"Character is higher that intellect." Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Character is higher than intellect.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

What this statement means is that it doesn’t matter if you are a really smart person, what matters more is their personality. Someone can be really smart but they can be a jerk and not have the best personality. Yet, there can be some that are not as intellect as others but have the greatest personality ever. Having the best character attracts someone towards that person and loves them for who they are. Having the best character that attracts someone; I mean that people will find you as a good person; someone who chooses the right, someone who can be very helpful; or just someone who is there for you.

What I did on my spring break

What I did over my spring break was not much interesting as what I had hoped for. I really didn’t do anything fun because of all the homework that I got. I was given homework for my AP English class and my AP Spanish class. For English, I had to read two books and then do certain activities for each book. One of the books that we had to read was “The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time.” For this book, we had to create 20 dialectical journals. This is where we choose a quote from the book that we found interesting and explain why we chose that quote. Then we also had to read a book called “The Awakening.” For this book we had to do many things; the first thing was that the book was divided into four equal parts and we had to read a certain section a certain day. Then for each section we had to do a certain work. We had to write a summary every five pages, choose a quote and explained why we liked it, words that we thought interesting, and finding figurative languages. It was a lot of work for me to do and I got stressed. Then I also had to do my Spanish work which is where I had to create sentences using words given to us. This is what I basically did on my break. The only fun thing that I did was probably when I went out with my friends on my birthday, on Saturday. We went to go eat Tams and then we went to a friend’s house at watched movies.

The Power of Study Groups Part 4

The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

Part 4

Getting the Most Out of a Session

Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

·         Decide what you’re going to do in advance.

·         Prepare for the session, so you can make the most of your time together.

·         Take turns teaching, to reinforce your own knowledge.

·         Stick to the session topic.

By supplementing your individual study with a study group, you can reinforce what you’ve learned, deepen your understandings of complex concepts, and maybe even make a few new friends. Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level, one who pushes you to try a little harder and be a little better. If someone pulls you down the wrong trails of life, then those people are not friends, (they are actually your enemy), and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can’t be fun? Learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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