Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Honesty 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 action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.”

B.C. Forbes

I agree with this quote because being honest is very important. When you are honest you are being true to yourself and true to others. Honesty is very important because you learn to be fair with others and you learn not to cheat. It’s important because it is just the rule of life in my opinion. When people aren’t honest they are just being liars and you really want to be friends with someone who is a liar you might never know when that person can lie to you, when people lie people get hurt and you also hurt yourself because we should never be cheaters we should learn to always tell the truth no matter what that is what makes you a good person by being honest. When you are honest people believe you and it feels good to be honest about things. Honesty can get you to many places it can get you to your goals you just have to learn to be honest it isn’t hard just do what you know your heart feels is right.

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Honesty

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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.

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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 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 copying

·         Admit you made the mistake

·         Keep a friend’s secret

·         Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Phil Jackson

I love this quote because it says that you should never doubt yourself. In my opinion this quote means that you shouldn’t think about what is going to happen like if you’re going to win or not just think about that you are trying your best to do something. That is when we bring positive thinking because that is what helps you get through whatever it is you want to accomplish in life. Everyone can win you just have to learn to set your mind to it and also not have a negative attitude because when you think negative well things are just going to go bad for you that’s why we have to think positive about ourselves and think that we can do this even if it takes time we can all accomplish something that we want. Don’t stress yourself over things because if you think about it too much then something might go wrong we need to have patience within ourselves and I can guarantee you that it’s going to be ok.

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Time Management

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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 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, 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.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I agree with this quote because when you are honest you feel safe because you are being true to yourself and not lying or cheating about things. Because when you choose not to be true and just decide to lie your way out through life you are going to feel good about yourself no one does when you know you are doing bad you feel guilty inside. Of course no one wants to feel guilty about themselves. So when you are true to yourself you become a good person with positive thoughts and that will get you through life. But when you lie and cheat well you’re going to end up bad and broken inside. That is why we should always be true to ourselves and others around us because if we don’t we are just hurting ourselves.  Lying never solves anything it just brings problems.

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Attention to Detail

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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, but from small things come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Everyone is the architect of their own learning”

Claudius

I agree with this quote because when you are striving to achieve something and you accomplish it it’s because you worked really hard in getting that. You went to school every day did your work and at the end you achieved your goal. Well this is what the quote is saying when you do something it’s out of your own hands like you are the one that did it all by yourself by paying Attention. Like for example when you get your report card and you have all A’s and B’s you are the architect of your own learning because you are the one that accomplished to get those good grades by working hard. So each person is responsible for their learning we each make different choices whether it is to choose the right and be a good person and achieve in life or choose the wrong and be a bad person and not strive in life.  Finally, in order to build up your learning you have to be positive and work hard and fight for what you want.

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Cool Under Pressure

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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 that 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 abound.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“To be great—concentrate.”

Orson Swett Marden

I love this quote because in order to be great you do have to concentrate. If you don’t concentrate in life you are not going to know what happens and have no clue on what is going on and you aren’t going to know what to do. That is why it is very important to always pay attention and concentrate on what you do and concentrating helps you make decisions on what to do in a situation it helps you out. Like for example if in the future you set a career goal for yourself in school you have to concentrate in order to graduate because if you don’t you are just going to fail and not be successful. So in order to be great you have the choice if you want to concentrate or not.

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Problem-Solving Skills

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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. Problem solving situations 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 the 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.

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Student Success Statement

Student success Statement

“Education is a marathon—not a sprint”

Anon

These quote in my opinion this quote that education you have to work hard to succeed. Like in a marathon if you want to win you have to keep going and don’t stop until you finally accomplish what you wanted and get to the finish line. Same as education if you want to succeed you just can’t give up in the middle of the way if you already started you have to keep on going till the very end.  So it means that education is not just something that comes easy you have to work hard for it.

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Teamwork Skills

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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 opinions. Listening and responding to others, and reaching compromisers,. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workplace skill.

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.

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Student Success statement

Student Success Statement

‘The man who has no imagination has no wings”

Muhammad Ali

I believe this quote means that when you have imagination you think of stuff that you can do it is very similar like setting dreams for yourself and making them come true. Well it’s the same for having an imagination when you do you believe you can do things you set goals for yourself. If you don’t have an imagination then you are just stubborn and mean everyone has an imagination it’s ok to imagine things that you want and even making them true. As the quote says having no imagination is like having no wings because when you imagine well of course you are going to imagine that you can fly but when you don’t it’s because you don’t have wings. It doesn’t hurt to be creative and dream if things they help you become a better person.  Your imagination always will help you through the process.

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Speaking Skills

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When you’re assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job applicants, who may have to give presentations to clients or represent their organization in the field. It’s never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking techniques.

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According to The book of Lists, the fear of public speaking ranks number one in the minds of the majority of people. Far above the fear of death and sleaze, comes the fear of standing on front of a crowd. Joel Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear us public speaking, with 15 percent of American experiencing a dramatic fear of it” said Dr. Michal 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.

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Student Success Statement

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 Collide, 30^th president of the United States

This statement in my opinion means that whether you have talent or not it doesn’t mean it’s going to take you far.  Also, that when you are smart then well you can precede in life with education everyone is smart you just have to learn to show it. You have to prove to yourself that you can do this Nothing is better than the other everything is equal. Persistence beats everything. That is all you need in order to better yourself in education and being successful.

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Writing Skills

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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 your preparing yourself for a good career.          

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Confucius

This statement means that when you see something right and you don’t do it is because you are scared. Because when something is wrong and you don’t do it well that is having courage for yourself for not doing it because you did the right thing. But when you know something is right and you decide not to do it well that is not having any courage because choosing the right always just makes you good.

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.

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Student Success Statement - Mark Twain

Student Success Statement

“Always do right.”

Mark Twain

I strongly agree with this statement because you should always do what is right. By doing what is right you are making yourself a better person and you can also succeed as a person by doing what is right. If you fail to do what is right and choose to behave bad and do drugs and be disrespectful well that is not going to make a you a good person it’s going to make you a bad person. Also, being a person that chooses the right gives you many opportunities in life to accomplish important goals.  You will feel good about yourself by doing these things they are for your own good.

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 over time, 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.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions….  Hard work does.”

ANON

I love this quote!  Because  if you want to be a champion you have to work hard for it. Stuff doesn’t just come in your hand like nothing you have to learn to not give up and sacrifice yourself. When you accomplish something you feel good about yourself because all the hard work you did helped you accomplish your dream. So at the end of the day your hard work is what counts because that determines your strength and ability that you have and that shows that you are never to give up and you are willing to do anything well working hard.

Online Learning Part 1

Online Learning

Part 1

Read Between the Lines

Make a judgment about the site’s reliability based on your own analysis’s of the site and the information it contains. Here are some ways to do this:

·       Look for facts you know or can check with a trusted source. If the site gets those facts right, it’s more likely that the other facts on the site are also accurate.

·       Study the language used. Is it angry, satiric or overly impassioned? This may indicate that the site is biased.

·       Consider whether the arguments are logical and backed up evidence, and whether the site presents only one point of view.

·       Check the links to the sources that the author acknowledges. Scholar writing, whether in print or online, should include a bibliography

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

Margaret Chase Smith

Many people always tend to want to be a follower for example when they see that a kid that does drugs and steals is popular they decide to follow what they are doing because they think that way they are going to become known. Well that is not the way to become popular if you want to be known you have to stick to your personality if you choose the right then just stick to that because even if you think you are not popular because of that who cares because you are making yourself happy you are doing good to yourself you don’t have to prove to anyone anything just so you can be in the crowd no that is just wrong. If people don’t want to be your friend just because you are a good person then don’t let that change you because it doesn’t matter what others think about you have to learn to care for yourself and do what you know is the right thing. Because if you do something bad and your conscience is bothering you then you know you went supposed to do that you don’t have to change for anyone just to be popular stick to your own thing. At the end it’s not going to matter who was the popular one what is going to matter is who’s the one that succeeded at the end. 

It’s Online, but Is It on Target? Part 3

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 3

Dot-What?

Look at the site’s address. What follows the dot?

·        Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

·        Dot-Org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might not present all sides of an argument.

·        Dot-gov indicates a government website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistics, and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

·        Dot-mil is used by sites that are part of the military.

·        Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy, anyone associated with the university, whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student course work up on the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.”

Liane Cordes

I agree with this testament because what shows you your knowledge is when you think that you are not smart but you tell yourself you won’t give up well that right there shows that you are a very smart person because even though you are not intelligent you find yourself trying and trying all over again until you get to when you want to be. It doesn’t matter if you are not bright enough what matters is that you have the strength to keep trying even if people let you down and you want to prove to yourself that you can do it because everyone can accomplish something in your life only if you try. Each and every one of us has the potential to unlock that intelligence that we have hiding inside you just have to show it!

It’s Online, but Is It on Target? Part 2

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 2

Research with attitude

Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that they’re trustworthy, ask these questions:

·        Who writer the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.

·        What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?

·        Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?

·        What is the websites’ purpose? Look for motives---- like selling products or winning votes—that could result in biased or incomplete information.

·        Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?

·        Where did the author get this information?

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