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I use this slideshow as part of our school's 6th form induction process - it offers a series of guidelines that might help newcomers to adopt an approach to their studies which is most likely to result in a productive educational experience.
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THE 10 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STUDENTS
or‘The things I wish I had known at the start of my 6th form life’
Choosing education & the time of ashes
Being here is not enough – the ability to set goals and take action separates people
Success of any kind results from habitual behaviour.
THE HABITS
#1 Stockpile EnergyBy taking responsibility for your choices
Oxygen Diet Water Exercise Sleep Addictions A PASSION FOR WHAT YOU
DO.
‘Follow your Bliss’
Energy follows motivation
‘Live as is if you are going to die tomorrow but plan as if you are going to live forever’ Hagakure
#2 Have a Purpose
W.I.I.F.M – why are you here?
The Pain / Pleasure principle
Begin with the end in mind. Have a clear plan and write it down –then revisit it regularly over the next 2 years.
#3 Develop Self Belief
Self doubts become self-fulfilling prophecies
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life”.
So dare to dream big – then take massive action.
#4 Abandon your Comfort Zone
There are no failures – only feedback
Be willing to step into your ‘stretch zone’ physically, socially and intellectually.
#5 Manage your Fear
‘If you’re not living life on the edge, you’re taking up too much space!’
Fear will never go away as long as we are growing
The only way to overcome fear is to face it.
It helps to know you are not alone!
Pushing through fear is better than living IN FEAR
Fear transforms into energy.
#6 Work on your Coms.
With yourself (purpose, goals, values) With others – Peers Younger members of the school Staff.
#7 Get Tribal!
Survival of the BEST FIT Build a strong support network Avoid exclusivity to maintain
stability! Be kind.
#8 Tenacity
Genius is 99% PERSPIRATION and only 1% inspiration
There is nothing you can’t achieve if you want it badly enough.
#9 Learn to cope with stress
High expectations by parents, staff and yourself
Limited free time Crisis management Low energy Social problems Academic pressure Identity flux.
Coping Strategies
Early recognition Realistic expectations Balance between work & play Positive influences Good energy management Good support network.
Review of the first 9 habits
#1 Manage your energy levels #2 Know your purpose and goals #3 Create strong self belief #4 Abandon your comfort zone #5 Manage your fear #6 Communicate! #7 Have a good support network #8 Be tenacious #9 Develop a personal stress busting
system.
#10 The Final Habit Learn how to learn so that you can work
smarter – not harder!
Smart students -
Know their brain and how it worksUnderstand how they learnMaster the 4 key skillsLearn how to play the examination game.
The Missing Manual
We have learnt more about the brain in the last 2 decades than we did in the previous 2, 000 years
Your Brain
You actually have 3 brains stacked on top of one another!
They operate in a hierarchy
Collectively they weigh 3% of your mass but they consume 20% of your energy supply!
Your brain is divided into two hemispheres
Leaning to the left Modern education has a left
hemispheric bias But breakthroughs and
discoveries often require right hemispheric processes
EurekaBenzeneSewing machineVelcroEinstein’s thought experiments
Creativity – use it or lose it!
The 2 minute paperclip game
To pick locksClean your nailsPoke people with itExercise track for fleasTrail marker on leavesFishhookSextoy
Whole Brain Learning
We learn best when we engage the whole of our brain, combining the organizational strength of ‘Gates’ with the dynamic creativity of ‘Williams’
Study skills strategies are designed to help you do this
The 4 Key Study Skills
Time Management
Reading
Note taking
Memory work.
Time Management
£1440 a day for life – what would you do with it?
What are your unique priorities? Are you just busy or productive? Week planner – think in ink ST pain for LT gain Don’t be an ostrich.
Reading
The average adult in the UK reads 300-450 wpm
With 1 hour’s tuition and 10 hours practice you can expect to increase your reading speed to 3000 wpm
We are biologically capable of reading 200,000 wpm!
Note Taking
It’s hard to write and think at the same time!
Learn to take effective notes Translate into your own words Set up a distillation cycle
Converting course notes into visually memorable revision aids is one way of working smart, not hard
Memory – the Shallows
Equations Dates Names Statistics Quotations Facts.
The Brain’s Language
Stories Humour Exaggeration Motion Relationship Bizarre Colourful Perceived personal
value
Kings and Queens of Britain
The Normans The Plantagenets The House of
Lancaster The House of York The Tudors The Stuarts The House of
Hanover The House of
Windsor
The Depths!
The major shift from GCSE to A level is an increased emphasis on complex argument and synthesis of knowledge
In other words you have to know what you’re talking about and have an opinion – there are no shortcuts!
It’s not just what you know but what you can do with that knowledge that counts– make connections.
“You will grow according to the information you are exposed to, choose to accept and act upon.
Make your choices mindfully, and in the coming weeks, remember...”
If you take one thing from my talk, please make it this:
Things could be a lot worse!
