Successful students learn that a student and professor are a team....Join forces with your professor--they are not the enemy.
Successful students don't sit in the back....Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their educational dollars.
Successful students talk about what they're learning.
Successful students know that actions affect learning...Act like you're bored, and you'll become bored. Act like you're interested, and you'll become interested. So the next time you have trouble concentrating in the classroom, "act" like an interested person: lean forward, place your feet flat on the floor, maintain eye contact with the professor, nod occasionally, take notes, and ask questions.I think these are all solid pieces of advice. I'd never thought about sitting in the back as comparable to taking the worst seat at a concert or sporting event, but I guess the same reasoning applies. The closer you get to the front, the less you have to interfere with the experience.
"Acting" like an interested person is another good one. This works for almost anything. Act like you like someone, and you'll end up liking them. Do nice things for people, and you'll feel better about them. "Act" like a person who cares, and chances are you'll start caring.
While most of these appear to be aimed at college students, I think the principles apply for students of all levels--including teachers. Sometimes we need to take our own tips when it comes to being successful students.
I think that is correct everyone should listen to these rules.People just hide behind other seat in the back to not get pick even though it will help them in the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree and think all students should look modest when they are sitting down in their seats.I feel more students need to stay focused in school to achieve their life goals.If students learn these traits now in will definitly pay off in the long run when they are looking for a job.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you about sitting in the front is a good thing because when you are in the front, chances are you will listen more to the teacher's lecture than if you would be sitting in the back. However, I do not believe that the more you are in the back,the more likely you will get chosen by the teacher. Like in English class, you do not always get picked just because you sit in the back. The teacher also chooses people in the front.
ReplyDeleteNot always martin teachers pick the students in the back to pull them out of their little shells they hide in.
ReplyDeleteIts so true they do pick people out of there shells i think that they shouldnt do that because it takes people way out of there comfort zone!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that acting is very important in order to be a successful student. You might actually get interested in it and learn something new. I disagree on the whole where you sit part though. It doesn't matter where you sit in my opinion. The teacher might have a special way to call on people like cards or Popsicle sticks, or something like that.
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