- Do not miss school unless absolutely necessary. Make it PRIORITY ONE. Important concepts and examples are given in class daily.
- Co-curricular activities and jobs are important for your academic, social, and emotional development. They teach responsibility, resourcefulness, leadership and other valuable skills. Carefully balance your involvement in after school activities with your academic responsibilities.
- Set up a regular schedule for study time. Allow approximately one half hour of study for each class that meets on a daily basis. Schedule some break time as well. Do not study too late or "pull an all–nighter" for these activities since they only make you less able to perform well on a test and contribute to class the next day.
- Recopy your notes from class on a daily basis. Do additional problems within the notes and construct some example test questions that you may expect on a test or quiz.
- Visit our class web site at MrFlint.com to seek guidance on homework assignments, to discuss the course work with other students, and to ask me questions via e-mail and AOL Instant Messenger. The internet has allowed us to extend the school day into the evenings and allows for very powerful communication and research capabilities.
- Do not accept a "D" or a "C" as a respectable grade. Set high goals! With a little dedication you can earn an "A" in any science class.Many people find that studying the sciences is not an easy thing to do. Even though what we study is all around us andthe processes are very natural, it seems to be very complicated. This course is often the first course that people takewhere they have to study really hard in order to simply pass.
- Here are some other suggestions. Ask yourself these questions:
1.) How often do I sit down with my chemistry book to read ahead before we cover material in class?
2.) Do I take notes while I read?
3.) Do I take lots and lots of notes on everything that happens in class?
4.) Do I seek help whenever I don't understand something?
5.) Do I review my notes and read the chapter under study often (at least every other day).
6.) Do I do extra problems in the book that are not assigned?
7.) Do I study with someone else so that we can help each other with topics that we are not sure about?