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A few decades ago, there was a series put on VHS tape guiding students that wanted successful academic careers through the techniques used by students that have been successful in the past. The series was good.
Life has changed. Today, with all the access to the web, and the number of places that have good ideas for successful students to implement.
This blog will be such a place. I am a secondary teacher who sees first hand the problems faced by students that want to succeed, but are dealing with scheduling issues-- I can help. If you want to be and A... or B, even, student, there are going to be changes in your life.
Do you have to be a complete nerd to succeed? No. But you will have to be honest about your available time, and what kind of effort it will take you to do what you intend to accomplish.
There is NO STUDENT FAIRY that will finish your homework, or do your project, or write your paper. If you've been leanin' on your mama to do it for you-- the time has come to step up to the plate, and learn how to get it done on your own.
This does not mean that you cannot employ friends or professionals, but you must give those people time enough to do the work, and get the assignment in on time.
To steal a line from LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow, "Don't take my word for it..."
A WORD TO PARENTS--
No child succeeds utterly alone. We often try a new thing and fail... again, and again. Failure is not an end, it is a process. As we fail, we learn hard lessons about what not to do, and develop better ideas to approach the challenge. Be supportive and realistic about your student's failures. They are going to happen.
Links that appear here are equally of service to parents. I was a parent, with a teen, before I made it into teaching.
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