The Importance Of Student Success

After graduating high school everyone has a plan or idea over what they are going to do. Some people go straight into college, work, and some even take a year off just to enjoy themselves. Some people have it all figured out, while others do not. Those who really want to be successful in college will make a plan over what they need to do to have a successful college career. I believe that everyone should learn some good college tips to help them be successful in college. All it takes is hard work and dedication.

As a student in college I am here to find my future career and build who I am as a person. I have a lot of goals in life and I expect a lot out of myself. I started reading the New York Times article, how to Live Wisely. It surprisingly related a lot to my own life. This article made me consider if I am actually doing what I love. As I answered what my goals are, I kept in the back of my head what I want my future to in store.

More often than not, young students are taught to believe that they must go to a prestigious university to obtain a Bachelor’s degree or higher in order to have a fulfilling and satisfying career. This may hold true for some people, but others do not need to follow this same path. For students who choose a career that isn’t considered conventional or isn’t high in pay, they tend to be looked down upon which pressures them into choosing career paths that they do not have a passion for, or the skill set to actually accomplish which makes college a waste of time and money. While everyone should be encouraged to get an education beyond high school, people should be encouraged to get the education that is relevant and proper for them to make sure they are getting their money’s worth.

It has a summer vacation problem, and that's the problem the KIPP schools set out to solve. They decided to bring the lessons of the rice paddy to the American inner city ”. One can clearly notice all the statistical evidences that he represented in the selection and understand that summer vacation has created an achievement gap between disadvantaged kids and privileged kids.

Some of the main arguments the author acknowledges is the amout of students who do not succeed either in high school or college. Points are signed out by explaining how the lack of money or education frustrates the students. A topic is mention based on how even graduated students do not succeed as much in life. These people took college for four years or more, invested a lot of money, and ended up being a truck driver or working with sewage. Which makes no sense because they received a certificate to earn a good amount of money and unfortunitly have to look somewhere else because of the need of money. Topics like this or lack of money and education are frequently repeated.Freshman college students fail the most because instead of being taught

Foundations of successful career considerably rely on the early college life successes. It is a commonly believed and supported that, for a successful career, strong academic records are highly pivotal as they provide a solid and impeccable foundation to the career. And this can only be achieved through engaging oneself in all academic courses which are taught in every class of high school and college life. For this objective, undivided attention, effective time management, at college level for all courses are those fundamental conditions that bring and ensure academic success. Based on this perspective, U.S. high school students who engage in early college high school courses are more likely to have early

Choosing the right career in life can open a life of happiness and joy. In life, “if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll be lost when you get there.” A good college career can make the difference between living to work and going to work for a living (Binder). In order to obtain the tools needed to work at your dream job, someone must teach them at a higher educational level. Education emphasizes freedom and experimentation as tools for students to develop meaningful ways of working after graduation (Roth). It is only through an education that you can find the tools to express and master the craft of your career and

I develop myself professionally by always being on time and dressing appropriately. I will arrive everyday prepared and organized to teach so that no teaching time is lost. I will strive to continue my education far beyond college with ongoing professional development which will give me opportunities to learn new things. I will set goals for myself and collaborate with other teachers to help myself become a professional educator.

1. Which success elements did you learn during this class that you found the most helpful/interesting? Did you implement them into your life? If so, did they work out for you? If not, why not?

Why is it so hard for student to be successful in college? In the book “Back to School” by Mike Rose, Rose talks about some of the different obstacle student’s faces in college that prevents them from being successful. Financial support plays a big part in student success. Money plays a huge factor in student success. Student that fail generally are the ones who are unable to pay school tuition. If students cannot afford the necessary equipment they need to succeed then they will have a hard time going through college. School supplies such as books and computers are a necessary for student success. Students need books and computers to be able to study in order to be successful. Student would go to college for a semester and drop out because they do not have money to pay for school. It is also hard to find jobs to help pay their way through college. Government don’t subsidize enough grand for student to go to college, instead they make it more difficult with loan subsidies. Possible solutions for student success are government subsidies, book vouchers and private endowment.

I have lived in Morgan Township my whole life and went to Morgan Elementary as a child. Through these years I have seen first hand how much teachers cared about their students. Many teachers formed one on one relationships with kids including me. Suddenly, the teachers seem more like your friends. This is something that I feel is very important when wanting to have a successful school district. In addition, Ross has always held students to a higher academic standard than most schools in the area. Which I feel in some cases is needed. Ross does an excellent job promoting academic success. Whether it be coming in early for help, or study skills. Ross provides amazing tools for students in achieving this goal. Another truly amazing aspect about

The National Rankings of education, rank schools based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college. Anaheim High School is an unranked school, in order to increase student success at Anaheim High School they should reinforce protocols like SSLANT. Gladwell’s article briefly, states what SSLANT is. KIPP Academy from The Bronx in New York uses SSLANT. Students are to walk quietly down the hallways in a single file. In classrooms, they are ready to collaborate in a protocol known as “SSLANT: smile, sit up, listen, ask questions, nod when being spoken to and, track with your eyes.” There is no time for socialization and getting unfocused when using SSLANT. Most public schools near ghettos and bad neighborhoods have a student enrolled that makes educators driven to hopelessness, KIPP Academy has been stereotyped like that, except that once

The kind of student that I have been is the kind of student that does classwork as best as I can, but if I have trouble I usually don’t ask and i don’t do very much homework. A way I have discovered I am successful in studying or homework is putting a note somewhere obvious to remind myself to do it. I also think flashcards are very helpful for studying. A way that I am struggling in homework and studying is that I am lazy so I don’t want to, I am bad with time management, and I procrastinate too much. In order to be more successful in this class I would have to stop using the internet because that is my go to for procrastination. I don’t think that that is realistic to drop completely even though I would like it to be it has taken over a lot

The first and best way that I stay motivated is to keep my positive attitude toward being successful in college. A few years ago, when I started my academic journey towards a nursing degree, I never knew what an incredible experience continuing my education would be. From the wonderful instructors and classmates that I have met, to the motivating classes and events that I have attended, I can honestly say that I am completely driven and focused on achieving my goals.

What do think when you hear student success? Many people think different things. For example, student success could be a student having a good job in something they specialized on, and are living on their own without anybody's help. There are several different ways student succeed and ways to change schools in order for their students to succeed as well in this article. For instance, Anaheim High Schools can improve student success if we have longer school days, make the student be interested in school and on what they are learning, and having more after school programs that interest kids and will keep their minds off of bad things.