Online resources, campus staff aide in student academic achievement

Students visit campus academic advisor Evangelina Tello for assistance in planning their academic high school career. She puts them on track to achieving their academic success. As much as students are challenged with schoolwork, it is profitable to lay out goals for academic success. Students and staff weigh in on their opinions of academic success.

Madison Bryant, ’22, strives for good grades every semester and finds it challenging to accomplish her goal. She shares what some of her study strategies are and how trying her hardest in everyone of her classes is important to her success.

“World history can be hard for me,” Bryant said. “It’s hard to interpret history in my own words, and I find it boring sometimes. One of the strategies that has really helped me is right after studying for something the night before, I pick it up the morning after so I can find it fresh in my mind.”

“I think trying your hardest in everything you do is what academic success is,” Bryant continued. “Setting goals for yourself and pushing yourself is important as well. For me, I don’t define myself by my grades. I look at if I am comprehensive of the material and how hard I am trying.”

Different study websites such as Khan Academy and Quizlet  seek to aid students in studying and understanding the material they are learning. Other unique sources such as Visuwords and Google Scholar can provide students different ideas that strengthen their understanding in whatever subject they choose.

Mackenzie Beckworth interviews Madison Bryant, ’22, on academic success.

Campus teachers encourage students to ask questions in class to better understand subjects. PE and track coach Michael Fuller, shares his input on how being teachable in school ultimately proves useful in achieving academic success.

“A critical mark of wisdom is knowing what you do not know. That means a person who is wise does not assume he knows more than he actually does,” Fuller said. “He engages the world with a sense of humility, understanding that he must continually learn new ideas and guard himself against the arrogance of believing himself more knowledgeable than he is. ”

According to NAP, a student facing their own personal growth challenges and weaknesses proves challenging, but as they surmount their obstacles and keep moving forward, they discover a greater understanding, a stronger design, and better results. Therefore their ability to persevere is stronger and their character is built in the midst of hardship. Fuller believes that students will succeed if they are willing to work for it.

“Students who want to continue to learn and are teachable will succeed in their pursuit of wisdom and knowledge,” Fuller said. “In contrast, those students who determine, either by conscious choice or indifference, that they no longer want or need to learn, expose themselves as fools.”

Celeste Castaneda, ’21, discusses the importance of belief in oneself in achieving goals.

“Believing in yourself is important in school because you need to get yourself through your classes,” Castaneda said. “You are your biggest supporter, and if you can’t even believe in yourself, there is no point in trying because you’re putting yourself down and you are discouraging yourself. But if you believe in yourself, you feel more encouraged and confident that you’re going to do great.”

How do you define academic success? Share in the comments below.

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