Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Reflection
Student Success Statement
“You will never
regret doing right.”
-Anon
I agree with this quote, doing the
right thing is important. If you do the right thing you won’t regret it because
you’re being a better person and making the world a better place.
Academic Success Part 2
Academic Success
Part 2
Laura B.’s
Academic Success Story
In high
school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to study to be a
good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in
enough for me to be able to get by on the tests by simply reviewing the
material just before the class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0
all throughout high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an
effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that
changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to
understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the general
concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the
classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading
that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes class and
actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough
because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I
make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also, for a
subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what
the material means.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Reflection
Student
Success Statement
“Light and darkness can’t
occupy the same space at the same time. CTR is light-CTW is the darkness.”
-Call/Haymore
I think this statement means you can’t be do bad things
and expect to be good. You have to commit to being good, or else you’ll be bad.
Academic Success
Part 1
My great
academic success: in my principles of marketing class, we had to come up with a
new product and sell it. My group ended up with a couple supposedly bad
students according to our teacher since they were the last ones picked. In the
end, they helped out more than needed since I was a team leader I assigned them
certain pieces of the project that became solely their responsibility.
Delegating work always helps since it allows a group member individual work
without separating the group.
English,
math, foreign language tips: math basically just takes practice. I always tell
my students to take a blank piece of paper and write down everything you know
about what you’ve learned or what you’re studying for in the class. If you don’t
remember everything or start drawing blanks, then you need to study more and
review your notes. Note cards work really well for foreign language.
Here are
my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college:
Go to class, make friends with people in class just in case you’re absent, and
remember that you should want to learn.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Reflection
Student Success Statement
“There is no pillow so soft
as a soft as a clear conscience”
-French Proverb
I agree with this statement, pillows help you sleep,
and so do clear consciences. Without one, you would stay up all night regretting
things.
I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part 2
I Will Persist Until I
Succeed
Part 2
How I’ve
overcome an initial bad grade: When receiving a bad grade, I just try to do
better on the second exam and study harder. It’s hard when you have your first
test in a class and have no idea what t expect. The second one is usually
easier since you know what to expect from your teachers.
My strategies
for written assignments: Start early and make sure that you have it proofread. Also,
with written assignments, having a timeline planned out can help like by
setting a certain number of pages done by a certain day before the paper is
due.
How I succeed
in team projects: COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is
crucial. I remember I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly when working on
a group project for my marketing research class. It’s really important that
everyone is on the same page and getting the same emails. The worst is when two
people are working on the same portion of the project and don’t even realize
it.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Reflection
I think it’s sad that so many students have tried alcohol and
drugs, students shouldn’t ever try that stuff because it can make life very
difficult. Students should instead focus on school and their friendships and
maybe join a sport or perhaps a club. There are many things to do instead of doing drugs.
I Will Persist Until I Succeed
I Will Persist Until I
Succeed
Part 1
Heather A.’s Academic Success
Story
In high
school, I didn’t study as much in groups as I do in college. I feel I learn
better when I teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in
class because sometimes other students pick up on important information than
others.
My overall
study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can
work out the methods verbally with others. My test study method: I have very
different techniques. For financial tests, I try work on problems given in
class as well as problems from problems from power points and homework. When it
comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams to
describe different processes.
My times
management secret: one of my biggest secrets is to look over the information
that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information, it
sticks a little bit better than waiting until the night before the test.
How I deal
with multiple projects/tests: I try to work on whatever has the shortest
deadline and work from there. My overall study method: I tend to do massive
studying blocks of about an hour in order to really learn the material.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Student Success Statement
“You have only always to do
what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you will enjoy in the
midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”
-Robert E. Lee
This quote means there is always
an opportunity to choose the right. The more you choose the right, the easier
it becomes, and by doing so, you will have peace of mind and a clear
conscience.
You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part 5
You Can Succeed in School
If You Will
Part 5
After some
serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made for a purpose: to be successful
who she was destined to be. She returned to DCCC “with determination and a
mindset that I would not fail with God leading me.”
She says
her first semester back was difficult. “I knew I could find refuge in the
Student Success Program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms. Gravely accepted me
back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new beginning every day
and don’t allow the past to cripple my future. I have learned to have
self-value.”
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
You Can Succeed in School If you Will Part 4
You Can Succeed in School
If You Will
Part
4
As Kennedy lay crumpled in his hospital following the
accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible. “After the car
accident, I suffered from low self-esteem and depression,” she said. “For
years, I allowed someone I loved to physically, mentally, and emotionally abuse
me.”
She had previously tried taking a few DCCC classes, but
she said she was immature and not ready for academic challenge. She dropped out
after the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology classes. She left
school a second time and began working as a certified nursing assistant. After yet
another car accident, she felt unstable, hopeless, and didn’t know what to do.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
Monday, December 3, 2012
You Cna Succeed in School If You Will Part 3
You Can Succeed in School
If You Will
Part 3
As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript in preparation
to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe she has a 3.3 grade point
average and that she was accepted into the prestigious private college with a
selective admissions policy.
It took two false starts before the 22-year-old
Thomasville resident found her true calling, elementary education, and more importantly,
before she found and reaffirmed the value of herself. She thought back to when
she was 18 years old but felt “overwhelmed by life.” She had just graduate from
high school when was in a serious car accident.
“I almost killed myself, not by drinking and driving,
not by partying, but because I was living a life that was overwhelming,” she
said. One must work hard, but not waste time. Goofing off during school is a
killer. It kills your achievement and your chances for outstanding success now
and later.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
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