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” hold 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.

  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.

 Teamwork skills
                                                   3 of 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 opinions. Listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. 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 definition you can’t obtain by working alone.

Student success statement

Education is a marathon—not a sprint

Anon

This unknown quote makes me think about the future because you need to take nice and slow to enjoy and make yourself better rather than taking it all fast

Speaking Skills

2 of 10

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.

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 Wiener noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 present of American experiencing a dramatic fear of it,” said Dr. Michael Telch of 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 of your occupation, your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivation, co-working or just communicating one-on-one with others, you'll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly and intelligently.

                          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 professional 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

perseverance

Perseverence from HartSlides

Student Success Statement

‘’To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.’’

Confucius

I think this quote meant to pursue what is right in an act of courage

Exam survival tips 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. 

student success statement 

''persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement''

Matt Biondi 

I think this quote means to try hard and not give up because eventually you'll succeed 

Exam day: survival tips
                                           text-taking
                                               part 2

During the test
read the direction
it’s important that you follow the instructions exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer.
Answer each question first.
Doing this can jog your memory about useful facts.
You may also come across information that can help you with other questions.
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

Exam day: survival tips
                               test – taking
                                             part 1

Essential text – 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 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, rulers, 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.

Online learning

Part 2

More tips finally look beyond the article for more clues

·        Read the websites home page and about us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the website, its purpose and 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 somewhere else in the web

·        Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was updated

·        Presentation count s; 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 the bar suggestive and falsifying

Choose the right

It’s online, but is it on target?
                                                                        part 3

Dot-what?
Look at the sites address. What follows the dot?

·        Dot-con 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-government 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-education 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 students course work up on the web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.

 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 wrote the webpage? 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 website’s 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?

Choose the right

Student success statement

‘’be quick, but don’t get into a hurry’’

This quote means that being in a hurry is a bad thing because you do everything recklessly; its better if you do it in a good pace you’ll do it fast and good

It’s Online, but Is It On Target?

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/109995.html

Using the Web Wisely

Thanks to the web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.

You’ve probably used the Internet to do research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy, or to form an opinion about current events.

Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust.

Many websites claim to have the facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in a biased way – they only that which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

         SQ3R
             SQ3R= survey-question-read-recite-review

Recite
at the end of each section. Look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.
now repeat the questions, read and recite steps for each section of the chapter. First Ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written question and answers can help you study in the future.

Review 
after completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recite, or write, a brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it’s time to prepare for your tests, you’ll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

                                      Choose the right!!!

SQ3R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Question

As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions as they relate to the content here’s how you can create questions:

·       Turn the title, headings or subheadings into questions.

·       Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on

Read one section of the chapter at a time actively looking for an answer to your question in that section. Pay attention to bold and italicized text that authors use to make important points.

Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations- these feature can communicate an idea more powerfully then written text