Big Questions: Why Are Good Grades Important?

My first goal that I would like to discuss is to pass all my tests and homework. I want to make sure that I can understand my lessons. I need to encourage myself and maintain the good study habits of focusing on my studies. I need to study in the place where I feel comfortable and listen to the teacher carefully. In conclusion, passing all my test and homework is important to improve my learning skills and help me get high grades.

Students should get paid to study, to have good grades, and to have good work habits so that they become better students, more motivated and therefore are more successful when they enter the workforce as adults. Many people believe this is the formula for success. Get paid for the good grade, right? There are three compelling reasons why students should be paid to go to school: going to school is essentially a full time job so students should be paid; money is a strong motivator, especially for kids; and it’s good for the economy to have future workers who are motivated by money to do an excellent job. After discussing these three points, it will be hard to dispute the fact that paying students to go to school and get good grades is a good thing and has positive results.

One behavior I would like to change is when I veer off into browsing the internet and watch videos when I’m doing homework or when I’m studying. I think if I expel this habit, I will maximize my efficiency for completing homework and processing information while studying to better retain what I’ve studied.

1. Well, to begin with, most importantly, I like to learn in a peaceful and calm surrounding because that helps in building concentration. I don't like a messy work area because it causes a distraction, so I try to make the area organized if possible. I get distracted easily so, if I am studying near a window, I close the blinds so I won't look outside, turn off the radio, television, etc. I start going through will all easy questions, then I work on the harder questions. Every time I think that I am tired or been studying for a very long time, I take a 30-minute break and I make sure that I am not over-doing it, that way I can take in the best.

2. What qualities about your study habits do you think you could improve? Explain why they need improvement and what about them should change.

Some ways to achieve this would be to walk my two dogs, as this not only provides exercise for me, but the dogs as well (they need it just as much as I do). Not only will daily exercise improve my health, it will teach me time management, which is a long term benefit that I will use for the rest of my life. My third goal, which will be the most difficult for me, is earning a B grade or higher on all of my final exams at Xavier. Throughout my academic career, exams have always been a huge stretch for me. A big part of why I don’t do as well as I would prefer on exams is because of my level of anxiety leading up to it. Study habits are a strength for me, but keeping myself calm is what I have trouble with. As soon as I walk into the room to take an exam, I start second guessing my first instinct, even though it is usually correct. By the time I finish, I’m flustered and discouraged. A way to fix this problem would to make sure that my studying is concrete. By making sure that I have all of the information I need in my head, this should reduce my stress level. This could include using study guides, becoming involved in a study group, and always staying for 8th

When My report cards arrive to my house I will show my parents and explain to them the grades I got and the assignments I did and complete for each class. I think they will be proud of my grades because I am passing all my classes and I have a good GPA. My parents expect the best from me and when they see my grades they wont be disappointed because it is my first year in high school and I am Starting of my High school year doing well. I will tell my family that for the second semester I will try hard to Get a higher GPA even though my first semester GPA wast bad but it wasn't were I wanted it to be.

My goals in the physical category were to get more exercise, go to the gym at least an hour – 4 times a week. Eat healthy, eat at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day. Eat less junk food and get more sleep hours, 8-10 hours per day. I tried to go every weekday to the gym with my friends, I did go for at least 4 times per week, sometimes I couldn’t because I had homework but overall this goal has been easy to reach and I will keep going because I want to be in a good shape. Eating healthy was a lot more challenging, sometimes I don’t eat so healthy because is easier to get some fast food instead, but I definitely eat 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day, for example, after lunch or dinner I always get a good amount of fruit to eat because I love fruits. I will try to eat less junk food and maintain good portions of fruits and vegetables. Sleeping 8-10 hours every day is impossible in college because there is always things to do and sometimes

Do you think getting good grades is a good thing or bad thing? Getting good grades is not a bad thing. It's really simple if you just put your mind to it. You should always take every chance to study, take notes, make flash cards, or whatever helps you focus better to make good grades. If you waste your time and play around then you are more likely going to fail your test and if you keep doing that it soon falls into hands of you failing that whole class. It's not really hard because all you have to do is read and read and read the notes that were given to you. Studying is very easy because your

On Mondays and Wednesdays, I would study from 12-3pm, but on Tuesdays it would be from 1-4pm. On Thursdays, I would study from 12-2pm and on the Weekends and holidays, it can be from 2-6pm. The reasoning for changing my studying is because, in high school I use to cram all the information on the day of the test for 5 minutes and I would usually make higher than an 80 on most tests. In college, studying is a lot different from high school, it’s different because in college, you’ll need 2-3 hours a day to study in order to receive a good grade. The next SMART Goal is getting better focused this semester. I would need to be better focused in college, is I want to succeed. There are ways to accomplishing this goals there are: studying 2 hours a day, asking help when you need it, and also make a calendar that has all the dates that the assignments are due. The major barrier that I will have to overcome is procrastination. When I was in school, I would always procrastinate until the last minute. I usually say that, ‘’ I will this later’’ or I said, ‘’this is

I wasn’t surprised to see that Habit 1 (be proactive) was my highest self-assessed habit. It was not until my mid twenty’s until I was able to focus on what I want to achieve in life, and thus I began laying down the groundworks to get there. In my late teen years, I didn’t do well in school and I simply assumed that was not “smart enough”. Looking back now I see that I did not put in the effort into

There are many bad habits I want to get rid of. I want to be more responsible by doing all of my assignments and homework. In the past I was very lazy and didnt do all of my homework. I want to do all of my work and study hard by doing all of my work and not being lazy. Another thing is I don't want to procrastinate. I have a bad habit of procrastinating and I want to stop that by having a "schedule". I want to organize how i do my work. My last topic is i would like to have better grades. This is a big topic for me because I say that I will but I never do. So those are my three

To achieve good grades in high school a person must be disciplined in their study habits. Once a person reaches high school these habits must be ingrained into the personality of the young person so that they are second nature or it is to late.

Studying skills will help you be more successful as well, there is also to much studying. To much studying can cause stress, and dense learning habits, also pushing your self to hard may ruin learning skills and cause your self to feel bad, or not as intelligent. Study skills for tests, quizzes, and exams is very important. Evenly spreading out study time will increase memory of the subjects you learn. Taking frequent breaks will make studying less stressful. Using flash cards, web sites, computers, or just a pencil and paper are all great ways to study. Having an answer sheet to refer to, and look over when your done will also help study and learning skills because it can help you see what you did wrong and need to fix. Having a study group or club before big tests, like exams or diplomas, will help you have more fun with your friends when studying.

There are many ways for you to improve your grades. It is really important to get good grades because in the future, you can go to a great college or have a great job. Students with bad grades are most likely the ones who will have a poor choice job. It is also important to get good grades because it shows that you want to do your best. There are many causes of high academic performance. One way to have a good grade is to pay attention in the class. Some students in the class do not listen in call, but you need for listen to what the teacher is talking about, so you won't struggle in class. In the class you would want to remove all of your distractions, and stay focused on the teacher. You also need to keep focused on the teacher don't let your mind start to wander off, and if this does happen to come back to reality and stay focused. Another way to get good grades is to come to class and come prepared. You never want to be late to class because you might miss something import the teacher has said, and it is important to bring everything you need to the class because if you forget it then you can't do the assignment that the teacher has giving. It is also important to develop a routine. What this means it make your day look like the previous day, for example 8.00 wake up eat breakfast. At 9.00 go to your classes, and after class do your assignments, then if you have free time do what ever you want. By doing this you are teaching your brain what time of day it is, and this helps your brain pay attention. You should also find a better environment. What i mean by saying this is that if you have a hard time in the back of the class you should move, or if someone continues to talk