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November 10, 2009
Anterpreet kaur
It’s a dangerous habit and yet it’s an ordinary one for many students: procrastination. If you conquered this problem in junior high, you’re in good shape. If not, it’s not yet too late.
Why do students have the tendency to procrastinate? The most obvious explanation is laziness. Some students don’t feel like completing the task, so they delay it to tomorrow. Also, another cause is the little distractions in daily life. It also depends on what the students place a priority on: education or fun. Completing homework doesn’t necessarily mean a sacrifice of amusement.
If students make it a priority to complete homework before they have fun, then they won’t have that little anxiety in the back of their minds about completing homework. The cure for procrastination is practical, yet hard to implement. If the job can be completed right now, then complete it right now. Leave no other option for yourself. The key is to control your mind rather than let it control you.
Some colleges don’t include grades from your freshman year into your GPA, but it doesn’t mean these grades aren’t important.
“Students shouldn’t start messing with their grades in their first year of high school,” senior Jason Liu said.
In fact, getting good grades your first year will prepare you to continue to be a successful student. It’s not easy to “flip the switch” your sophomore year and suddenly start getting good grades. Study habits influence grades, and if students don’t develop effective study habits soon, then their grades will definitely suffer. The study habits you develop as a freshman will stick with you until you’re a senior and even as a student later on in college.
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