Back To School Tips For Students
Back To School Tips For Students
Back to school for many students means reconnecting with their friends, exuberant to share their summer holidays exploits and their fair share of trepidation as they venture into a new class with a new teacher (in most instances), at the helm.
The approach on Day 1, more often than not, sets the tone for the rest of the academic year. We will, therefore, attempt to make this academic year a phenomenal one. However, it is important that you play your part in this process.
Here are a few things that you should make a habit throughout this academic year.
- Set goals for yourself. Ask yourself what it is that you want to achieve during this year. It could be to improve your average every term, it could be to maintain your first-place position in class, or it could be to develop the skill of mastery of your multiplication tables or sight words. Just ensure that you have something specific that you are working towards.
- Create a schedule that is realistic and that you are committed to keeping. This schedule should include your homework time, your revision and practice time, your time for chores and your relaxation time. Time management is important at all levels, and that is a significant key to success. While attending to your schedule, please try your utmost to minimize distractions.
- In the school setting, do not be afraid to ask your teacher for help. It is the responsibility of the teacher to ensure that you understand what was taught. You can also ask your friends for help. Do not demand that they give you the answers but rather they assist you in the process of getting the answer. Peer tutoring is a thing, and it works. At home, you should feel comfortable enough to ask an adult or a sibling for help.
- Participation in class is one of the main factors in attaining success. When a student participates, this gives the teacher a good insight to the student’s level of understanding and interpretation of concepts.
- There is no greater feeling than when your teacher and your classmates praise and ‘big you up’. Be that student who encourages and cheers on their classmates. This helps to build self-esteem and spurs on motivation.
- Work along with your parents when they set and enforce certain routines. This is for your good, and this will not last forever. Keep your eyes on the prize that you have set for yourself.
There is a process to achieving success. It is ok to make mistakes, it is making a habit of them that is not ok. Never allow anyone to call you stupid. Be open to learning new things, to new ideas and to new ways of doing things. Perseverance fuels learning. Never, ever give up!
