My School And My Bad Academic Habits

My decision to attend Trinity Valley Community College was influenced by two primary objectives. One was to conserve funds, as this is one of the most useful features of community colleges. The second objective was to maintain a 4.0 GPA. This is where I failed. My high school experience was not of the academic rigor that one would expect from a larger, better funded school. This lead to me developing quite a few bad habits as I could quite easily maintain grades sufficiently adequate to graduate

public school systems being set up for failure? American schools can be deemed good or bad by many, but in my opinion public schools are bad. I have numerous of reasons for my speculations, not only with experience in public school but also my point of view. I will clarify my reasons of belief from the beginning of the highest levels of public education. I will also illustrate the main issues to why I believe public schools can set a child up to fail educationally by conferring academics, bullying

work habits. Many friends of mine have flawless, or near flawless, report cards. Straight A's and weighted GPA's well over 4.0 grace their every progress report, and I am certain they will continue this streak of academic excellence well into the future. For others, C's, D's and fail's are a normal occurrence, and much like the straight A students, I have no doubt that they will continue down this path. But for some students, like myself, a report card is not an accurate picture of academic ability

at my life, and my academic school years, I’ve developed a bunch of habits that will prove valuable to me later in my life and will certainly help me reach my success. But I’m also inadequate of several habits of mind, habits that will assist me in raising my potential to achieve success, and habits that I’m hoping to develop further as a student of Advance College Academy at Tucker High School. I’ve developed lots of habits during my school years at Elko Middle School, good and bad habits. One

“Habit formation is the process by which new behaviors become automatic” (“Habit Formation”). These automatic behaviors can have self-destructive qualities, such as: overeating, smoking cigarettes, texting and driving, or aggressive behavior. Some unfortunate souls, they have overlapping self-inflicting habits. It may come as a shock when one realizes how many of their daily “decisions” are indeed habits that they have unconsciously developed. Likewise, many people do not realize that when they are

As you progress through life you pick up on habits and traits that develop because of those around you. Some of these traits are good such as brushing your teeth or studying hard for exams, and some are bad such as being an aggressive driver or constantly issuing profanities. Growing up, my father had a large influence on the habits I picked up. We used to have long talks about actions and reactions, decisions and consequences. He believes that if you are going to make a decision, then you must be

From the first day I entered my new middle school, I knew that my life was about to change forever. The countless modifications, some good and some bad, were about to mold me into what I would become at the end of 8th grade. Getting more involved with my community, becoming more athletic, and being kinder are just a few of the things that I think that I have improved upon. I have also gained some not-so-good qualities, which include biting my nails, not being as smart, and lying to myself about many

positivity were lacking within my personality. Thankfully, these skills were obtained before my college career extended any further. If there is one word that describes myself during my high school years, it is as a procrastinator. Procrastination devoured my mind for several years and left terrible habits behind. Too many were the situations where I found myself rushing through assignments that were meant to be looked at profoundly. Besides losing sleep, my academic scores would suffer because of

was not for my parents. I was put into a family of four, making me the youngest of five siblings. From a young age I was always into sports and asking questions. Ask my teachers from kindergarten to fifth grade about me. They will say I was a pretty smart. But if you ask my middle school teachers they will say I am not “sharpest tool in the shed”. The one thing I used as an outlet for me in those days was sports. I always prided myself in being one of the fastest and strongest kids in my middle school’s

best option for me. Paying loans made worry because I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to pay it back. I felt bad that my parents were helping pay for my college, and I constantly look for scholarships that can help me pay for college. I been to stress out about paying for college, it didn’t make realize that I should work hard in college. In addition, the transition from high school to college was a big transition from me. First term of college was one of the hardest term for me. I took college