High School Study Skills
High school skills are not only prevalent in school, but these are also traits to acquire that will help you in life in general, even once you get out of school; get a career going, have your own family, etc. These might not be traits that just everyone has, but they can be taught. The trick is knowing what these basic traits are and how to put them into process in school and then of course out of school too. Listed below are some of the best study skills or general skills you should be practicing while in school to start setting up positive behaviors and personality traits.
Time Management
You might not realize this yet, but as you get older you will; time flies by! There are essentially only 24 hours in a day and those 24 hours can fly by like nobody’s business. Chances are if you are in high school, you spend at least 35 hours a week at school - that’s like a part time job and if you are already in college, you might spend 15-25 hours a week in class. If you want to have some free time and not be working all the time, you are going to need to prepare some time management. One of the best things you can do to manage time is to get a daily planner. These can be found online as an e-planner or you can find paper ones too. Personally, I like paper ones more because chances are if I get on my laptop Ill dilly dally and end up wasting time. Manage your time wisely and you should have enough time to not only go to school, do homework and prepare for tests, but you should have some time leftover for play time too.
Get Adequate Sleep
Most people think that just because they are young, they can afford to stay up all day into the wee hours of the morning partying or studying. But, if you ever have done this, you know your body just does not work as well when it’s tired or worse; exhausted. In fact, not only is your body not going to work right, but you can bet your mind won’t work well either. Sleep studies have been done on college and high school students and it’s a proven fact that sleep can be a huge factor in getting a good GPA in school as well as account for how well you do at a certain task. Plus, it’s a good safety measure too. You don’t want to be driving or working on machinery or in science class dealing with chemicals if your brain is not able to concentrate on what you’re doing. That could end in a catastrophe.
Goals
I don’t care if you are a mother of 3, a high school student getting ready to graduate or just starting college; goal setting is important. Not only can it help keep you on track, but it can raise your confidence and make you feel better about yourself, your skills and your capabilities. Before starting anything; a project, a new class, a new school, a new course - always make sure you set attainable goals. An attainable goal is a goal that is possible and manageable. For example, if you are doing really badly in math and you set a goal to get 100% on all your tests and quizzes for the remainder of the year, it may not be attainable. Instead, try something more reasonable like a 95% or better yet hire a tutor in New York to help you achieve your goals. Attainable goals unlike unrealistic goals will keep the frustration away and you won’t feel like such a doomed failure if you don’t make your unreasonable goal!
Set Up a Quiet Study Area
If you are in high school, you probably study at home. If you are in college, you probably study in your dorm. Either way, you need to have a relaxing and quiet place to study. Make sure that its quiet, well ventilated, comfortable, and well lit and it’s free from distractions. If you have a TV, computer or video game system -- even a cell phone, make sure you don't go in a room with all these distractions. If you can’t help it, go to the local library. The library allows you to be in a quiet place with none of these distractions available and better yet you have an entire building with books that are dedicated to helping you learn and helping with research. Use it! Not enough people use libraries these days and they should be, especially for studying!
Time Management
You might not realize this yet, but as you get older you will; time flies by! There are essentially only 24 hours in a day and those 24 hours can fly by like nobody’s business. Chances are if you are in high school, you spend at least 35 hours a week at school - that’s like a part time job and if you are already in college, you might spend 15-25 hours a week in class. If you want to have some free time and not be working all the time, you are going to need to prepare some time management. One of the best things you can do to manage time is to get a daily planner. These can be found online as an e-planner or you can find paper ones too. Personally, I like paper ones more because chances are if I get on my laptop Ill dilly dally and end up wasting time. Manage your time wisely and you should have enough time to not only go to school, do homework and prepare for tests, but you should have some time leftover for play time too.
Get Adequate Sleep
Most people think that just because they are young, they can afford to stay up all day into the wee hours of the morning partying or studying. But, if you ever have done this, you know your body just does not work as well when it’s tired or worse; exhausted. In fact, not only is your body not going to work right, but you can bet your mind won’t work well either. Sleep studies have been done on college and high school students and it’s a proven fact that sleep can be a huge factor in getting a good GPA in school as well as account for how well you do at a certain task. Plus, it’s a good safety measure too. You don’t want to be driving or working on machinery or in science class dealing with chemicals if your brain is not able to concentrate on what you’re doing. That could end in a catastrophe.
Goals
I don’t care if you are a mother of 3, a high school student getting ready to graduate or just starting college; goal setting is important. Not only can it help keep you on track, but it can raise your confidence and make you feel better about yourself, your skills and your capabilities. Before starting anything; a project, a new class, a new school, a new course - always make sure you set attainable goals. An attainable goal is a goal that is possible and manageable. For example, if you are doing really badly in math and you set a goal to get 100% on all your tests and quizzes for the remainder of the year, it may not be attainable. Instead, try something more reasonable like a 95% or better yet hire a tutor in New York to help you achieve your goals. Attainable goals unlike unrealistic goals will keep the frustration away and you won’t feel like such a doomed failure if you don’t make your unreasonable goal!
Set Up a Quiet Study Area
If you are in high school, you probably study at home. If you are in college, you probably study in your dorm. Either way, you need to have a relaxing and quiet place to study. Make sure that its quiet, well ventilated, comfortable, and well lit and it’s free from distractions. If you have a TV, computer or video game system -- even a cell phone, make sure you don't go in a room with all these distractions. If you can’t help it, go to the local library. The library allows you to be in a quiet place with none of these distractions available and better yet you have an entire building with books that are dedicated to helping you learn and helping with research. Use it! Not enough people use libraries these days and they should be, especially for studying!