Every serious student that gains admission into
tertiary institutions has the aim of graduating with a
first class/distinction degree but the reality shows that
the number of first class students in Nigeria’s tertiary
institutions is on the decline. This post gives steps
which if diligently followed will enable every student
who aspires to make a first class in school to do so
with ease.
1) Get serious from the first day
It is common for students to get carried away with the
euphoria of gaining admission into higher institution
that they forget the major reason why they are in
school. It is essential to start building your grade point
from the first day so as to avoid playing catch up
afterwards.
2) Attend Lectures
While attending lectures may not be so important in
your first year in school as most courses are what you
must have already learnt previously in your secondary
school and the large number of students in lecture
rooms in your first year may not make attending
lectures enticing however after your first year,
attending lectures must be a priority, this is enable you
mark attendance in class which may be the difference
between an A or a B, pick salient points which the
lecturer may mention in class and to pick instructions
and tips which lecturers usually give in class.
3) Understand your Lecturer(s)
As all human beings differ in various characteristics so
do your lecturers differ in the way they want things to
be done. While some may prefer you to understand
their notes only, others may prefer you to research
more on your own after giving you notes, others may
depend solely on past questions and so on. It is very
essential to understand each lecturer who comes to
lecture you. This might be done by seeking advice from
students who have taken courses taught by the
lecturer.
4) Don’t build serious relationships with the
opposite sex
It is very essential to keep only platonic relationships
with the opposite sex while in school. This might be
very difficult especially if you are a pretty lady or a
handsome guy but the truth is if you keep any serious
relationships, it will eat out of your valuable time you
would have spent studying.
5) Learn to study
This usually is the most difficult part of a student’s life
as different distractions exist in the higher institution
but unfortunately this is the most important step on
your way to making a first class in school. While most
students are fond of deceiving themselves by either
sleeping and waking in the library without actually
studying, it is very essential to give at least 2 quality
hours studying every day.
6) Rub mind with others
No man is an island, no matter how hard you study
you can never know it all, there will still be some few
things which you still would not know but someone
else’s could help you with and save you a lot of time
trying to decipher how to go about the problem.
7) Put God first
Always remember that God is the owner of all
knowledge and gives only to those who he wishes to.
Learn to always put God first before every lecture, test
or exam. He is the only one who can see you through.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Powerful Things To Do When You Are Discouraged As A Student
There are many reasons a student can lose
focus in school.
It can be bad grades that
will discourage them to be
inactive and to rebel. It
can be the environment
that can be stifling and
suffocating for the
students.
It can be the fact that many
of them don’t find it easy to
see the meaning in
their struggles in school.
Some students excel under
pressure, and there are
those who crumble
beneath it. It’s easy to praise the students who
continuously work hard, but
let’s try not to berate those who find it difficult to
focus.
When students get tired of school, they find all means
to take the shortcut. This is why numerous students
end up copying their homework and plagiarizing their
essays. This is why websites such as Bestessays.com
thrive. They offer services that will ease the difficulties
of student, making it tempting for them to sign up and
buy customized papers. Technology has definitely
made cheating a lot easier.
It’s not just in the output that students slack off in
school. It ’s in their
mentality that clearly shows their disinterest to learn
and attend classes.
When they start to not care about their grades, it must
be a cause of
concern for teachers.
Instead of lecturing these lost souls, it’s up to
educators and mentors to find
ways on how to lure them back into learning. It can be
through constant
motivation and pep talk. Sometimes, it can be a great
story that will push
them to work harder.
For now, maybe these inspirational quotes on learning
and hard work can do the trick.
“If you really look closely, most overnight
successes took a long time.” – Steve Jobs
With the likes of Mark Zuckerberg being the poster boy
of drop-out
billionaires, it’s easy to see why many students seem
to think that they no
longer need school to succeed in life. But closer
inspection shows that their
path to success is muddier than one would expect.
And besides, we can’t all
be Mark Zuckerberg. We can’t all be Steve Jobs. But
students can try to
pave their own way to success and school can help
with that.
“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their
packages at different times.” – Anonymous
Students can’t help but compare themselves with the
top notchers in class.
While some obviously spend a lot of time studying,
some students barely
study and still manage to get good grades. Then there
are students, who no
matter how hard they try still scramble to get decent
grades. They need to
understand that students have different modes and
strengths in learning, and
sometimes formal education doesn’t work for many
students. But every
student has a talent and a skill that need time to
develop.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways
that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
It’s easy to get disheartened with a failed Math exam,
but it’s just one exam
out of many. A low grade for an English essay may be
discouraging, but
there’s always a next time. What students need to
keep in mind is that
getting bad grades and making mistakes can only lead
to further learning.
There’s always room for growth and time to correct
their mistakes. One
failure doesn’t mean it’s endgame already.
“You can do anything, but not everything.” –
Anonymous
With so many options for young minds to explore and
wander, students are
often pressured to be great in everything. But that’s
not something mere
mortals can do. There’s nothing wrong with being a
Math wizard and finding
difficulty penning a coherent essay. What students can
do is to focus on
what they’re good at and once they’ve mastered this
skill, they can go ahead
and try other things. They’ll feel burned out if they take
too much activities
on their plate all at the same time.
“You measure the size of the
accomplishment
by the obstacles you had to overcome to
reach
your goals.” – Booker T. Washington
There’s a reason why a B+ in a subject you find difficult
seems a lot sweeter
than the easy A+ in your PE class. When you work hard
for something, an
excellent result may not be quick to attain but even a
satisfactory result is
enough to send students in pure bliss.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky
Students are often disheartened by bad results, but
giving up without even
finishing their tasks means they won’t even get any
result, besides a failing
mark. It’s always better to give learning a shot before
deeming it as
something they’ll be bad at. They may fail the first
time, but they’ll
eventually get better at it.
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the
chances you miss when you don’t even try.” –
Jack Canfield
To reiterate the earlier point, students miss out more
when don’t even give it
a try. Many students have this mindset that they’ll fail
anyway, so why exert
an effort in studying? But the fact that they don’t even
open their books and
rarely listen to discussions means that they didn’t even
bother giving it a
shot. Efforts may not always reap the best rewards,
but it’s better than
none.
“Tough times never last. But tough people
do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller
School is just a part of life. It’s just a phase as crucial
as it may be, and
there’s more learning that will happen once you
graduate from your alma
matter. Don’t think that it’s the end of the line,
because you’re just starting.
School may toughen you up, but you need that to
survive.
focus in school.
It can be bad grades that
will discourage them to be
inactive and to rebel. It
can be the environment
that can be stifling and
suffocating for the
students.
It can be the fact that many
of them don’t find it easy to
see the meaning in
their struggles in school.
Some students excel under
pressure, and there are
those who crumble
beneath it. It’s easy to praise the students who
continuously work hard, but
let’s try not to berate those who find it difficult to
focus.
When students get tired of school, they find all means
to take the shortcut. This is why numerous students
end up copying their homework and plagiarizing their
essays. This is why websites such as Bestessays.com
thrive. They offer services that will ease the difficulties
of student, making it tempting for them to sign up and
buy customized papers. Technology has definitely
made cheating a lot easier.
It’s not just in the output that students slack off in
school. It ’s in their
mentality that clearly shows their disinterest to learn
and attend classes.
When they start to not care about their grades, it must
be a cause of
concern for teachers.
Instead of lecturing these lost souls, it’s up to
educators and mentors to find
ways on how to lure them back into learning. It can be
through constant
motivation and pep talk. Sometimes, it can be a great
story that will push
them to work harder.
For now, maybe these inspirational quotes on learning
and hard work can do the trick.
“If you really look closely, most overnight
successes took a long time.” – Steve Jobs
With the likes of Mark Zuckerberg being the poster boy
of drop-out
billionaires, it’s easy to see why many students seem
to think that they no
longer need school to succeed in life. But closer
inspection shows that their
path to success is muddier than one would expect.
And besides, we can’t all
be Mark Zuckerberg. We can’t all be Steve Jobs. But
students can try to
pave their own way to success and school can help
with that.
“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their
packages at different times.” – Anonymous
Students can’t help but compare themselves with the
top notchers in class.
While some obviously spend a lot of time studying,
some students barely
study and still manage to get good grades. Then there
are students, who no
matter how hard they try still scramble to get decent
grades. They need to
understand that students have different modes and
strengths in learning, and
sometimes formal education doesn’t work for many
students. But every
student has a talent and a skill that need time to
develop.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways
that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
It’s easy to get disheartened with a failed Math exam,
but it’s just one exam
out of many. A low grade for an English essay may be
discouraging, but
there’s always a next time. What students need to
keep in mind is that
getting bad grades and making mistakes can only lead
to further learning.
There’s always room for growth and time to correct
their mistakes. One
failure doesn’t mean it’s endgame already.
“You can do anything, but not everything.” –
Anonymous
With so many options for young minds to explore and
wander, students are
often pressured to be great in everything. But that’s
not something mere
mortals can do. There’s nothing wrong with being a
Math wizard and finding
difficulty penning a coherent essay. What students can
do is to focus on
what they’re good at and once they’ve mastered this
skill, they can go ahead
and try other things. They’ll feel burned out if they take
too much activities
on their plate all at the same time.
“You measure the size of the
accomplishment
by the obstacles you had to overcome to
reach
your goals.” – Booker T. Washington
There’s a reason why a B+ in a subject you find difficult
seems a lot sweeter
than the easy A+ in your PE class. When you work hard
for something, an
excellent result may not be quick to attain but even a
satisfactory result is
enough to send students in pure bliss.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky
Students are often disheartened by bad results, but
giving up without even
finishing their tasks means they won’t even get any
result, besides a failing
mark. It’s always better to give learning a shot before
deeming it as
something they’ll be bad at. They may fail the first
time, but they’ll
eventually get better at it.
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the
chances you miss when you don’t even try.” –
Jack Canfield
To reiterate the earlier point, students miss out more
when don’t even give it
a try. Many students have this mindset that they’ll fail
anyway, so why exert
an effort in studying? But the fact that they don’t even
open their books and
rarely listen to discussions means that they didn’t even
bother giving it a
shot. Efforts may not always reap the best rewards,
but it’s better than
none.
“Tough times never last. But tough people
do.” – Dr. Robert Schuller
School is just a part of life. It’s just a phase as crucial
as it may be, and
there’s more learning that will happen once you
graduate from your alma
matter. Don’t think that it’s the end of the line,
because you’re just starting.
School may toughen you up, but you need that to
survive.
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