Brian O Keeney: How Be Successful In College

Darren 's general attitude toward education is positive; he believes there is a definite benefit to his education and believes the school environment is somewhat encouraging and supportive. Darren is no longer on the baseball team at school, but he has played at various levels since he was 10 years old. Darren wants to graduate and join the military or become a welder. Both Darren and the Freemans feel education is very important to one’s success.

In the chapter 2 of the book Hunger of Memory: “The Achievement of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez, he talks about how he attains academic success in expense of the life he used to love prior to stepping in school. Rodriguez starts his education having little to no knowledge of speaking English but with sufficient support of his parents and the parochial school in which he learns to do grammar, he later finds himself studying at British Museum. However, he argues that he achieves his success because of being a scholarship boy. He describes himself as an enthusiastic student and unconfident, opposite to his siblings, but his enthusiasm to learn became problematic at home as he starts to see the dissimilarity between home and school and when he is unable to receive academic help from his parents. Thus, force him to adapt and commit himself to study, he starts to read book to isolate himself at home. His persistent to learn became the reason to lose his balance between the two worlds he lives in. Rodriguez admits “A primary reason for my success in the classroom was that I couldn’t forget that schooling was changing me and separating me from the life I enjoyed before becoming a student” (2).

The feeling that the Mr. Braaksma, Andrew is trying express is a feeling of discovery and value. Mr. Braaksma was able to witness what a possible life could be like without an education, which allowed for a deeper value in his efforts in his own school work. Mr. Braaksma never worried about attending school, and always planned to complete his high education without understanding what might come if he did not attend or complete. Further, Mr. Braaksma understood that his efforts shortly be more predominant, and shown from within his school work. A description given was that he would turn in re-writes for classes and just float on through.

Another important thing is organization so you don’t lose things and keep important things in the places that they belong. I’ve learned that the hard way! I have spent a lot of time doing homework assignments, then misplaced them and was unable to turn them in. I also didn’t get 100% on my science binder since I couldn’t find some of my assignments and notes. I had a good talk with Mrs. Merolo and Fray about being organized. Mrs. Merolo helped me by giving me a folder where I could put my homework “to do” on one side and things to “turn in” on the other side. Fray taught me how to organize my assignments, quizzes, tests, bell work and notes in my binder, which has helped me to find my things when I need to study for quizzes and tests. I think I will be able to get better grades after this.

Professor, Mike Rose reflects on his high school teacher, Jack McFarland, stating “He tapped my old interest in reading and creating stories. He gave me a way to feel special by using my mind” ( ). Rose implies that school before meeting Mr.McFarland had sucked the life out of an activity such as reading. This is not just with Rose, there are many high schoolers that would say that they do not read anymore. Ironically, schools are supposed to instill the exact opposite of that. Suli Breaks identifies that “If education is the key, then school is the lock”. It does not have to be that way, education is the key to success in which case for most it is sought through school. Education and school are interrelated and are meant to help everyone and therefore should not be about “regurgitating facts…[but about] inspiring one's mind” (Suli breaks) . Benjamin Franklin once said, “tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”. Accordingly, schools must adapt to the children’s learning styles and involve them in everything so that they feel like they are learning. Grades can be positive if the students are able to understand and have a take away message from each

She explains that when children get to high school they don’t ask themselves what they want to do in the future but seek advice from others to what they should do to have a successful future. The reason being is that children have been raised with a mindset that if they get into the best schools then they reached their maximum goal. Moreover, the speaker’s tone in her talk is insisting because she constantly emphasizes the value of children. She insists that children should not be defined based on their academic excellence but on their passions and self-efficacy. The use of pathos helps her convince the audience that academics does not guarantee success.

The Right Attitude There is a quote from the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares that the character Coach Brevin says "The problem is not the problem, the problem is your attitude about the problem, got that?" (Brashares 11). This quote, I found , has always helped me when I am facing any complicated problems in both my college life and my personal life. An example of the meaning of this quote is found in Grant Berry's A Change of Attitude (Berry 63-73). The problem, as implied by Grant Berry, is that many of us have the attitude that we are required to make drastic sacrifices that we don't want to make in order to achieve our goals.

Once you’ve been in school for nearly 12 years of your life you think you know all of the tricks to conquering the school year. When a problem arises you think you know the easy way out of it or the perfect way to avoid it. Some kids probably believe that as you continue on through your education these problems will just simply decrease. As a junior in high school, I’ve come to find that that assumption couldn’t be more false. High school came as a scare to me and I felt that I was the only one going through those typical teenage problems; however, after reading How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, by Paul Tough, I began to gain some of my confidence back.

Have you ever laid your head down on your pillow after a long tired day at work, after all the tedious tasks of everyday life and asked yourself, am I living a well lived life or am I here just wasting space? It might appear as a question without an answer; by the end of this essay you will poses the key to the answer. While attending college after 8 years on break I recently rediscovered what it means to live eloquently and with tenacity, this has lead me to be blissful. You can find out what your motion in life is and what it means to not be insignificant in life. It is crucial to have grit, ethics, and empathy in order to live a meaningful life.

Kendra Lim is a cheerful Husky senior at Chino Hills High School this year. She looks up to her mom and other family members, as she knows that they are always working hard to support her. Kendra is majoring in mathematics in college. She enjoys the feeling of euphoria when she is finally able to solve a complicated problem and understand the material. She is the most stressed before deadlines, but she maintains a positive outlook. She finds that stress keeps her motivated to always try harder and do her best. Many seniors are already getting the dreaded senioritis, but Kendra aims to finish strong. Senior grades still count, and she wants to carry good habits and a positive mindset with her to college. Kendra is really excited to go

However, I triumphed over my ambivalence, and even my parents’ suspicions of my academic delay. I’ve grown more optimistic, assured, and lively just through my first quarters in West Career and Technical Academy. Of course, the nature of my high school guides my behavior; however, I believe it began to stem with that evening of awards. A person may seek pleasure in procrastination, but a person should derive fulfillment from the activities that

Reading over the Columbia College successful strategies article and the Rasmussen College 6 time management article, I have learned some helpful tips to get me through my college experiences. The two strategies that stood out the most from the Columbia College article was, how you need to break old routines and set homework hours for a time your child might be asleep. (Columbia) These two strategies caught my attention the most. I currently work on my assignments when my child is asleep. As for breaking old routines, it is so difficult for human begins to get out of old routines or accept change. I am hoping as time progresses I will be able to accomplish that with ease. As for the Rasmussen College article, one of the student's states his

     “Mark, you won’t get anywhere without studying”, His mother use to tell him when he use to waist all his time playing rather that studying. Mark wasn’t such a good student because he wouldn’t spend any time studying, until one day his parents decided to send him to Cushing Academy, a boarding school in the USA, which they knew it was going to improve his study habits and help him being more responsible. But what really amazed his parents was this period of time used to study called “Study Hall”. Because of its amazing results, preparation for college, and providing responsibility, Study Hall remains as one of the vital qualities Cushing Academy possess and give students an opportunity to lead in

Everyday life can be a difficult and amorphous concept to grapple with. This essay will consider the various aspects of Scott's definition of what "Everyday life" is and to what extent I agree with it. In its most simplistic and stripped down form, Scott's suggests that it's a study of 'people doing little things in local places' or more succinctly 'the wider picture' (Scott, 2009, p1). Everyday life can also be viewed as a person seeking solace in the familiarity of repetitive and rhythmic routines (Scott, 2009). Scott's final assertion is that everyday life exists in the realm of a person's individual and private choices, which have a bearing on that person's patterns of behaviour (Scott, 2009).

Yet, the education does not stop at middle school, for high school really puts all the basic skills from elementary and middle school to work as the assignments and the exams become more challenging. We do not only learn about reading, writing, history, and math, we learn about the people around us as we associate with different personalities, and as we see what we have grown up to be and what we want to be later in life. Accordingly, the high school years are a time when teachers emphasize the importance of graduating and attending college in order to have a “succesful future.”