You May Not Like School, But................

You don’t really have a choice… please keep reading what the statistics reveal about staying in school…

High school graduation rates reached a record high of 80% in 2012!
That would be great news, if it wasn’t for the fact that this “record-high” rate meant a full 20%, or one in five kids, didn’t finish the most basic level of education.

It’s possible that those who didn’t graduate got a General Education Development (GED) certificate instead, or will at a later point, but people with a GED tend to fare as well economically as those who got neither a diploma nor a GED.

So while reaching the 80% mark might be a move in the right direction, this is not a number that brings a lot of cheer.

And then there’s college… The percentage of the population with a college degree has

Studying with ADHD: Hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder

You are not alone if you have 

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
About 4% of school age children are also affected.
In addition, other students have one or a few of the characteristics of ADHD.

These strategies are suggested as part of a professionally organized program of assistance. They are derived from the American description of ADHD1. However, as a student, you also have your own personal learning style, including "intelligences" (c.f. Kolb), personality types

Study skills series: Index study system

Here is a method of studying that gives you

an accurate perception of how well you know the material,
and forces you to think about it, rather than just look over it.

Review your notes and readings frequently, so the material is "fresh"

As you're reading your text or reviewing your notes,
write down questions about the material.
Imagine you're teaching the course. What questions would you ask on the exam?

Keep track of any terms you need to know

Try the index card system:

1. Write each question or term on the back of an index card
2. On the front of each index card, write an answer
   or an explanation for the question or term on the back.
   Use your notes and text for a reference, but put the answer or explanation in your own words whenever possible
3. Shuffle the index cardsso you can't figure out any answers based on their location in the deck
4. Look at the card on the top of the deck:
   Try to answer the question or explain the term.
   

20 Ideas To Help Students Get Organized 1 of 3

Today’s blog post is the first of a series of three, provided by the “Queen Of Organizing”, Maria Gracia. I am a big fan of this concept that I call Voluntary Simplexity, it’s key element of my Personal Productivity Principles I teach students and business people. So let’s get to Maria’s suggestions…
Now is the perfect time for you to start off on the right foot and get organized. Here are a few tips to help you manage your time, avoid clutter, set goals and stay on an organized path to success.

1. SET GOALS.
   Set realistic goals at the beginning of the school year and break those large goals into mini-goals. Write these goals down on index cards and keep them in a highly visible place where you can see them every day. Writing down your goals makes them more concrete,

Mathematics Formula For your Exams.!

Important Notes and Formulas

Numbers

Type	Definition
Natural numbers	All whole numbers except 0 eg: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Even numbers	0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
Odd numbers	1, 3, 5, 7, 9...
Integers	whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero eg: -1, -2, -3, 1, 2, 3...
Prime number	a natural number which has only 2 different factors eg: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13...
Composite number	a natural number that has more than 2 different factors eg: 4, 6, 8, 9...
Real number	Include rational and irrational numbers, fractions, and integers
Rational number	a number that can be expressed as a fraction or as a ratio
Irrational number	a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction or a ratio of 2 integers. eg: pi and roots

Mathematics Formula For your Exams.!

Important Notes and Formulas

Numbers

Type	Definition
Natural numbers	All whole numbers except 0 eg: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Even numbers	0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
Odd numbers	1, 3, 5, 7, 9...
Integers	whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero eg: -1, -2, -3, 1, 2, 3...
Prime number	a natural number which has only 2 different factors eg: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13...
Composite number	a natural number that has more than 2 different factors eg: 4, 6, 8, 9...
Real number	Include rational and irrational numbers, fractions, and integers
Rational number	a number that can be expressed as a fraction or as a ratio
Irrational number	a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction or a ratio of 2 integers. eg: pi and roots

Physics Formulas to Memorize For Upcoming Exams!

See Formulas below..............!

Using Memory Effectively

The following techniques with their exercises use associations with

letters, images, maps, etc. to help you remember.

As you proceed through this list of techniques, try to think of strategies that

"A.S.P.I.R.E." A Study System

Text of the A.S.P.I.R.E. exercise:

A: Approach/attitude/arrange

• Approach your studies with a positive attitude
• Arrange your schedule to eliminate distractions

S: Select/survey/scan

• Select a reasonable chunk of material to study

How To Study Subjects You Don't Like

Ever feel struggle to study something because you find the subject boring? Or, worse yet, you actually hate the subject?  If so, you are not alone. I just got a letter from Joy in the United Kingdom who asks:

"... as soon as I pick up my books to study I lose interest immediately again. It takes me so much time to understand a few lines of words while studying and I can hardly remember them too, which is to say I think they do not register. I am afraid I will fail and have to repeat a class if I don't find a solution quick."

How To Study Subjects You Don't Like

There are two issues at play here - the first is you THINK you are interested in the subject matter, but the reality is you're not. If you were, you'd have NO TROUBLE STARTING. I'll prove it to you.

If you are a stamp collector and you start to read about the new issue of the new Olympic Stamps for the London Games - you have NO PROBLEM with focus, attention or retention do

Ways The Bible Would Be Different If Written By College Students….

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Someone sent this to me yesterday and I had to share it with you. This blog has a serious focus on improving your grades, but it also has a philosophy that you need to have fun and a short distraction from time to time has been proven to help you be more creative in your thinking and problem solving.

Enjoy these pearls of wisdom!

Ways the Bible Would Be Different if Written by College Students….

• The last Supper would have been eaten the next morning – cold.
• The Ten Commandments are actually only five, double-spaced and written in a large font.
• New edition every two years in order to limit reselling.

Managing to MANAGE?

Hello Laserminders!

Are you one of those students who always places more importance on recreation than studying? Do you tend to put your studies off until tomorrow?

If you are, who can blame you? Nobody in their right mind would want to stay in studying instead of having a fun night out on the town with their friends!

But if you learn HOW to study better -- it can make the study experience all the more enjoyable.

As humans, we all prefer the fun things in life rather than the monotonous chores we're always faced with. The only problem, though, is that putting things off until the next day will nearly always result in MORE STRESS!

Writing down and maintaining a priority study list is a far better solution. A list not only helps to ensure you don't forget anything, it also allows you to work through tasks in a logical order.

The benefit of following this method is that for the most part, you'll actually end up having more free time to enjoy yourself!
See more Tips After this cut............!