Student Success Statement

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

~ Robert Kiyosaki

This means that whatever you do today, will created what will happen in the future. For example, if you take the correct and proper notes in class you will be able to study them at home and tomorrow you will understand the lesson and not fall behind in the lecture.

SQ3R SQ3R: A Great Reading & Studying Technique

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Improve Your Study Skills

SQR3 stand for:

v Survey

v Question

v Read

v Recite

v Review

It’s a proven technique to sharpen your study skills

In college, you’ll be required to do lots of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books or several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make reading & studying purpose & effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

v Let’s say your assignment is to read one chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by viewing the highlights:

v Read the title, heading and subheading.

v Look at charts, graph, pictures, map and other visual material

v Read captions

v Read the very beginning and end of the chapter

Student Success Statement

NEVER
“There is no justification ever for choosing any part of what you know to be evil.”
~ Ayn Rand

I think this quote means that no matter what you did and you knew it was wrong it will never be considered a “right” thing to do. This is why you should always choose the right so that you wont feel bad or guilty about anything. 

Reading 5 Tips for Success Tip 5 Tip 5 : Keep a List of Questions

When you feel confused about something you’re reading, write down any questions you have. Sometimes your questions are answered as you read further. If not, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Remember, teachers create assignment; they’ve read the text and are familiar with them. When you have a specific question, your teacher can provide answers that will help you better understand the material. Learning is rooted in questions developed and asked by the learner.

Asking questions to yourself, to the teacher, and to other, is a great learning method. When you cease to ask questions, you cease to exist to a great extent. Read actively by silently asking questions as you read. Questioning immerses you into the material you’re reading and therefore will expand your mental capacities more than almost anything else.

The philosopher Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.”
Improving your reading comprehension is the key to gaining important knowledge and making the most of your education. So pick up a book . . . and pen.

Student Success Statement

“ When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece.This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each & every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day."

~ John Wooden 

Reading 5 tips for Success Tips 3-4

Tip 3” Do research

Literacy critics have written vast numbers of analytically & critical pieces on countless books. If you’re having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research & see what knowledgeable sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you’ll also be showing initiative, something teachers always like to see. Always use legitimate & scholarly sources, not condensed study guides. Going the extra mile in your research elevate your achievement 10- fold.

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you’re reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can’t. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don’t know, take the time to look them up. The results are well worth the effort. Your comprehension will increase greatly, and you’ll build your vocabulary at the same time.

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right.”

~ Mario Cuomo

When you are doing something wrong, you can feel it within you. You start to feel bad, guilty and question yourself couple of times. That is why you should always do what is right so you could feel good about yourself.