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Get Good Grades

August 7th, 2009 · get good grades

Learn so many different, simple yet powerful methods that will change your results immediately at school regardless of where you are now. Get your copy of my three FREE chapters from “Student Mind Power:The High School Student’s Guide To Great Grades“. I have put my heart and soul into this book because like you I am a father of teenagers and have been a school teacher for the past 18 years and I want nothing more than great success for you or your teenager.

It does not matter whether you are in junior, middle or high school – you are capable of getting good grades. You see depsite what your parents, teachers and friends may have told you in the past and their advice is meant well – it does not matter how hard you work at home or school, this is not the deciding factor on whether you get good grades.

Let me tell you the secret to whether you get good grades – it is all to do with your thinking.

If you are a teen and the results you have been getting in the past or that you are currently getting at not exactly what you want then you need to change something you are doing. Einstein said that the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same things and expecting to get different results.

Now let me say immediately that you will not get good grades if you do not have a good work ethic – you must work hard in and out of class. This is not enough though – you do need to change your thinking. How often do you go into a classroom and think that you don’t like the subject or that the work is going to be difficult? How often do you go into a test thinking you don’t know the work or that you won’t be able to answer the questions? How often do you go to an examination thinking it will be difficult or worse still you are going to fail?

To get good grades you must change this way of thinking. I will discuss this further in upcoming posts and how you will get good grades but you must start to focus your thoughts entirely on success. You must focus your thoughts on what you want to achieve not on the difficulties or obstacles that you will face. Start your day of thinking about how great your day at school will be and that the work will be easy and effortless. Continue this throughout the morning as a minimum and you will be amazed at how this simple task will make a real difference to the grades you produce.

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How to get good grades in high school

September 24th, 2009 · get good grades

In today’s competitive environment learning is not only your target. You must try to get better grads in your academics. Your grads are primary measurement of your skill. If you earn good grads in your academics is gives you better chance for next admission or in finding job.

Below are the some tips for getting better grades in high school.

Attend your class regularly

If you choose traditional high school study you should attend class regularly. Many students skip the classes. There are many reasons to attend your classes regularly.

Getting handy class material: Many professors give some handy tips, short cuts for easily memorize lessons. This will help you to increase your learning speed.

Earn attendance point: Many school and collages give extra points for regular attendance. These points are directly calculated into final grad. So, attending regular class directly affect your grad.

Be organized

You should organize yourself for better management of time. In high school you have to do multi tasking. You should maintain personal planner for keep tracking on your class assignment and exams due dates. Create dedicated area in your home for study so you can easily concentrate in your study.

Set goal and try to achieve it

Set realistic goal and do proper planning for achieve it. Goal may be anything like doing assignment work, reading class note. Set day to day goal and try to achieve it.

Use Time sensibly

Use your time wisely for handling multi tasking. Time is most crucial factor for high school students. You should maintain discipline in your work. Do smart work rather then only hard work. If you have large work then you have to develop ability to break it into small manageable parts so you can easily execute your work.

Take regular break between your works. Consider break as reword. Do some other activity in break time and refresh yourself for next task.

Use text books

You should read text books for every subject. Text book will cover all topics for particular course. When you read any course material use outline system for comprehend that material. Make separate note for reading material this will help you lot in exam time.

Improve your writing skill

Good writing skill adds extra advantage in your academics. During the whole term you have to write many assignments, term papers and case studies as per course requirements. If you have good writing skill then it helps in your study.

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I like this article because it provides some really good advice but all that is missing is a discussion about how you must focus your mind on what you want to achieve not on your past or current results. Learn how to at Student Mind Power

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September 22nd, 2009 · get good grades, goal setting

Goal-setting for program for high school students by Somerset Reporter Wednesday September 16, 2009, 5:58 PM

Source: Huntington Learning Center of Bridgewater BRIDGEWATER, NJ –

Whether your teen is brand new to high school or beginning his or her senior year, the start of a new school year is a great time to set goals. “Because high school is when most students start thinking more seriously about the future, it is the ideal time for parents to empower their teens to take ownership of their education,” says Jeanine Camporine of the Huntington Learning Center of Bridgewater. “One of the best ways to encourage this is through goal setting.” Camporine suggests that parents and their teens follow these four simple steps when setting goals:

Step 1: Define goals. Have your teen write down on a sheet of paper (or on the first page of a “Goals” notebook) as many of his or her dreams that come to mind. These might include short-term goals, such as becoming more organized, or long-term goals, such as owning a business. Goals should be measurable, within your teen’s control and specific enough to work toward.

Step 2: Identify the things standing in the way of those goals. Have your teen put each goal at the top of a separate piece of paper and list the obstacles between him or her and achieving that goal. Take Jennifer, for example, whose wants to write for a well-known newspaper or magazine one day. One of Jennifer’s challenges is to earn a bachelor’s degree from a strong journalism school.

Step 3: Create an action plan. Once your teen has defined several goals and listed the challenges confronting each, he or she must think about how to tackle those roadblocks one by one. Talk with your teen about what needs to happen in order for him or her to overcome the problems named in Step 2. Our example, Jennifer, has decided that she will apply for the high school newspaper staff, research volunteer writing opportunities within the community and at the local newspaper, and continue to strive for good grades.

Step 4: Assign target dates. Your teen should assign a due date to each step in his or her action plan. If short-term, your teen can put a date to his or her overall goal as well, but for far away goals, it is more important to create a specific to-do list for the near-term. Be sure your teen refers to his or her Goals notebook often and crosses off to-dos as completed (alternately, he or she could record action plan steps in his or her a planner).

Not only is goal setting an important component of your teen’s education and future success, working together on this process is a great way for parents to open the lines of communication with their teens about college, career possibilities and other important topics. If your teen resists initially, Camporine says, don’t give up. “Small rewards for each milestone can serve as great motivators,” Camporine says. “Or, make it a family activity. Think about your personal goals and do your own goal setting at the same time. It means a lot to a teen to see that his or her parent genuinely believes in the value of the process.”

For more information, please contact Jeanine Camporine at the Bridgewater Huntington Learning Center at 908-725-3900. About Huntington Learning Center Founded in 1977, Huntington Learning Center is the nation’s longest-running supplemental education services provider. Today they continue to be an industry leader providing instruction in reading, writing, spelling, phonics, mathematics and study skills as well as SAT and ACT preparation to tens of thousands of students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Huntington prides itself on its unparalleled programs that help parents, caregivers and educators identify the gaps in skills and knowledge that can limit learning potential. Huntington’s personalized programs of instruction enable children to excel. To learn more or to locate a center near you, call 1-800 CAN LEARN.

My Comments

I do like this article because it is so true that when a teen is fuelled by the goals they have created they will create their success and get good grades. Two factors that I do not believe have been mentioned is the fact that the goals must be written as if they have already occurred, for instance, I am staring at my A in mathematics. The other missing ingredient is the emotion that you must attach to your goals, for instance, I am so happy that I am shaking with joy as I stare at my A in mathematics.

If you add these two tips to your goal setting then you will be well on your way to success at school.

If you haven’t done so get the three free chapters of my book Student Mind Power for more great ways to produce success at school by changing the way you think.

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Get Good Grades: Don’t fear change, embrace it

September 20th, 2009 · get good grades, goal setting

Becky Radolf

Whether you spent your summer drinking at nightly bonfires or slaving away at a minimum wage job, the welcome change back into college life can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Different sleeping, eating, and social patterns can really throw you for a loop, but the best thing you can do is embrace the changes whether they are good, bad or just plain awkward.

First, the unlimited food at the dining halls could be the greatest change ever or it could lead to gluttony. Yes, having eight hundred pounds of macaroni and cheese at your fingertips might be considered the biggest improvement from being at home – we all know how difficult it can be to labor over a hot stove making the boxed stuff. But it is a change you must take in stride. Go nuts at the dining hall and you will sincerely pay the price. Follow a rule of thumb: however much time you log in the dining hall, you will spend twice as much time on the treadmill.

Many of us spent long hours working internships or mindless low-paying jobs where we pretended to do spreadsheets when our bosses walked by. It was tedious and mundane, but at least you knew you were getting a paycheck out of the whole deal. No longer, my friend. Self-motivation takes on a whole new meeting at 8 a.m. on Monday morning, especially when it means listening to a monotonous voice fifty feet away from you for an hour and fifteen minutes. 

Bryce Edwards, a 3rd-semester political science major, said, “For me, [my motivation] is fear. I know if I don’t get good grades, I’ll have serious repercussions from my mom. Good grades are an addiction. If you start with a B, you really want to get that B+ or A-.”

There is no light at the end of the tunnel that resembles cold, hard cash. Instead, you have got to fight the waves of exhaustion for a mere letter slapped onto a piece of paper. The sad reality that college actually entails homework will set in when you realize you haven’t even cracked open a book in four months.

Look on the bright side, you get your life back! Thursday night is no longer spent in front of the television with your mom watching So You Think You Can Dance? and then passing out at 10:30 from the fatigue of a hard day’s work lifeguarding.

“The best thing about being back at school is the freedom and not being responsible for my family members. I had to cook and clean for my family,” said Semaj Hunter, a 3rd semester accounting major. 

Now, you eat dinner with all your friends, you blare music as you straighten your hair for a night roaming Carriage, and you waste countless hours in your dorm room watching the entire season of Top Chef with five other people as hungover as you are. 

Finally, the best part no parents! Be very careful with this one because with great power comes great responsibility. 

“You have to do everything yourself and you have to be responsible for getting everything done. You have no family around you,” warns Brendan Collier, a 3rd semester Mechanical Engineering major. 

Mom is not around to do your laundry and make you your favorite lasagna, but she is also not around to make sure you made it home that night. Don’t abuse the freedom by having the cops pluck your body off of a lawn in Celeron so you can wake up in the emergency room. 

Balance the good with the bad, find what works for you, and get ready for a great year.

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Don’t make fear your motivation – make your motivation the goals that you will learn to set and visualise. These goals will drive you through any obstacles that pop up at school. Learn how to create your own positive motivation with Student Mind Power.

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Hassle-Free Homework: Child Sets Himself Up For Failure This School Year

September 17th, 2009 · get good grades, goal setting

By Dr. Yvonne Fournier, Columnist

Dear Dr. Fournier:

School has just started and my fifth-grade son is already making promises about his report card yet I know his habits. Last school year, we had problems with his underperformance every time report cards were issued. We would talk with him sternly about it and he always promised the next report card, he would have all A’s. His father and I made very good grades when we were in school. So I know our son could make straight A’s if he wanted to. What do I do?

Elizabeth M.
Allentown, PA.

Dear Elizabeth:

Most parents send their children to school expecting them to live up to their “genetic inheritance.” When children don’t achieve to this level, parents assume they just don’t want to do it.

Your son wants to please you and his father by making good grades as evidenced by your comment that after each report card scolding, he promised to have better grades.

 

Dr. Yvonne Fournier
Dr. Yvonne Fournier
Photo: Rupert Yen

 

My experience with the parents I have counseled in this situation come to me not realizing that the child, post-scolding, is almost always going away and quietly saying to himself or herself, “This time I’m going do it. This time I’ll show them. This time, I’ll bring home all A’s because all I have to do is try harder. I’m going to show everybody I can do it.”

These children are setting themselves up for another letdown.

ASSESSMENT

Elizabeth’s son and the many others like him set themselves up for failure with the promise to be perfect. Perfection is not a goal for this child; it’s a dream that invariably becomes a nightmare. Attempting perfection has only resulted in his frustration, hurt and disappointment thus far.

Many children use this unrealistic promise to help them face their own disappointment as well as their parents’ dissatisfaction. The short-term fix – a fantasy promising perfection – is not worth the long-term pain.

Parents need to teach children how to set goals that are achievable with effort. To set goals, all academic subjects must be considered. Just because a child is good in math doesn’t mean he or she will also excel in science, history, English or foreign language.

In establishing a goal, students and parents must consider that one of three things happens with report card grades in this situation:

1. They go up – favored by most parents;
2. They stay the same – usually acceptable unless staying the same means D’s or F’s; or
3. They go down – unheard of according to most parents (and unacceptable)!

WHAT TO DO

Elizabeth, first be willing to consider that all three possibilities listed above could happen with your son and second, know that there may not be any genetic connection from yours and your husband’s scholastic accomplishments to your son.

When report cards come home, take your child’s grades as a baseline for planning. Together, establish goals for the next report card period. Make sure the goals are achievable with effort so that your child may savor success. This way, achieving long-term goals is possible with short-term successes.

As you and your son set goals consider the following guidelines:

• If the goal is to raise a grade, remember that giant steps are for giants. Strive for reasonable growth in goal expectations. Resist the temptation to encourage your C student to mark down A as the goal in a subject even when he says, “I can make an A in this class.” Remember, he’s said this already but to no avail. Keep each goal achievable with a reasonable amount of effort. Going from a C to a C+ or B- may be the mini-step he needs to learn to go forward with the assuredness and self-confidence that he is capable of bringing up his grades.

• Allow him to stabilize at a certain grade. This may be a very valid step if developing consistent performance is a goal. For example, he gets his math grade up from a C to a C+ between first and second report card issuance. Then by third report card, he is up to a B-, but seemingly plateaus by having a B- in math on the rest of his report cards issued the remainder of the school year. As much as we want to see our children progress, they cannot do it all the time. Just as their bodies seem to get stuck at a certain size, they also need to learn that maintaining a certain grade is a job in itself. This B- in math is his stabilization.

• It may be worth lowering an A to an A- or B+ in a subject he handles well to bring a D up to a C in a subject that challenges him.

Setting a goal and falling short is always a big disappointment. But setting a modest goal and achieving or exceeding it is cause for celebration!

And Elizabeth, remember to celebrate when your son meets each academic goal. Help make report cards moments of accomplishments together with goal setting to direct future efforts, and see your child strive for the pleasure of celebrating with you.

CONTACT DR. FOURNIER

Have a question about education, education-related issues or your child’s schoolwork or homework? Ask Dr. Fournier and look for her answer in this column. E-mail your question or comment to Dr. Yvonne Fournier at drfournier@hfhw.net.

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This is a terrific article and I am a big supporter of teens setting goals but only if you do it correctly. they must be expressed in the right way and with great emotion. Get a copy of my book Student Mind Power to see how easy and powerful this is to do.

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To Get Good Grades, Get Good Sleep

September 16th, 2009 · get good grades

You’d think that college students would be experts at sleeping.  But odd hours, parties, cramming for tests, personal problems, self-medication with drugs or alcohol and general stress can wreck a student’s sleep habits.  Which can be bad for the body and the mind.  Texas Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”.  People suffering from sleep-deprivation are at an increased risk for obesity, diabetes, psychological problems and car crashes.  Students who don’t get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades. 
 
On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning & Memory finds that you’re probably better off sleeping than cramming for a test.  Two hundred college kids were taught to play a couple of video games that they were unfamiliar with.  Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later.  But they did much better the next morning after getting a good night’s sleep.  So remember: if you really want to get those A’s, don’t forget to get some zzzz’s.

—Steve Mirsky

This is a really good article that I wanted to share with you all. It is essential that you get a good nights sleep but before you go to bed make sure that you remove any worries from your mind and you focus your thoughts on what you want to achieve at school. Your subconscious mind does not rest while you sleep so  make sure you put it to work while you do. Learn more about how to do this in my book Student Mind Power.

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Get Good Grades: Who Asked Us? Finding Motivation

September 15th, 2009 · get better grades, motivation

New America Media, Commentary, Devin White , Posted: Aug 28, 2009 

Editor’s Note: Devin White is a senior at Far West High School in Oakland, Calif.

Back in middle school, I was lazy. I got B’s and C’s, with the occasional A, and I failed algebra just like everyone else. The only thing I wanted to do was to go home and play video games. 

During my eighth-grade graduation ceremony, all the white kids were exalted on stage for their academic excellence and community service. There were no black role models on stage for me to look up to. I wanted to be recognized, too, but I realized I had no talents or skills. There was nothing special to distinguish me from any other black youth in Oakland. 

I was still unmotivated when I entered high school. There were only six teachers and the high school I attended was really ghetto. In fact, it was so bad that after my freshman year it got closed down.
And so, midway through my freshman year, I transferred to Far West High School. It’s fairly small, and all the buildings are portables. The school’s demographic was pretty much the same as the last one, mostly black, but these were a different brand of blacks. The environment was better and I could focus more. I got a little better that year, and became a slightly above-average student, getting a fair amount of A’s throughout the year. 

Before I transferred to Far West, I took a creative writing class in ninth grade in which the teacher, Ms. Williams, said I had good writing skills. I didn’t believe her. I thought she was praising my writing just so I would stop being lazy. But I didn’t want to stop being lazy. I saw no reason to work hard. 

The next year, in tenth grade, I took a poetry class. Once again, the teacher told me I was a good writer. It was then that I started to consider that I might actually be good at writing. These writing classes made me to realize that I wasn’t performing up to my true potential in school. 

I realized I needed to take my education more seriously. Almost all of the successful people I knew had sought out education. I wasn’t on track to become successful. I was on track to become a fat, lazy slob. Things had to change. 

I went into my sophomore year wanting to prove to myself that I could do whatever I set my mind to. I set a goal to get a 4.0 GPA for the first grading period. I worked really hard and became extremely focused and determined. When report card time rolled around, my efforts were rewarded with a 4.2 GPA! 

It felt good to accomplish my academic goal. I decided to try to maintain a 4.2 GPA throughout the entire year. Why get good grades only once? Now I wanted to pursue bigger dreams and aspirations. 
To maintain good grades, I improved my study habits. I became organized. I set aside time to do my homework. If I had weaknesses with any class material, I identified them and worked hard to improve them. I went to teachers for help and guidance. Teachers, who I think are the best people on this earth, are resources I never thought to utilize during my earlier schooling years. 

My teachers said good things about me, and it felt rewarding to have them on my side. My parents were proud and gave me a little extra money, but in retrospect, I wish they had been ecstatic. My parents made it seem as if my good grades were expected. 

Expanding my peer circle helped my transformation, too. I made friends with some young women in school who could be categorized as the “intellectual types.” These women didn’t deal with unmotivated guys, so I made it a point to get the best grades possible and not be one of those types of guys. 

My hardworking attitude transcended beyond just school. In eleventh grade, I joined a marathon training program and got in the best shape of my life. Before running the marathon, classmates had labeled me as a bit of a nerd, because I didn’t play sports, was fairly chubby, and wore glasses. Now my social life has improved. I play sports, go out more, and have made new friends. 

With all my hard work and determination, I’m working a job and gaining as much experience as possible. This fall, I’m heading into my senior year of high school and I plan on finishing this last leg of high school strong. 

I’ve learned that education is the key to success. When I was young, grown-ups always use to tell me, “Get an education, boy!” Back then, my grades were mediocre and I wasn’t on track to get into a good school. I had to step up my academic performance. 

I would love to attend an Ivy League university, but if I don’t get in, UC Berkeley is my college of choice. I plan on learning as much as possible. Why stop at just four years of college with a B.A.? Who knows? Maybe I’ll pursue an M.D. or J.D.!

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How To Pass Exams Easily.

September 12th, 2009 · How to pass exams

How to pass exams should not be that confusing regardless of whether you are in your first or last year of school. How to pass exams is not a matter of whether you know all of the work or study four hours a night – it is more than that and less than that at the same time. The secret is that you must change the way you think and only then will you get the exam success that should be yours.

Never again let your mind wander on negativity or doubt your ability to succeed. Teens you must laser focus your thoughts on the success that you want to experience in your exams. Do not let that focus be wishy washy – it must be very specific and be focused on the exact result that you want to achieve in your exam. How to pass exams will not be difficult when you follow this advice.

How do you do this? It is not as hard as you imagine. In my book Student Mind Power I share many different methods to do this that will show you how to get good grades and how to pass exams easily in a very short time.

Buy some poster paper today and I want you in bright colours and great big letters write the subject that you are doing and the exam result that you want on it. Take that poster and place it on your wall in your bedroom, maybe even on your bedroom roof so that when you are in bed you are always looking up at it. Do this for each subject that you take this year. Read the posters over and over again until you start to believe what you have written. It is all about programming your mind for success.

Write your exam results on a piece of paper above your desk and also another to place beside your bed. John Assaraf talks about how he creates vision boards – a board that has photos of everything that you want to achieve in life. Make your bedroom amd home your own personal vision board – surround yourself everywhere you look with the exam results that you must achieve.  Program your mind for success and when you reach that moment that you enter the exam your mind already believes that your success is guaranteed.

Parents and teens don’t misunderstand me and think that I am stating that you do not need to work hard, but what I am saying is that how to pass exams is a matter of combining hard work and a mindset that is entirely focused on exam success.

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How To Pass Exams?

September 12th, 2009 · How to pass exams

How to pass exams is what final year students in Australia will be thinking with their exams approaching rapidly. What can possibly be running through their heads? Is it how well they will do or is it how difficult will they be and can I pass?

As a teacher myself I have so often see students before exams pacing up and down the hallway or outside the hall where the exams are about to be held. They are asking their fellow students questions about parts of the subject that they do not understand. They are questioning their ability with comments like – this is too hard, I will never pass this exam, I am not smart enough or I don’t even understand the simplest things. The examiner comes out of the hall and asks the students to enter. Most enter with their heads drooping down, nervously playing with the pens in their hands.

Is this how to pass exams? Do you think that you can pass an exam even if you have a good understanding of the subject with a mindset and attitude like the one that I have described? The answer is quite simply no!

The Internet I am afraid to say is littered with sites that share information on how to pass exams. It is all about how to organize your room, how to prepare for the exam, how to take notes and answer questions. The truth of the matter is that yes these things are important but not as important as the thoughts that fill your mind and the attitude that you take into the exam.

I want to stress that for you to be successful in an exam you must be laser focused from this point on the success you will achieve in your exams. But not just any success but the exact result that you want in the exam. Do not focus on the result that you think you might get but the instead on the result that you want to get.

You see how to pass exams is not about how much you know but instead programming your subconscious mind so that it believes you have already created the exam success that you want. You see if you beginning to program your mind with the exact same thought – the exact same exam result each time – then you will start to believe in your success and your subconscious mind will find a way to make it your reality.

I know that this may seem like rubbish to some of you and especially parents that believe the only way to create exam success is through enormous hours of work but please let me reassure you this works. The best thing you can do for your teen is to have them focus entirely on their exam success. Do not let the slightest hesitation enter your mind.

How can you do this you might ask? My book Student Mind Power will teach you or your teen simple yet powerful methods that will change your mindset so that you can get good grades and create an outstanding life. So if you start to change your thoughts today then you will never again pose the question – how to pass exams?

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Is Obama trying to indoctrinate your child?

September 4th, 2009 · Uncategorized

It amazes me at the outrage that President Obama’s speech to the youth of America is making. Is he trying to encourage them to do drugs, leave school, get pregnant at an early age, drink alcohol or drive recklessly? No, he is taking to youth about how important it is to get good grades.

I only wish that Australia had this sort of leadership from its politicians. Yes the message may have a political undertone but if that is the worst of it surely some people are over reacting?

If the world is to pull itself out of the economic hole that ‘we are told’ we are in then surely we will need our youth to be succeeding at school.

What do you think?

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