Post on 24-Dec-2015
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL
STUDENT13 Tips That Make High School Easy
Employment
Home-Life
College
Daily Activity
WHAT IS A HARD AND SOFT SKILL?
Hard Skill Soft Skill
Skills related directly to a specific job: Construction: read
blueprints, operate machinery
Nurse: take vital signs, give a shot.
Fireman: operate fire hose, use chainsaw to vent building, drive the hook and ladder
Skills that can cross into many fields: Construction workers
nurses, and fireman all must: be punctual. be team players. accept criticism. have a positive
attitude. be organized.
TIP 1: USE AN AGENDA Daily, weekly,
monthly
Due dates, practices, after school and
weekend activities, homework time,
appointments.
SOFT SKILL NAME
Time ManagementSystematic, priority-based structuringof time allocation and distributionamong competing demands. Sincetime cannot be stored, and itsavailability can neither be increasedbeyond nor decreased from the 24hours, the term ' time budgeting ' is
saidto be the more appropriate one.
TIP 2: STAY ORGANIZED School supplies
Papers and Notes
Past assignments
SOFT SKILL NAME
OrganizationHaving taken something that is
messy,chaotic, or unordered and
rearrangedit logically, into a structured orcoherent layout, or into specificand/or defined groups.
TIP 3: SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT
The current step to the rest of your life.
Socially and intellectually.
Build your resume’ for career and college.
Don’t burn out. A day off?
Be proud of all of your
work.
TIP 4: CARE ABOUT YOUR GPA
Colleges care,
Some employers care.
Self esteem
SOFT SKILL NAME
IntegrityIntegrity is a concept of
consistencyof actions, values, methods,measures, principles, and morals.
TIP 5:HAVE AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE. BE INVOLVED.
Balance
Clubs (SkillsUSA)
Students, Teachers, Administrators.
Campus Activities
Sports, Theater, Fundraisers.
Art, music, community service
SOFT SKILL NAMESocial and cross-cultural CommunicationCommunication is the activity ofconveying information through theexchange of ideas, feelings, intentions,attitudes, expectations, perceptions orcommands, as by speech, non-verbalgestures, writings, behavior and possiblyby other means such as electromagnetic,chemical or physical phenomena andsmell.
TIP 6: CARE ABOUT YOUR NEXT STEP. CAREER OR COLLEGE.
Sophomore year
Visit colleges
Interview people in careers
SOFT SKILL NAME
Goal SettingInvolves establishing specific, measurable,achievable, realistic and time-targeted(S.M.A.R.T) goals. Work on the theory ofgoal-setting suggests that an effective toolfor making progress is to ensure thatparticipants in a group with a common goalare clearly aware of what is expected fromthem. On a personal level, setting goals
helpspeople work towards their own objectives.
TIP 7: BE FRIENDLY WITH EVERYONE. STAY POSITIVE.
Say hi to people.
Manners go a long way.
Stay away from gossip, negativity.
You are here to improve yourself.
You are the only trend you should follow.
Bullies never have been, aren’t, and never will be cool.
SOFT SKILL NAME
Positive AttitudeA tendency to expect the bestpossible outcome or dwell on themost hopeful aspects of a
situation.
TIP 8: DON’T PROCRASTINATE!
Stick to your agenda.
Be disciplined.
A little bit every day is better than everything the night before.
You will create stress and problems in your daily life.
JUST DO IT! Start!
SOFT SKILL NAME
Work EthicWork ethic is a value based on
hardwork and diligence. It is also a
beliefin the moral benefit of work and
itsability to enhance character.
TIP 9: STAY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
Join a sport,
Take PE seriously
After school sport or join a gym.
TIP 10: EAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.
Breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism.
Lunch keeps you focused.
Skipping meals makes you sluggish and shuts down your brain.
Healthy is much better.
TIP 11: GET SLEEP Teens need 8-9
hours.
DON’T rely on caffeine.
Again, stick to your agenda. Spread out the work.
TIP 12: GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS.
This is your time to cut loose.
Keep the “school is important” tip in mind.
Keep “agenda” tip in mind.
SOFT SKILL NAMETeam Player
Not only being cooperative, but also
displaying strong leadership skillswhen necessary. Results are the
focus,not the people.
TIP 13: NEVER GIVE UP! High school is
about making mistakes. Laugh it off.
Learning.
No one is perfect. Not even teachers.
SOFT SKILL NAMEAccept Feedback/Criticism
Fosters professional growth.
ADDITIONAL SOFT SKILLS Critical Thinking-Ability to think
creatively (“outside the box”) and come up with ideas and solutions.
Adaptability- Able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions.
Realistic-confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
SUPPLIES YOU MUST BUY
Agenda School supplies
Calendar
Most phones have agenda’s in them. USE IT!
Note book Folders Pencils Pens