What are the different study habits neglected by high school students today?
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To stay focused on a task until it's done;\nThe BIG picture ! Studying the details without having the BIG picture first !
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Find ways to incorporate motion into your studying (writing, flashcards, etc.).\n\nGet a board game like trivial pursuit, monopoly, etc., make new cards with the information you need to learn, and play the game, drawing one card each turn and answering it before you get to move your piece.\n\nTo memorize lists, go get a basketball, and bounce the ball. For each bounce, say one item on your list.\n\nTo remember and analyze overall concepts, find a way to apply them around your house (especially for science). For social studies, find something you can do that is close to what the historical figures did (but safer), and do it while thinking about them.
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Not applied myself in High School
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Our schools should teach students HOW to learn and study on their own. I was the Valedictorian of my high school, not so much because my teachers were good at teaching me (although they were very kind for sure), but because I learned how to study effectively.\n\nThere is too much information in society today. Schools should focus less on "teaching" (which presupposes that they know everything) and focus more on "empowering students to learn on their own and use their rationality to verify the relevance or validity of information they come across."
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Well, there were several learning styles that I experienced in highschool, but my main learning style is visual-spatial.  \n\nHere are the main learning styles:\n\nactive/reflective  \nsensing/intuitive  \nvisual/verbal  \nsequential/global
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I gave this same basic answer to another question, but I think it will help:\n\n-Do your homework as soon as you get home so you can spend time doing other things at night (i.e. playing on the computer, talking to friends, spending time with family, etc).\n\n-Work on big projects in steps. Set up an outline of what you need to do to get the project done. For example, for a science project, set up a deadline for when you will figure out you topic, when your research will be done, when you will experiment, when you will gather results and conclusions, and when you will put together your final report.\n\n-Buy a 1/2" three ring binder for every subject you will be taking and put at least four dividers in each binder. Label one "Class Notes," one "Handouts," one "Homework," and one "Tests/Quizzes." Make a calendar of important dates for each class and place the paper in the front pocket of each notebook (put dates for tests, quizzes, and due dates for homework and projects on the calendar).\n\n-Clean out your backpack once a week. It's amazing how much paper can accumulate at the bottom of your backpack...and how it often sucks in important homework assignments.\n\n-Get involved in clubs that interest you or try out for a sport if you're interested in athletics. If you like sports but maybe aren't good enough to be on a Varsity of Junior Varsity team, try signing up for a recreational league in your community. Also, if you have any interest in religion, most religious communities have teen groups that go out on small field trips or watch movies together.\n\n-Think of middle schoolers as a bunch of penguins.  Most talk the same, act the same, and look the same. Don't be a penguin.  Make sure you're being true to yourself in the things you do.  Make friends with people who let you be yourself.  There's no better person to be.
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Some people study and some do not.
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When I was still in highschool, I would get up at 6:30 and get a shower. I had to be there at 8:00 am. The first thing we did was set in homeroom for about 15 minutes while we listen to the daily announcements. Then we would go to our first period class, which I think was just a study hall for me. Then I had Japanese Cultures during my second period class. Third period I had Physical Education. Fourth was Art class. Our fifth period was another study hall because the younger kids had lunch this period and we got to go during sixth period. 7th period was when I had English class. Another study hall during eight period, I wasn't really that busy my senior year. 9th period I had Geography but nobody really took it seriously so it was more like a goof off class. Then 10th period we had health class. We left school everyday at approximately 3:15 pm. That was my typical day at school my senior year.
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Think of concentration improvement as a three-step process:\n1. Learn the causes of poor concentration and decide which apply to you;\n2. Understand what you can do to control these factors; and\n3. Make your control habitual.  \n\nLEARN THE CAUSES\n\nCONTROL THE CAUSES\n\nExternal Causes\n\nEnvironmental distractions: TV, chairs that are too comfortable, snacks, other people, etc.\n\nLeave or re-arrange a distracting environment. Go to a library or a classroom when you seriously intend to study.  \n\nNoise: Music with words, conversations\n\nTrain yourself to study away from others and in silence.\n\nInternal Causes\nPhysical distractions: hunger, drowsiness.\n\nPlan to study when you are most alert. Eat a high-protein snack. Do five minutes of light exercise to wake up.  \n\nBoredom, dislike, disinterest\n\nFind a reason which satisfies you for taking the class; talk with other students and the professor.  \n\nAnxiety about studies\n\nMake sure you know how to study effectively. Put the course in perspective.  \n\nIntimidating study tasks\n\nBreak up large tasks into achievable subtasks. Do the most intimidating task first. Give yourself rewards for progress and punishments for avoidance.  \n\nDaydreaming\n\nSeparate daydreams from studying. When your mind starts to wander, write down the interrupting thought and continue studying. Or recall important points and then turn away from your book and continue to daydream. When you're ready to read again, do so. The trick is not to daydream and read at the same time.  \n\nPersonal worries\n\nIdentify and define the problem and develop a concrete, specific plan to resolve personal worries. Talk with someone who can help: a friend, a counselor, a specialist.\n\nMAKE CONTROL HABITUAL\nEven if you lapse into old habits of distraction and daydreaming, keep insisting of yourself that you concentrate using these controls until you can routinely concentrate well on your studies for fifty minutes of every hour.
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The answer to this is: routine.  Always do your homework at the same time of day, or do things in the same order.  Example: come home from school, have a small snack, check your email, and then do your homework.  Or always do your homework right after supper.  And it's okay to take a break, but make that structured into your routine as well.  Do your math, walk the dog, and then do your English.  That kind of thing.\n\nAnd, as others have said, get yourself away from distractions while you're doing it.  If you don't need the computer to do your homework, then stay away from it.  Don't even do it at the computer desk if you can get away with it.  Go somewhere where there's no TV, no stereo, no video games, no pets, no pesky little siblings, and no friends!  Only study with a friend if you get as much or more done than you would if you studied by yourself.\n\nAnother thing that might help is to give yourself rewards.  Tell yourself you can watch TV or play video games only after your homework's done.  \n\nSelf discipline is hard, no doubt, but wanting to have it is a very good first step.  Keep trying!  The only true losers are the ones that don't get back up again.
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Managing time is high school was no problem for me. I actually managed to do quite a bit of homework before and after class and hardly ever had to take anything home but big projects.\n\nShyness is not something that you 'just get over' it's a habit you have to unlearn. It takes practice and risk-taking. My advice would be to join a club that interests you. That way, you'll have the opportunity to talk to a small group of people with similar interests. \n\nAlso practice making eye contact. Smile and give compliments. Try to cultivate a few friends rather than tap-dance for everyone. Remember that everyone's favorite subject is themselves, so asking people questions about them or their interests is a good way to have a pleasant conversation.\n\nGood luck to you!
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Thats a hard one,you need to learn to prioritize your time,you will have to set a time for each thing in your day,and stick to it,there will also be some sacrafices you will have to make,you may have to give up watching a favorite tv show just for the extra study time,you may have to forgo going out to the mall with your friends to finish your homework instead.School in itself is a career,so having to work on top of it is a big responsibility.Learning to prioritize your time,will help now and in the future as well..Good luck!
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I don't think anybody learns anything in high school anymore. It's not really there to educate nowadays; it's just a system set in place to keep teenage kids from wandering the streets during the day - the government's way to try to cut down on vandalism and crime.
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As a teacher, I could offer a few tips:\n\n1. Ask your teacher for extra help after school. He or she should be willing to make sure you understand the subject; plus it shows the instructor that you truly care. In addition, see if you can get a classmate to tutor you in any subject you might have difficulty in.\n\n2. Conduct group studies. You'd be surprised to discover how much you can learn studying with friends -- if you remain on topic. Creating a study group the night or two before a big exam could really help you prepare.\n\n3. Eliminate distractions during your study time. Turn you cell phone on vibrate. Turn off the television. Don't pay attention to your AIM. Give your text/notebook/worksheet your undivided attention.\n\nThese are just a few that should help your study habits.
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Have a quiet environment and concentrate.\n\nPlan your work.  Do the assignments in the order that they are due; do the ones do first first.\n\nPlan for long range assignments, like term papers and class projects.  Don't put them off until the last minute.\n\nStudy every subject every day.  Don't wait for a test to motivate you.\n\nOnly study what you don't know.  If you already know something, skip it and spend your time on what you don't know.\n\nSearch the internet for the phrase "how to study"  You will find loads of great ideas.
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1. Have a regular time and location to study.\n\n2. Get ahold of upcoming lessons and read ahead. *The reason for this is important. If you study ahead - when you do take the subject in class it is a review for you. You'll actually be ahead of the class when preparing for your exam.\n\n3. Work with someone who can help you - not distract you. * This is a mastermind technique you'll use in the business world. Get use to it.\n\n4. No TV. ( a little quiet background music is acceptable)\n\n5. Learn memory techniques. Do not rely on rote memory. * Use ridiculous association for subjects where you have alot of facts to remember. Your mind is like a filing cabinet. If you don't have a filing system you won't know how to retrieve the knowledge when you need it.\n\n6. Use colored post its to mark , "must knows, could knows, and should knows. Remember - most of your hard cover books are filler. Focus on what your teacher wants you to know.\n\n7. Eating before study causes blood to go from the brain to the stomach. Watch when you eat.\n\n8. Get plenty of rest. Don't party on school nights.\n\n9. Do "all your assignments!" "Write all your tests!" - falling behind because of missed assignments or classes will make studying difficult. If you have to miss a class - have someone provide you with notes and <ask> the teacher if you're confused. DO NOT FALL BEHIND!!!! Knowing your subject is like building a house. If you miss information your foundation will be weak and your house will not hold up! That's why students who miss class have a bad time of it.\n\n10. Set a goal for yourself in each subject you take and shoot high. That is to say...shoot for an A and you'll most likely get a B. Write your goal in the present tense - I.e. It is Jun 2007 and I have completed Math 30 with an A plus. (Describe the reaction of your teacher/parents/friends and how good you feel about achieving your goal. "Remember - if a goal doesn't have a time limit set on it - your goal is just a dream!"\n\n11. Never get into a tiff with your teacher - show genuine interest and you'll see a higher grade.\n\n12. Keep good notes - no...excellent notes. Notes that refer back to your text book and highlight the must knows! Have a table of contents.
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experimenting different things in day to day activities. students generally have a fix schedule like school, then afternoon lunch, then tuitions, watching TV, etc...\nmake changes in your daily schedule like:\ngroup studies\ndiscussions with family or friends on various topics\nouting\ndebates\naccepting & giving challenges in various fields like: studies, sports, creative activities.