When Students Become Teachers: Learning Lessons
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Kyle_VDK is a community member in the 8th grade. He used to have a lot of trouble in school, and has made many changes of late. Now that he’s successful, he wanted to pass along the tips that worked for him.
- Organization Organization is a big key to doing well in school. Even though you think you will make the same mistakes, such as forgetting homework, being organized actually helps that, even though you may think it will not. Of course it will not work if you think it won’t. If you put that tiny bit of effort into staying organized, it can make a difference from turning in a research paper, to not, which results as a 0 as a test grade. Organization will go a long way, even in the future. Once you are in college, you will not have your parents, or teachers reminding you to do everything, or helping you. You will be independent.
- Doing a bit more When taking an essay test where you have a small space to write your answer, consider asking for a separate sheet or use the back of the test. Going that extra mile, rather than only filling what’s required, can garner you an A… while your classmates may have a B.
- Procrastinating Many of us procrastinate. Even now, I tend to procrastinate. So you missed a few days of school, and you need to do some make-up homework. The first night after you go back, you have no homework. Why not do it then instead of procrastinating until you have to have it done? You are only going to be stressed, and do less quality homework. It is always good to get something over and done with, instead of letting it pressure you.
- Study habits Most students, by high school, have figured out their study habits. You may like to study in different ways. Some people like to read things out loud to themselves, some people want other people to read to them, and some people even re-write things on paper to get it into their head. Currently, I have actually not figured out my study habit. It is still a mystery to me. Deciding which way you study the best can result in better test results. Studying ten minutes a night, even if you do not have an upcoming test/quiz can help you a lot in your grades. Nobody likes to finish a day of school, and have to do hours and hours of studying for a test the next day, but many people actually do it. Studying in segments every day can help relieve the stress of an upcoming test, and you will have more time doing things that you like, such as sports, or computers.
- Rewards Why, do you ask, should you work hard and get the best grades you can? Getting good grades might reward you with more permissions in your high school. iI you get good grades, you can sign yourself out of study hall. Your parents may even pay you a certain sum of money for every A you get. When I get not-so- good grades, I get less time on my computer. When I get better grades, I get more time.
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31 Comments
KillerSk8terZz
March 18th, 2008
at 8:13am
***.
chrispymage
March 18th, 2008
at 8:45am
practice does NOT make perfect but they make pretty good
bratzoid1
March 18th, 2008
at 9:13am
It’d be a good idea about the blog thing.
quique92
March 18th, 2008
at 9:27am
“class, class, SHUT UP! thank you” lmao
aidbur
March 18th, 2008
at 10:18am
NERD!!!!!!!!!!!
Tramposch
March 18th, 2008
at 10:52am
I just noticed I say “you think” a lot.
Logan
March 18th, 2008
at 11:05am
I think becoming a teacher would be very diffucult to do and would also have to listen to you because you are exactly right with the list above.
MTRadio
March 18th, 2008
at 12:10pm
a kool nerd
JerseyFats
March 18th, 2008
at 1:14pm
I love the idea of grading on a blog. Good luck getting that though a department head. Makes me sick that you or I could have a great idea to tech kids but higher ups want nothing to do with it. If I had learned everything the I would have left thinking we were still in the Korean conflict.
(Sorry for the poor grammar…I’m wasn’t a English major)
Iildimsum7
March 18th, 2008
at 3:05pm
lol, organization is important. im so unorganized. so for my english class, i forgot to bring a huge big essay, so now I’m failing english. not good for a UCI to be student
Kyle_vdk
March 18th, 2008
at 3:31pm
Hey thanks for posting this Chris.
I hope this really does help some people!
I really hope to do a lot of things in my future with good grades, I hope others have dreams as well, they really do help.
su35supaflanka
March 18th, 2008
at 3:36pm
This guy is what you call a true geek/nerd!
Windows Vista Torrent
March 18th, 2008
at 3:46pm
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christheferal
March 18th, 2008
at 4:16pm
Today my IT Teacher and I were teaching each other!
youwastemytime
March 18th, 2008
at 4:34pm
lol good one chris “No!You can not dropout!…sit down.”lol
Bernard Ramsey
March 18th, 2008
at 4:42pm
Chris,
As a college instructor in psychology, students often ask me similar questions about tips for studying, getting better grades, and making academic life a bit easier.
One thing I recommend to all my students is to make their reading assignments manageable. For example, if a class homework assignment is 30 pages and is due in 3 days, make it easy by reading 10 pages a day. Each day, take quick notes on what was read and review the previous notes before and after reading.
Another tip is to stay well-organized. Most of the office supply stores have huge desk calendars for under $5. Writing assignments and other reminders, e.g. birthdays, meetings, bills to pay, on a desk calendar as well as a program like iCal can help any student stay organized.
For my own organization and notes, I like to use MacJournal. It has integration with a number of apps and is a great note-taker. I’ve also had a student recommend the program iProcrastinate - 60.
Great job and topic. Thanks again!
HEarl114
March 18th, 2008
at 5:25pm
sort of
azaas
March 18th, 2008
at 5:47pm
that “SHUT UP + THANK YOU” combo is an all time classic in schools all around the globe hahahaha
Lashazior
March 18th, 2008
at 7:56pm
that blog idea is a really good idea
warefly
March 18th, 2008
at 8:01pm
I have a teach who we all respect in my school…Everyone knows him, even if your still in elementary, you probably have heard about him. He tells us that at one point he hated school and now look at him! Hes a teacher! Its people like that make a difference im my education and future.
Thanks for sharing this chris.
iCraigtv
March 18th, 2008
at 9:04pm
programmer with a C++ grade is always fairly handy! lol!
scuffle
March 18th, 2008
at 10:41pm
yup, word.
jazzmanny
March 19th, 2008
at 2:48am
Practice does not make perfect, perfection is the ideal of each individual so some people make think its perfect and the other person might not think it is perfect. So this old thing about
{{”practice makes perfect”)) does not work out in are reality of what we percieve perfection to bel
artfungames
March 19th, 2008
at 5:01am
you should have been my tech teacher.
email2vl
March 19th, 2008
at 9:41pm
For students who are in school and plan on getting a car, a good way to save money on their car insurance is to get good grades. By getting good grades, they can get a “Good Student” discount.
podcastbard
March 20th, 2008
at 5:40am
some teachers do use blogging to help children learn english skills.
podcastbard
March 20th, 2008
at 5:41am
from a certain point of view he is.
nanciesweb
March 20th, 2008
at 10:45pm
Isn’t that the truth! :D
CHVNX
March 21st, 2008
at 11:12am
By the time I got to 3:25 in this video, I had wished that Mr. Pirillo told me that advice when I was in school.
I’m kicking myself in the *** for it now.
BriggsJa
March 23rd, 2008
at 7:25am
and is there anything wrong with being a nerd?
rappinrobot8
March 27th, 2008
at 5:48am
Kyle is my friend… He’s awesome X D