‘Tis the Set of the Sail

Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1916

But to every mind there openeth,

A way, and a way, and away.

A high soul climbs the highway,

And the low soul gropes the low,

The rest drift to and fro.

But to every man there openeth,

 A high way and a low,

And every mind decideth,

The way this soul shall go.

One ship sails East,

And another West,

By the self-same winds that blow,

‘Tis the set of the sails

And not the gales,

That tells the way we go.

Like the winds of the sea

Are the waves of time,

As we journey along through life,

‘Tis the set of the soul,

 

Selecting Your Courses

Recommended Classes for College Success

Part 1

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The academic rigor of your high school courses is an important factor in the college admission process. College admission officers see your high school course schedule as a blueprint for your education. They’re looking for a solid foundation of learning that you can build on in college.

To create that foundation, take at least five solid academic classes every semester. Start with the basics and then move on to advanced courses. Challenging yourself is part is what makes school fun; but you need a firm grasp of the fundamentals before going on to more advanced work.

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The Power of Study Groups

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

Part 3

Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study groups:

How many? Create a group of four to six people. In a larger group, it’s easy for someone to get left out, and smaller groups can easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share your interest in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask questions, and responds to the teacher’s questions. Include someone who understands the material better than you and can explain the concepts and someone who doesn’t understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material.

Where? Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that has room to spread out books and notes.

How long? Meet for no more than two or three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task.

When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study session as you would other activities helps you to keep to a schedule and ensures that everyone attends.

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The Power of Study Groups

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

Part 2

The Benefits of Study Groups

Group study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to;

Reinforce note taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill in the gaps.

Share talents. Each person brings different strengths, such as organizational skills, the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone.

Benefit from a support system. Members often have common goals, such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making members supportive of one another.

Socialize. It’s more fun to study with others; the give-and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

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GOALS

1. Make all A's and B's next report card.

2. Receive a Ph. D. in Psychology.

3. Own my own Home.

4. Graduate.

5. Start a little gift shop as a side hobby.

 

 

Be MYSELF!

Student Success Statement

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know were the goal posts are.”

Arnold Glasgow

If you’re playing football and there are no goal posts, then how are you going to score a point? If there ARE goal posts, but you don’t know which side you need to go to in order to score points then, you might be headed in the wrong direction. In life, it’s the same idea. If you want to succeed in life, then you most set up your own goal posts are, place them as high as you can so you can shoot for the stars…

The Power of Study Groups

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

Part 1

Working Together Helps Everyone

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ou may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you’ve learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you need to think more deeply about it.

The same principle makes study groups useful. Studying with others in a small group is helpful because you:

·       Think out loud.

·       Share ideas.

·       Learn from one another.

 

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n an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson materials together – explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differ from another’s – and in the process, you most likely learn more than you would have studying by yourself.

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