I look forward to knowing you better. Please allow me, your teachers, administrators, and all of the members in the counseling team to help you find your way toward setting and achieving your high school goals. It would be our pleasure to be of assistance to you with your academic, social and emotional needs.
High school is an exciting time of fun and study. The fun part is easy to master. The study part can be fun too, if you are prepared to meet the challenges of high school level study. I sincerely hope the following tips will be helpful to you.
I wish you a happy and successful year.
Take care,
Mrs. Clarkson
Counseling Services Department Head
Grade 9 Counselor
E. T. Grasso Technical High School
P.S.
If you are a parent, would you please take a look at the Staff Directory on our web site: www.cttech.org/grasso.
You may make direct contact with your child's teachers by phone or by email. Yes, your daughter or son probably does have homework to do!
STUDENTS: Here are some quick study tips to prepare you for high school study:
1. Get 8 hours of sleep (but not in class...)
2. Study 50 minutes; take a break for 10 minutes
3. Design weekly study schedules
4. Pay attention to deadlines
5. Mark the date of every test on to your calendar
6. Review your notes after lectures
7. Prioritize what you really need to do, and learn to say no (put going to the mall at bottom of your priority list...)
8. Find the best place to study
9. Don't be afraid to ask for help--talk to your instructors, counselor, or get a tutor. Use our wonderful Access Period as time to get clarification on an assignment or new learning.
10. Get perfect attendance. The closer you come to this goal, the more you will learn!
BONUS: remember that 15-20 minutes of exercise a day can help with your concentration.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS ON TIME MANAGEMENT, here they are...
1. Time Management is really the key to success in any endeavor. It is most important to successful students.
2. Use you Access Period to do your reading and assignments and to get help from your teachers. If something is not clear to you after reading your assignment, ask your teacher to give you a pass to return for some help during Access.
School is your full time job!
~Promise yourself: "My PRIME TIME is precious and I won’t waste it." Experiment with studying at different times of day to discover when your concentration is best. For many students, one hour of daytime study is equivalent to one and a half hours of evening study.
~"I’ll eat my peas before dessert." Do your toughest homework first each day (or at least start it). You will be more alert and the task won’t seem insurmountable.
~"I’ll eat every pea!" Use every bit of time available – commuting, waiting in an office, taking a break at work. The trick is to know which type of homework you can realistically do in each place and then bring it with you: Read on the bus. Bring a few math problems to solve during a break at work. Study flashcards as you wait for a bus.
~"Even if I don’t feel like studying now, I will study for 15 minutes." The hardest part of studying is getting started. This is a way to trick yourself into starting your work.
~"I will call myself a liar if I tell myself that I’ll study later on." Ask yourself how often you’ve actually studied “later on” (as soon as I get home, on Saturday, etc).
Break it Up
• Break up big jobs into small, very specific tasks. Don’t tell yourself that you will sit down and write a ten-page paper; tell yourself that you will find three articles and read them. Break up long reading assignments into shorter ones.
• Review your lecture notes within 24 hours of the lecture. This usually takes only 10 minutes and it really pays off when exams roll around.
• Take study breaks. Many students like to study for an hour and then take a five or ten-minute break. This can vary, depending on the subject you’re reading and how alert you are.
. Don’t let a study break lead you astray. Think about the kinds of things that are realistic to do during a break. A walk around the library is fairly safe, but watching television or checking e-mail can easily lead to a two-hour “break.”
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Get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. There’s no point in shortchanging yourself on sleep; you won’t be able to work at top efficiency if you’re sleepy.
Eat right and work out. Don’t get carried away, but a little exercise can help you stay healthy, happy, and more alert.
Plan to do something that is fun every weekend. Don’t’ deprive yourself of fun for too long or you may find yourself getting way off track. Remember that a schedule is not carved in stone. At times you need to be flexible.
REALITY CHECK (Prioritize)
You only have 24 hours each day and you can’t do everything! Cut back if you find yourself working too much or participating in too many activities, etc.
Prioritize: What’s most important to you? If school is your top priority, cut back on the other things in your life.
Identify what’s most important in your lectures and books.
AND...Check out the websites linked to this site.
PHEW! That was a lot to get through!
I hope this helps you a lot!!! DC
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