Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely 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 

(A Scottish financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine). 

What this quote is trying to say is that you need to always choose the right path. You can either be the hero or the villain. You can either steal or pay. You can either tell the truth or lie. So, you have an option to do good or bad. But this quote refers to honesty. So, you always want to tell the truth. If you on't choose to tell the truth, get ready to suffer even more harsh consequences. So, never lie. But always tell the truth to avoid trouble.

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Honesty

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Honesty is always the best policy. Employers need to know that they can trust you with everything from company credit cards to trade secrets. How can you work at honesty? You demonstrate integrity every day that you do your own homework and resist the temptation to cheat on exams.

http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkunimit/honesty.htm

What is honesty?

·       Honesty is telling the truth.

·       Honesty is straightforward conduct.

·       Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity.

You are being honest when you…

·       Do your own homework

·       Tell a friend the truth

·       Explain the real reason you didn’t turn in your homework

·       Keep your eye on your own paper

·       Clean up your room after making a promise

·       Give the cashier the extra money she gave you by mistake

·       Write a report in your words instead of copying

·       Admit you made the mistake

·       Keep a friend’s secret

·       Turn in a wallet full of money that you found

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!! 

Year End Reflection

"Year End Reflection" 

A. What did you accomplish this year? 

I accomplished having straight A's in all my classes. i also accomplished being this school's first ninth grade president. I have great relationships between my teachers. I am also involved in the school site counsel. I am in the humanitarian club. 

B. What have you done this year that you are proud of?

I am proud of all the above. I am proud to be the ninth grade president. I am proud to have good relationships with all my teachers. I am proud of having straight A's. And I am proud to be involved in my school.

C. What new things did you learn about YOURSELF? Did you discover any new talents or interests? 

I learned that you cannot be a shy person in high school. You can't be all quiet, you need to speak out. If you don't, you will fall behind and have no friends. New talents could be talking more to people. Before high school I would just keep quiet, now I speak out more. New talents can be playing football. 

D. What is one problem or struggle you encountered this school year that you overcame?
One problem or struggle I encountered was studying. I never had time to study. Or I was just too lazy to study. But now I make flashcards to study more frequently. Another problem was procrastinating. I was sometimes too lazy to complete assignments and did them in a rush towards the end of high school. 

E. We often learn more from teachers than the subject they teach. What is a positive life lesson you have learned from a teacher this year? Why was this lesson important to you? 

One was from my teacher, Ms. Harmony. She would say, use all your resources. This was important because it is very true. You are not just gong to depend on one resource, you need to go and seek a replacement. So you have no excuse. Another life lesson could be from my favorite teacher, Mr. Haymore. His motto is to choose the right. This is important because you need to always do this in life. It is either the right or wrong. And tell me, which would you choose? And finally, Mrs. Patao. She says never to give up. This is a very important life lesson because you need to try and succeed in life. You can quit, but you got to try! 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment." 

Phil Jackson 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Jackson

11 World championships- Coach 

2 World Championships- Player 

2 High School Championships- Player 

This quote means that you shouldn't just focus upon you winning or losing. What matters is that you should focus on whats happening at this very moment. So, don't mind the score. What matters is what you do about the score. An example would be a basketball game. Your team is down fifteen points and there are less than four minutes until the game is over. Don't think about that defeat just yet and that loss counting against you. Just worry about what you can do. You can send your best players out there and hope they do enough just to barely win the game. Never give up easily and choose the right! 

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Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be a real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time – classes, homework and activities – with some family help. College gives you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking. You might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond to e-mails while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produce while planning next week’s menu.

Someone said, “Whenever you are, be there.” Focus on the present moment and give it all your attention. Don’t let your mind drift and wander here and there when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moment at hand. You can’t go back and recapture this moment, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Wok smart by mastering the present moment.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

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

Elizabeth Cady Stanton 

What this quote means is that you can only rely on truth, because if you lie you get into more trouble rather than you started off with. So, always remember to choose the right and never lie. If you lie you make matters worse. If you ever feel like you need to lie, DON'T! Always tell the truth. Who cares if you tell the truth  and get into trouble. You need to get the consequence you deserve. And either way if you still lie, you will get even more severe consequences. 

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Attention to Detail

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When you double-check your calculations for a math problem or cite sources carefully in a research paper, you’re paying close attention to detail. That skill comes in handy in any workplace, whether you maintain a database, keep a log of the hours you spend with clients or write e-mails.

John Wooden, UCLA’s former great basketball coach who lead his teams to ten consecutive national championships, was asked what he attributed his success to. Among a number of things, he mentioned that paying attention to details was one of the most important qualities for successful coaching and for high achievement in any worthwhile pursuit.  He even paid attention to how his players would lace up and tie their shoe string. If they didn't tie them correctly, he would teach them how.

Details may be small things, but from small things come great things; therefore, pay attention to details and you will experience substantial progress in your overall educational attainment.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!! 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Everyone is the architect of their own learning." 

Claudius 

What this quote means is that you are in the drivers seat and you make up your own choices. No one else can learn for you, it all depends on yourself! So, if you do bad you cannot blame others for your actions. If you get good grade you still don't blame others for your own actions. You did that yourself, its either you do good or do bad. An example could be a student. This student never does his homework, classwork, or does not do so well on test... His report card comes and it is terrible grades! So, he blames others. He blames his mother, father, brother, sister and so on... This was all his own fault and he needs to take responsibility for his own actions! Choose the right!!! 

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Cool Under Pressure

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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” holds true first time and every minute. Prepare for that 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 abound.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."
Peter F. Drucker 

What he is trying to say is that you need to be all you can be! You can never choose the right. There are to many evil things out there in the world. never feel pressured to walk away from the situation whether it be embarrassing or not. Stand up for what you believe for and never let others pick on you for that! Mr. Drucker is a good choose the right person judging him by his quote. If you ever want to be a good person you need to see the truth to everything. If you just see the bad, you will most likely be evil. But if you see good, you will be a courageous and responsible respectable person! CTR!!!

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Initiative

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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 interpretation 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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"To be great -- concentrate." 

Orison Swett Marden 

What this quote means is that you need to have dedication and the mentality to accomplish what you want to become. You cannot be doing half of the work all the time, you need to do one hundred percent all the time. So, never take your eye off the ball. You need to perform greatly to be something! 

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Problem-Solving Skills

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Problem solving goes far beyond your math textbook. Every assignment is an opportunity to weigh all possible solutions carefully and choose the one you think is best. As a working professional, you’ll be solving problems regularly, whether it’s fixing a bug in a computer program or overcoming budget shortfalls. Problem solving situations occur extensively and frequently; therefore, be ready when then come.

When problems or challenges occur, some people look at them at negative experiences, as a crisis. These people are the ones who live day by day with gloom and negativism in their attitudes. But the really successful people, those who are cheerful and optimistic, are those who look at problems as opportunities to learn, grow, expand their horizons, and make new discoveries. They look on the bright side of things and live happy lives.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"The man who has no imagination has no wings." 

Muhammad Ali

What this quote means is that you need to have dreams. If you don't have and dreams to accomplish  you go no where in life. So, in order to get somewhere in life you have to start somewhere and have to plan it out! If you don't plan ahead of time, everything you thought and dreamed of will most of the time be impossible. So, my word to you is that you start planning ahead of time and by you doing that you will accomplish your dreams. An example would be this famous and extraordinary boxer, Muhammad Ali. He didn't just plan to be a boxer. He had to dream of it as a little kid and start training. You don't just become a famous boxer over night. So Choose the right and plan ahead. 

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Speaking Skills

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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.

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According to The Book of Lists, 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 Weiner noted author and public speaker wants to help people overcome that fear.

“The biggest fear is public speaking, with 15 percent of American experiencing a dramatic fear of it,” said Dr. Michael Telch of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders (LSAD) in the Department of Phycology 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 a great deal upon your ability to communicate effectively! Whether you’re running a meeting, selling a product, making a presentation, motivating co-workers or just communicating one-on-one with others, you’ll get far better results if you can speak persuasively, smoothly, and intelligently.  

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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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 professionals 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.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!! 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory."

Herbert Kaufman 

What this quote means is that the other cannot be defeated by the other. As long as you have the other to fight, you have nothing to worry about. So, in other words you can never give into evil, but join the good side. As long as you believe in your beliefs you don't have to worry about a thing! CTR!!!  

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Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

http://www.collegeborad.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/45548.html

Getting a college education doesn’t mean just absorbing facts and figures. It means building the skills and qualities you need to learn, think and create on your own – making you attractive to employers. You’re already started learning these skills in high school, but college helps you fully develop them.

The 10 Key Qualities:

1.   Writing Skills

2.   Speaking Skills

3.   Teamwork Skills

4.   Problem-Solving Skills

5.   Initiative

6.   Cool under Pressure

7.   Attention to Detail

8.   Time Management

9.   Honesty

10.                     Love of Learning

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Academic honesty from Shayne Train