform.
• Now we have freshman. 
• It's because of freshman.
• It's overcrowded. 

We can solve these problems by changing the schedule, no more uniforms and no longer have freshman just sophomores, juniors and seniors. 

Working Notebook

The working notebook is the daily notebook taken to class. It holds all the papers and information needed each day. Any three-ring binder can serve as a working notebook; the nylon zippered type tends to last longer. Your working notebook should contain:

• A portable three-hole punch

• A zippered pouch with three holes to hold highlighters, pencils, pens, clips, "sticky notes", and other small supplies

• A monthly calender

• A ruler

• Section dividers for each subject labeled homework, notes, handouts, and quizzes/tests

• An assignment book   

These items are available at most office supply stores in a three-hole punched format so they can be easily inserted into the notebook. This is important, because if the items are not attached to the notebook, they will get lost in backpacks or left at home or school.

One working notebook for all of your child's classes might be too large for some students especially if they are in high school.  Two medium-size notebooks with two or three subjects in each is an alternative to one large notebook. Morning classes might be placed in one, and afternoon classes might be placed in another.

Whichever alternative noted above that you choose, the important thing is that on a daily basis, you should date, three-hole punch and file any of his school papers under the appropriate divider for each subjects. You should also note assignments in detail in his assignment book/

HPIAM: ADVISORY PROJECT

Next Tuesday, November 5, bring all your work from all classes in order to show the organization required from each class. You will have time in Advisory to hole-punch and organize your binders, folders, notebooks, etc. so you need to come prepared.

Prompt 4:

Thanks to the Internet, people have more access to more information than at any other time in history. People can instantly find information on almost any topic in the time it takes to type a couple of words and click a mouse. But we often know so little about the source of this information, including its reliability and the qualifications of the person who wrote it. If we don't know its source, information is not much good to us.

1. Do people need to know the source of any information before they use it? Yes, it's better because you know if it's RELIABLE OR NOT

2. Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experiences and observations. 

Reliable Sources:

The Internet allows you so many opportunities to make your life easier. At the drop of a hat you can get information. Information is so easy to access it allows you to become an amazing writer, or whatever you want to be. But how can you know if it's reliable or not.

When you know it's reliable you are allowed to use it, at least for essays and such. A teacher wants you to use reliable information not just information you make up, what teacher would? When you have essays to write you can just use things you made up.

A reliable source will give you valid information to use and you know it's true. You can't go around and claim something without sufficient facts and everything. You can't be a reliable person without reliable evidence. You need information on things to know what your doing.

In any given instant you also need information to know what to talk about, you can just be completely biased and everything. You need some information to know what to talk about. Don't go willy nillying around giving your two cents about nothing you know about.

You just need sufficient evidence in everything you do. That means a reliable source of someone who knows what they're talking about. Don't go around just talking about things you don't know anything about. Get a reliable resource!

Pop Culture.

Many colleges now offer courses in which students study television programs, comic books, magazines and advertising, and other aspects of pop culture. Critics complain that schools should not replace serious literature and history courses with such fluff. They claim that courses in popular culture present material that is trivial and inconsequential. But the study of pop culture can be just as important, demanding, and instructive as the study of traditional subjects.

Can the study of popular culture be as valued as the study of traditional literary and historical subjects?

No it cannot be because of the way it is viewed, pop culture is not to be as valued as history. 

Can something be valued as priceless as traditional literature? How about history? What really is history. History as well as traditional literature can be valued as priceless. Can something be valued the same?

Well pop culture is how we see like celebrities and fashion and what not, but how can that be valued the same as something revolutionary such as a war perhaps? Yes popular culture is important to be seen throughout the human era but I don't believe it should be the same as literature. Literature can depict fantasy or anything but how can that be the same. Pop culture is important but not in the sense that is is valued greater or equal it is probably valued the same because it is pop culture. 

History can depict anything for anything important in time, how can that be equal to pop culture? Yes someday pop culture will be viewed as equal because it may or may not be recorded in our history. It is amazing how it works out actually. It is not important until it's gone.

Now as for literature it is old books or stories. It makes for either a great real or fiction book, a possible recount of history maybe. Our society will probably make people think we had bad taste like us to old things. But in any sense we appreciate it is there. 

In conclusion literature and history cannot be the same value as pop culture until it is gone. People make things seem important because of how it is but we need to say hey we're not there yet.  

GPA

1) What does GPA stand for?
Grade Point Average
2) What does a GPA show?
It shows how well you're doing in school.
3) Why is a GPA important?
-It shows your grades
-It shows if you need to work harder
-It allows you to make better choices
-It will give you a better chance of going to a good school
-It will help you get into a better school
-It will help with getting a better job
-It will allow you to become someone you want to be
Does Your GPA really matter?

Education Goals

The importance of reaching your goals is up to you. The rewards and benefits of having educational goals is vast while the disappointment is upsetting. You have to make sure you do all necessary to achieve your goals to better yourself. It allows you to get a better life and better your family, community etc.

Student Success Statement: B.C. Forbes

Student Success Statement

“Honest is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both actions and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.”

B.C. Forbes

Reflection: Well I believe that yes honesty is important but there are many other things more important. You can’t always be honest because it’s sometimes very rude. You have to tell a lie here and there and it’s okay because well we are all human. We lie, we cheat, and it’s in our nature. Leave it to be. Don’t base everything on doing what someone tells you to do. You need your own backbone and to be someone you want to be.

Honesty 9-10

Honesty

9-10

Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkuninit/honesty.htm

What is honesty?

·    Honesty is telling the truth

·    Honesty is straightforward conduct.

·    Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you…

·    Do your own homework

·    Tell a friend the truth

·    Explain the real reason you didn’t turn in your homework

·    Keep your eyes on your own paper

·    Clean up your own room after making a promise

·    Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake

·    Write a report in your own words instead of coping

·    Admit you made the mistake

·    Keep a friend’s secret

·    Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Year End Reflection

A) What did you accomplish this year?
I accomplished getting straight A's and passing this freshman year with full credits.

B) What have you done this year you are proud of?
Getting straight A's would be what I am proud of.

C) What new things did you learn about YOURSELF? Did you discover any new talents or interests?
I learned that once I set my mind to something I can achieve it, I discovered I'm obsessed with Twitter and that vihuela and guitar shall be my new instruments of choice.

D) What is one problem or struggle you encountered this school year that you overcame?
Mainly maintaining my straight A's and making friends.

E) We  often learn more from teacher than the subject they teach. What is a positive life lesson you have learned from a teacher this year? Why was this lesson important to you?
A life lesson would be I am smarter than I think, and it shows I am capable way more than I think I am.

Student Success Statement: Phil Jackson

Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

Phil Jackson

11 World Championships

Reflection: Well you always need to focus on what you’re doing but you need to worries of your future don’t be stuck in the past or you’ll never have a future, you need both. Don’t fall back in one just to be someone who’s not going to do anything.

Time Management 8-10

Time Management

8-10

Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time – classes, homework and activities – with some family help. College gives you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking. You might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond to e-mails while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

Someone said, “Wherever you are, be there.”  Focus on the present moment and give it all your attention. Don’t let your mind drift and wander here and there when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moment at hand. You can’t go back and recapture this moment, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Work smart by mastering the present moment.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Student Success Statement

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

 Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Reflection: 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. Always take truth in moderation because you also don't want to hurt other people. So be careful.

Attention to Detail 7-10

Attention to Detail

7-10

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Claudius

Student Success Statement

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning.”

Claudius

Reflection: 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. The harder you work for something the bigger the reward will be, you’ll be way more satisfied with it because you know for a fact you earned it! You’re learning depends on you, so do your best with it! It’s up to you!

Cool Under Pressure 6 of 10

Cool Under Pressure 

6 of 10

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Peter F. Drucker

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 5 of 10

Initiative 

5 of 10

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Orson Sweet Mardin

Student Success Statement 

"To be great -- Concentrate." 

- Orson Sweet Mardin 

Reflection: 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. You need to always do what you feel is good and amazing.

Problem-Solving Skills: 4 of 10

Problem-Solving Skills

4 of 10

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. 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Anon

Student Success Statement

"Education is a Marathon--not a sprint"

- Anon

Reflection: 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. Don’t just do something for someone else do something for you. Always do things for you, maybe education isn’t right for you so all you need to do is see if it is and if you need it to be what you want. Always conquer, be you.

Teamwork Skills 3-10

Teamwork Skills

3-10

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Choose the right.

Student Success Statement: Muhammad Ali

Student Success Statement

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

- Muhammad Ali

Reflection: 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. Be yourself. 

Speaking Skills 2 of 10

Speaking Skills

2 of 10

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.

http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/17334

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT.

Student Success Statement: Calvin Coolidge

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

Reflection:  Well Mr. Coolidge has a point when you have persistence you will surely get more things done. You need determination and dedication. 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. You need to be someone who leads and works tremendous measures to find whatever you’re looking out for.

Writing Skills: 1 of 10

Writing Skills

1 of 10

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Herbert Kaufman

Student Success Statement

“Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.”

Herbert Kaufman

Reflection: Well you always have to know what is victory and based off of everything Mr. Haymore has taught us it’s a state of choosing the right. But what if you need to do something that requires you to choose the wrong and how do you know what the right is? You can’t base your life off of something you heard because honestly you don’t know what it is. Everyone is entitled to opinion as I have my free speech, what I’m trying to say is you need to do what you think is right to gain victory.

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/45548.html

Getting a college education doesn’t mean just absorbing facts and figures. It means building the skills and qualifications you need to learn, think and create on your own – making you attractive to employers. You’ve already started learning these skills in high school, but college helps you fully develop them.

The 10 Key Qualities

1.Writing Skills

2. Speaking Skills

3. Teamwork Skills

4. Problem-Solving Skills

5. Initiative

6. Cool under Pressure

7. Attention to Detail

8. Time Management

9. Honesty

10. Love of Learning

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Confucius

Student Success Statement

“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

Confucius

Basically all you have to do is know what you want and to make sure it is right you need to have the courage to speak up for those who won’t do it for themselves be someone admirable. CTR!!

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test – Taking Part 3

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test – Taking

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short- answer and essay questions. You’ll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don’t lose points on answers the teacher can’t read.

Use all the time you’re given.

If you finish early, don’t leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Matt Biondi

Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

Reflection: Well Mr. Biondi has a point 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. CTR!

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test-Taking Part 2

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement Anon

Student Success Statement 

"Improve your performance by improving your attitude."

- Anon

Reflection: 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.

Exam Day: Survival Tips Test – Taking Part 1

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test – Taking

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/10296.html

Essential Test-Taking Advice

Try out these strategies while you’re still in high school, and by the time you get to college, you’ll be a test-taking expert.

Before the Test

Eat Well

Studies show that you need good nutrition to concentrate and perform your best.

Bring the right supplies

Bring your pencils, erasers, pens, ruler, compasses, calculators or whatever else you need on test day.

Review the whole test before you start.

See how many sections and what types of questions are on the test. Determine how much time to allow for completing each section.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement: Mark Twain

Student Success Statement

"Always do right."

- Mark Twain

Reflection: 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

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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Choose the right!