7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit II Habit II :: Believe the UnbelievableWelcome back. I trust you have pondered over Habit I.The next habit is one that differentiates the overachievers from the average performers. It concerns your beliefs, or the mental notions and assumptions you have about yourself and the world around you, which you hold onto as absolute truths.Beliefs are emotional, psychological and often irrational. Yet...more
7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit III Hello again.Before I introduce Habit III of our series on the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Students, I want you to first ponder over the following research…A study of Harvard graduates found that after twenty years, three percent of those who had written down goals achieved more financially compared to the other 97% combined! They concluded that an average person with average talent,...more
7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit IV Before we discuss Habit IV, let us first do a little recap on the first three habits.Habit I: Be Proactive, Take ChargeYou are the captain of your own destiny. If you don't take control of it and steer yourself towards success, no one will. Be proactive in every meaningful task you attempt; take initiative in finding the solutions to your problems. Only in this way can you control the results you get in your life. Habit II: Believe the UnbelievableRemove the virtual boundaries you have established in your mind. Tear down the walls of possibilities and believe the unbelievable. With these new and bolder beliefs will come new and better results.Habit III: Plan for Success Failing to plan is as good as planning to fail. Good grades do not happen by chance, they are a product of conscious planning and effective implementation. If you want success, plan for it! Have you started acquiring these habits? Are you ready to become a highly successful student?-------------Habit IV :: Learn with Humility"I think I have seen this before, let's skip it!", "This chapter is so simple. Everyone knows these things..." and "I already know all...more
7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit V Habit V: Embrace ChallengesDo you fear challenges in life? Or do you shiver at the thought of examinations and at the sight of academic obstacles such as tight deadlines and difficult assignments?Most students do. But not highly successful ones.In fact, they embrace these challenges.Habit V of...more
7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit VI Habit VI: Be DisciplinedSelf-discipline is an act of cultivation. It requires you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing and a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which. - Gary Ryan BlairWe all like instant gratification. We like...more
7 Habits of Highly Successful Students - Habit VII Habit VII: Teach and be TaughtHighly successful students are seldom selfish. They are often ready to share their knowledge with their friends and to help their classmates with their homework and revisions. More often than not, these students are also willing to go that extra mile to ‘tutor' their peers when the need arises. You may find their actions puzzling. Why would these students erode their competitive advantage by teaching the weaker students or, some might say, their ‘competitors'?The driver behind Habit VII of highly successful students is this little-known fact: Reading initiates understanding; practicing enhances understanding; but teaching brings understanding to a new level which transcends the limits of most students. Highly successful students know this fact. They are aware that through teaching others, they can better integrate all they have learned and attain a heightened level of comprehension. They are also cognizant that tutoring others can help challenge their current assumptions and hence reduce their blind spots for the various subjects. Therefore, these students are willing to make a habit out of...more
The Types of Disruptive Students In Class The Kinds of Disruptive Students In ClassEducators, in any case of the number of years they spent in teaching still faced a serious problem in identifying disruptive students in class. Several...more
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English for ESL Students in Japan II We would like to present three topics in our second article on English for ESL Students in Japan: connecting words in translation, the responsibility of the writer in English, and the changing American...more