You Will Go Far with CTR

              “You Will Go Far with CTR”

When you do bad, you get punished. When you do good, you get rewarded. Sometimes it’s said that when you choose the right, you will go far in life but if you choose the wrong, you will or might bet held back one or two grades. For those who choose the wrong, it is their behavior and the way they act that get themselves in trouble. The same thing is for those that choose the right as well, but instead it is different because they give good behavior and good actions when they are in class. This is one reason why the CTR students most of the time gets out of school on time, as for those students who choose the wrong; they stay for detention and/or stay extra minutes in class. Many CTR students get good grades, scholarships, extra time for themselves, college, and a bright future. But many CTW students get bad grades, not enough knowledge, stay in as much as they wasted, get bad careers and their future in the dump. Students should all be equal in being more like CTR students so they can keep themselves from trouble and bad punishments, and instead get rewarded and have a good life with no danger of being near to trouble. Take myself, for example, I am happy in school because I know that I have done the right thing like turning in homework on time, always paying attention in class, taking notes when necessary, I get good comments from teachers and having all my supplies ready; that is why I am doing good so far, I hope I keep it up. But those who choose the wrong do the opposite of what I do and that is only affecting them and their future. If you choose the right now instead of later then you will be surprised what good things that can happen to you if you choose the right.

                  CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

CTR: Choose the right	CTW: Choose the wrong
ü Good grades	v Bad grades
ü Rewards	v Punishments
ü Good behavior	v Bad behavior
ü Good comments	v Bad comments
ü Great scholarship	v No scholarship
ü More time outside	v More time in detention

CTW Be negative And you will stay behind

CTR Be Positive And you can go far

 

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Academic Success Part 2

Academic Success

                  Part 2

Laura B.’s Academic Success Story

In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the tests by simply reviewing the material just before the class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all throughout high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts is just as important as the general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also for a subject, such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

   CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!     

Student Success Statement

                   Student Success Statement
               "There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience"
                                        -French Proverb





Reflection 
I believe this means that your conscience is better than a soft pillow so that way it's better than living with a guilty conscience with a pillow you believe is soft, but really isn't worth choosing the wrong. 

I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part 2

  I Will Persist Until I Succeed

  Part 2

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: When receiving a bad grade, I just try to do better on the second exam and study harder. It’s hard when you have your first test in your class and have no idea what to expect. The second one is usually easier since you know what to expect from your teachers.

My strategies for written assignments: Start early and make sure that you have it proofread. Also, with written assignments, having a timeline planned out can help like by setting a certain number of pages done by a certain day before the paper is due.    

How I succeed in team projects: COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is crucial. I remember I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly while working on a group project for my marketing research class. It’s really important that everyone is on the same page and getting the same emails. The worst is when two people are working on the same portion of the project and don’t even realize it.

  CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!    

I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part 1

I Will Persist Until I Succeed

  Part 1

Heather A.’s Academic Success Story                                                                                                 In high school, I didn’t study much in groups as I do in high school. I feel I learn when I can teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes other students pick up on more important information than others.                                                                                                My overall study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can work out methods verbally with others.                                                                                             My test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial tests I try to work on problems given in class as well as problems power points and homework. When it comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams to make different processes.                                                                     My time management secret: One of my biggest secrets is to look over the information that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information, it sticks a little bit better than waiting until the night before the test.                                                      How I deal with multiple projects/tests: I try to work on whatever has the shortest deadline and work from there. My overall study method: I tend to do massive studying blocks of about an hour or so in order to really learn the material.

               CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!            

Student Success Statement

                   Student Success Statement
  "You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."
                                         -Robert E. Lee





 Reflection:
This probably means that it will be easier to do what's right if people listen to their conscience and tell from what's wrong from what's right.

You Can Succeed in School Part 5

               You Can Succeed in School

                            If You Will

                                Part 5

After some serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made for a purpose: to be successful and fulfill who she was destined to be. She returned to DCCC “with determination and mind-set that I would not fail with god leading me.”

She says her first semester back was difficult. “I knew I could find refuge in the Student Success program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms. Gravely accepted me back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new beginning every day and don’t allow the past to cripple my future. I have learned to have self-value.”

                   CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!  

You Can Succeed in School Part 4

     You Can Succeed in School

                 If You Will

                     Part 4

As Kennedy lay crumpled in her hospital bed following the accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible. “After the car accident, I suffered from self-esteem and depression,” she said. “For years, I allowed someone I loved to physically, mentally and emotionally abuse me.”

She had previously tried taking a few DCCC classes, but said she was immature and not ready for academic challenge. She dropped out. After the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology classes. She left school a second time and began working as a certified nursing assistant. After yet another car accident, she felt unstable, hopeless, and didn’t’ know what to do.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!   

You Can Succeed in School Part 3

             You Can Succeed in School If You

             Will

      Part 3

As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript in preparation to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe she has a 3.3 grade point average and that she was accepted into the prestigious private college with a selective admissions policy.

It took two false starts before the 22-year-old Thomasville resident found her true calling, elementary education, and more importantly, before she found and reaffirmed the value of herself. She thought back to when she was in a serious car accident.

“I almost killed myself, not by drinking and driving, not by partying, but because I was living a life that was overwhelming,” she said. One must work hard, but not waste time. Goofing off during school is a killer. It kills your achievement and your chances for outstanding success now and later.

    CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!