As I travel the country to speak to students on how to get better grades, pass standardized test, and make the most of their education, I’m baffled by the student-counselor, parent-counselor and student-advisor relationships.
In some cases, students don’t know if they are on track for graduation or have the required classes to get into college; and the parents aren’t involved. In other cases, students are spending time with their counselors and “juicing them” for great information.
Which one are you?
During my high school days, I stayed in my counselors office (as well as my mother) to make sure that I had everything I needed to make the leap from high school to college. While in college, I spent time with my college advisor to make sure that I was doing the necessary thing to maximize my college experience and plan for future career. THEY BOTH PAID OFF!!
High School Counselors and College Advisors are FOR YOU! Believe it or not, it makes them very happy when their students succeed. So utilize the great advice and services that counselors and advisors offer at your school – take full advantage of them!
Here’s a few conversation starters with your counselors and advisors
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This is a small list of questions and resources just to engage in healthy communication between the student, the parent and the counselor/advisor.
If you feel additional questions or resources need to be asked, leave me a comment below so that I and others can benefit from your suggestions.
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The time has come! No more sleeping in. No more relaxing. It’s time for new routines, structured schedules and hard work. The school year has started – again. To achieve success in school this year, these simple but strategic habits must be developed.
1. Set Your Academic Goals and Review Them Everyday
Dreams don’t come true – Goals do. Before next summer rolls around again, what academic goals do you want to achieve?
Set academic goals to achieve, write them down and post them in a place where you can look at them everyday. You should first sit down with your family and discuss the desired goal and then set your academic goals. Make those goals positive, personal, and in the present. Then, write down your goals and make them visible in four key places: (1) the bedroom, (2) the bathroom, (3) the kitchen, and (4) in your notebooks.
Click here for a MP3 download on how to set and achieve academic goals.
2. Develop a Daily Routine
Now that you have determined your goals you must develop a plan to achieve them. Come up with a systematic routine that you can follow every day to achieve your goals and write it down. Include necessities like breakfast time, dinnertime, fun time, chore time, sleep time, social time and of course study time. Remember, when you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
3. Study During Peak Performance Time
Identify the period of day when you are most alert or “wired up” outside of school. This should be the time YOU study. Traditionally, the pattern for *study time* has been right after you get home and change out of your school clothes or right before dinnertime. (Remember school clothes, church clothes, and play clothes?). After spending 6-9 hours in school, it may be wise to incorporate naptime or refresher-time before studying. Studies have shown that students perform poorly when they are mentally tired, drained or unfocused. Whatever time you are most alert outside of school, make that your study time. I guarantee you will see an increase in academic performance.
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Right or Wrong College Major? 5 Signs its Time to Change from Kantis Simmons on Vimeo.
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Ever considered that your current academic performance is linked to your current college major?
Ever considered that your current major will not lead you to a career that you are passionate about?
Ever considered that you picked your current major for the right or wrong reason?
Well in this short video, I give some signpost to determine if you are in the right or wrong reason college major. Take the time to watch this video, and do a personal check to see if you have these 5 symptoms. If so, consider changing, it will be in your best interest to do so.
You can also get more in depth material on selecting a college major from my talk on “7.25 Questions to Identify Your Life’s Assignment Regardless of Your College Major“.
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Have you ever been called or known as the “teacher’s pet” ?
Or accused of “brown nosing” the teacher ?
What about “kissing up“?
How about trying to “Suck up” or “Get In good” with your professor or teacher?
Don’t confuse these terms with someone who accurately participates in class for the purpose of improving their grades and understanding of the subject. There is a difference – one is after the favor of the teacher, and the other is after the content from the teacher.
Just recently while speaking at a high-school, I had a conversation with a student and he asked me the following question: Read More
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You might ask yourself, What are Academic Survival Skills?
Well these are techniques to make learning more efficient and more rewarding. Students who know these skills and use these skills get better scores on exams, enjoy the “student life”, and experience longevity in their academic pursuit.
Today, these skills can help you make the most of the time you devote to studying. They can help you to gain and maintain control of the subject matter. In the future, the development of these skills in school will contribute to make you a success in the work world, too.
As a high school student, traditional college student or adult student, your success depends on these. Understanding and developing these 7.25 Survival Skills is an investment for your TODAY and your TOMORROW. These survival skills are:
1. Learn How to Listen Carefully. Most of what you do in school is spend a majority of your day sitting in classroom listening. So it is essential to become an active listener.
2. Develop a Note-Taking System. While sitting in a class listening, the better your notes, the better your chances of doing better in your study sessions and on exams.
3. Learn How to Actively Participate In Classes. It is a huge plus when you can participate in class discussions. its imperative that you take advantage of the chances to express your opinions and test the ideas you gather in class. it also impresses your teacher and professors!
4. Learn How to Budget your Time. You have a set number of hours in the classroom, a set number of hours needed for studying, and other set hours for resting, eating, sleeping, working and enjoying life. How you mange, use, budget, or abuse this precious time will too determine your academic success.
5. Become a Great Reader. Researchers have shown that people who read well are more likely to do well academically. So its wise o bury bad habits while developing the the good habits of effective reading.
6. Perfect You Study Strategy. This skill may be the one skills that sets “A” students apart from average students. What you do before classes, during classes, and after classes contribute greatly to how you learn, understand and apply the concepts of the subjects you are learning.
7. Learn How to Prepare for Exams. P + O = Success. When you are PREPARED for testing OPPORTUNITIES success is inevitable. But if you don’t know how to review your notes, communicate the concepts of the subject and solve problems on exams will stunt your growth a successful student.
7.25 Learn How to Set Goals and Achieve them. What you want as a student, and when you want it as as student depends on you and your persistence to go after it. 80% of achieving any goal starts first by simply setting the goal.
These 7.25 skills are essential to your success today and tomorrow as a student. they are foundation to Play Your “A” Game in the classroom. As your partner and friend in academic success, I will personally take responsibility in assisting you with these skills and your development.
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Have you heard the powerful statement, “Attitude Determines your Altitude”. Well that statement is so powerful and so true. It is even true where your academic success and college success is concerned. Today I challenge you to uncover your attitudes.
What’s your attitude towards your teachers and professors? Is it negative or is it positive? What’s your attitude towards your grades, your classes, and your classmates. You are effective based on your positive attitude and defeated based on your negative attitude. Here are some famous quotes to adjust your attitude on academic success.
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” - Maya Angelou
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.” - James Truslow Adams
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz
“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.” - Harold S. Geneen
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” – William James
“A daily glance in the mirror can tell you what you look like, but a daily adjustment of your attittude can tell you what you will LIVE like.” - Kantis A. Simmons
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