Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not marely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind. " 

- B.C. Forbes 

Reflection:  If your always honest to someone there going to trust you with any thing, but if your not there not gonna trust you at all. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose 

and focus your full attention on whats happening right this moment." 

- Phil Jackson 

11 world Champions

Reflection : Don't worry if your losing or winning,

 pay attention on what your doing. Always pay attention.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon."

- Elizabeth Cady Stanton 

Reflection: Stand on truth be honest, stay truth

 to yourself and others . Always be solid. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Everyone is the architect of their own learning."

- Claudius 

Reflection: You as a student has to learn, the 

teachers try to explain stuff . But you got to know how 

to pay attention & learn with out your teachers.

 Its your responsibility to learn.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable ."

- Peter F. Drucker 

Reflection: start on whats right . 

That's the best thing yo can possibly do.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Education is a Marathon--not a sprint"

- Anon 

Reflection: Education is something you choose to do. 

You could learn a lot from education. 

Or you could learn nothing from it. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential." 

- Liane Cordes 

Reflection:  Not giving up and keeping up on what your doing is your potential.

  Its potential if your doing the right thing.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Be quick, but don't get into a hurry."

-John Wooden 

Reflection: being quick can cause problems. Be quick , but don't do everything in a hurry. Know what your doing.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"The Three Don'ts . . . Don't whine . . . Don't complain . . . Don't make excuses."

-John Wooden

Reflection: Don't use excuses to try to get yourself off of something , Be real & be straight up .

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"The three nevers" 

:Never lie 

:Never cheat 

: Never steal 

-John Wooden 

Reflection:  You never  have to lie or cheat , or steal . To go somewhere far in life. If your going to accomplish something   do it right . DON'T CHOOSE THE WRONG. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Be always sure you're right then go ahead."

- Davy Crockett 

Reflection: when you do whats right theres nothing to fear. Davy always did the right , exactly why he did not fear anything or anyone.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

" Character is higher than intellect."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Reflection: What you are . What you make yourself into is more important,  Because thats how you act. Thats how people see your personality.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 
" Success is dependent  on effort."

-Sophocles, Greek dramatist 

Reflection: if you never try to do something in life you will never successes  If you try to do something in life you need to put a lot of effort.

Profile of a Successful Student -Part -

Profile of a Successful Student

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. . . owns or has easy access to a computer with Internet access and e-mail.

You don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning---but you must have access to a personal computer with reliable internet access, as well as a basic level of competency in using them. Owning a computer with internet access from your home is ideal but many students use the computer labs on campus or at their offices to complete their work.

. . . has basic computer skills and is willing and open to learning new ones

We said you don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning. However, there are some basic technical skills you should have mastered prior to enrolling in an online course.

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Profile of a Successful Student -Part 2-

Profile of a Successful Student

Part 2

Work Together. There are a number of ways that you can ensure you get the most out of your educational experience. First, participate fully. Engage regularly in the discussions and be willing to share your personal, professional and educational experiences. You can get to know your classmates through the dialogue that is created in a course environment—sometimes even better than in a face-to-face class. And the same goes for you instructor. Be sure to contact your professor---especially if you are having problems. He/she is still your instructor and will be there to guide and assist you as needed.

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Profile of a Successful Student - Part 1 -

Profile of a Successful Student

Part 1

http://www.plymouth.edu/office/online-education/online-learning/profile-of-a-successful

A successful student . . .

. . . takes responsibility for his/her own learning

Online learning can be a powerful, stimulating, engaging experience for the student who can work and think independently. However, since most---- if not all ---- of the learning takes place in your own time , you will not have the kind of direct supervision you would in classroom. Online learning therefore requires a significant commitment from you. All education comes down to what you’re willing to invest in the experience---this is particularly true in the online environment. Commitment, self-discipline and self-motivation are all key qualities to ensuring success in an online course!

. . . . is comfortable and confident with written communication  

Reading and writing are the basis of most online courses, so it’s critical that you feel comfortable with this form of communication. While some courses contain modules that include videos or other activities, all of them require significant amounts of reading. And nearly all of your communication with your classmates and your instructor will be in writing. If these are weak areas for you, you will want to address those issues prior to enrolling or while enrolled in an online course. 

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Successful Students - 10 -

Successful Students

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10. Successful students are good time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to be in control of their life.

An elemental truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be led, establish control or relinquish control, steer your own course or follow others. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students. It ultimately causes many students to become non-students! Procrastinators are good excuse-markers. Don’t make academics harder on yourself than it has to be. Stop procrastinating. And don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

The 10 items listed above are phraphrased from an article by Larry M Ludewing called Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills which appeared in The Teaching Professor, December, 1992

“Learning Technologies and Online Education”

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Successful Students - 10 -

Successful Students

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10. Successful students are good time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to be in control of their life.

An elemental truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be led, establish control or relinquish control, steer your own course or follow others. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students. It ultimately causes many students to become non-students! Procrastinators are good excuse-markers. Don’t make academics harder on yourself than it has to be. Stop procrastinating. And don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

The 10 items listed above are phraphrased from an article by Larry M Ludewing called Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills which appeared in The Teaching Professor, December, 1992

“Learning Technologies and Online Education”

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Successful Students

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9.  . . . Don’t cram for exams . Successful students know that divided periods of study are more effective than cram sessions, and they practice it.

If there is one thing that study skills specialists agree on , it is that distributed study is better than massed, last-night, last-ditch efforts known as cramming. You’ll learn more, remember more, and earn a higher grade by studying in four, one hour-a-night sessions for Friday’s exam than studying for four hours straight on Thursday night. Short , Concentrated preparatory efforts are more efficient and rewarding than wasteful , inattentive , last moment marathons. Yet , so many students fail to learn this lesson and end up reapeating it over and over again until it becomes a wasteful habit. Not too clever, huh ?

When you cram, you are taking the shortcut, and shortcuts never produce any real worthwhile reults. Also,  when you take shortcuts , you feel rather rotten knowing that you could have done better but didn’t. Shortcuts cut you short. You can’t plant watermelon seeds and harvest fresh watermelons the next day. It takes time. Cramming for a test or project and expecting to make high score the next day is like planting watermelon seeds and expecting to harvest and eat fresh watermelon the next day. Plus cramming for a test or project doesn’t help you academically, so why even do it. Plan ahead, prepare ahead. Give yourself plenty of days and weeks to prepare for upcoming accountability opportunities.

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Successful Student

Successful Student

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Successful students exhibit a combination of successful attitudes and behaviors as well as intellectual capacity. Successful students . . .

1 . . . are responsible and active. Successful students get involved in their studies, accept responsibility for their own education, and are active participants in it ! Responsibility means control. It’s the difference between leading and being led. Your own efforts control your grade, you earn the glory or deserve the blame, you make the choice.  Active classroom participation improves grades without increasing study time. You can sit there, act bored, daydream, or sleep. Or , you can actively listen, think , question and take notes like someone in charge of their learning experience. Either option cost one class period. However, the former method will require a large degree of additional work outside of class to achieve the same degree of learning the latter provides at one sitting. The choice is yours.

2. . . . Have educational goals. Successful students have legitimate goals and there motivated by what they represent in terms of career aspirations and life’s desires.

Ask yourself these questions: What am I doing here? Why have I chosen to be sitting here now? Is there some better place I could be? What does my presence here mean to me? Answer to these questions represent your “Hot Buttons” and are , without a doubt , the most important factors in your success as a college student. If your educational goals are truly yours, not someone else’s, they will motivate a vital and positive academic attitude. If you are familiar what this hot buttons represent and refer to them often, especially when tire or being a student, nothing can stop you; if you aren’t and don’t everything can and will!

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