ejiang flex 9 11-26-12
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9TH GRADE FLEX SESSIONS
(MY GREATEST SECRETS!)
Slideshow credit to Donna Ni
In class: The more you learn in class, the less you have to do at
home Class= teachers telling you the answers
Do you take notes on your computer? Take notes by hand in one notebook
Use colors Have you ever fallen asleep in class? Do you do outside
work in class? Don’t rely on it. Do not chat or sleep in class
Teacher impression Don’t get lost in the cloud
Record assignments & tests & scores
STUDY SKILLS
HIGHLIGHTING
In school: Do you waste flexes? Manage flexes
Work flex vs. Chill flex Learn to ignore
Save breaks & lunch Exception: group study session
At home: Hide laptop Work area = clean & only work materials Write to do list When do you sleep? Sleep! Before 11
STUDY SPACE
STUDY SPACE
Step 1: Can you list what is in your backpack right now?
Step 2: How do you store your papers? Binders? (Punching holes can be annoying.) Recommend: Day A/ Day B Later on, by subject
Step 3: Write things down! Agenda To-do
Tip: Use iCal, iProcrastinate, Wunderlist, Time Out, Quizlet to organize assignments
ORGANIZATION
ICAL
IPROCRASTINATE
WUNDERLIST
TIME OUT
TIME OUT
QUIZLET
QUIZLET
HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE YOUR SCHEDULE?
Prerequisite: be good at the other two!
What is the fi rst thing you do when you get home?
Vicious cycle:- Procrastinate -> sleep late -> tired ->
stressed -> procrastinate
Work hard + play hard! Be proactive! Try new things, make
yourself uncomfortable If you find an extracurricular dull-
stop doing it
TIME MANAGEMENT
Study skills Take handwritten notes Highlight
Organization To-do list iCal Big picture
Time management Chill flex vs. work flex A day/B day Don’t eat in front of your laptop
SUMMARY
Are you the person you want to be?
THIS IS YOUR LIFE!
THANK YOU!