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Following the Rules in High
School
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High school is mandatory and usually free.
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Your time is structured by others.
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You count on your parents and teachers to
remind you of your responsibilities and to guide you in setting priorities.
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You are not responsible for knowing what it
takes to graduate. You are not
required to know what you want to be when you grow up. Pressure is minimal. Turning 18 consumes your thoughts.
Guiding Principle: You will usually be told what to do and
corrected if your behavior is out of line.
Consequences include
after-school detention, loss of privileges.
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Choosing Responsibly in
College
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College is voluntary and sometimes expensive.
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You manage your own time, build your own
schedule.
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You must balance your responsibilities and set
priorities. You will pick new friends
and will face moral and ethical decisions never faced before.
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People see you as an adult, you are asked
almost daily, “What is your major, what is your career choice, what are you
going to do with the rest of your life”?
Guided Principle: You are expected to take responsibility for
what you do and don’t do. Consequences
can involve money, the law.
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Succeeding in High School Classes
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You do most of your studying in class, with
homework as a back-up.
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You seldom need to read anything more than
once, and sometimes listening in class is enough.
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You are expected to read short assignments
that are then discussed, and often re-taught, in class.
Guiding Principle: You will usually be told in class what you
need to learn from assigned readings. Teachers provide study guides.
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Succeeding in College
Classes
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You do most of your studying outside of class
(at least 2 hours outside of class for each hour in class- 3 credit class=
6hours) with lectures and other class work as a guide.
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You need to review class notes and text
material regularly.
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You are assigned substantial amounts of
reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class. This material is in addition to your text
book assignments.
Guiding Principle: Lectures
and assignments are based on the assumption of students that students have
read their assignments.
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High School Teachers
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Teachers check your completed homework.
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Teachers approach you if they believe you need
assistance.
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Teachers often write information on the board
to be copied in your notes.
Guiding Principle: Teachers bear much of the responsibility
for your learning.
Tests in High School
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Testing is frequent and covers small amounts
of material.
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Makeup tests are often available.
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Teachers frequently rearrange test dates to
avoid conflict with school events.
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Teachers frequently conduct review sessions,
pointing out the most important concepts.
Guiding Principle: Mastery is usually seen as the ability to
reproduce what you were taught in the form in which it was presented to you,
or to solve the kinds of problems you were shown how to solve.
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College Professors
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Professors may not always check completed
homework, but they will assume you can perform the same tasks on a test.
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Professors expect you to initiate contact if
you need assistance.
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Professors may lecture nonstop, expecting you
to identify the important points in your notes.
Guiding Principle: Your bear the responsibility for your
learning.
Tests in College
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Testing is usually infrequent and may be
cumulative, covering large amounts of material. You will need to organize material to
prepare for the test.
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Makeup tests are seldom an option; if they
are, you need to request them.
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Professors expect you to be an active
participant, one who comes prepared with questions.
Guiding Principle: Mastery is often seen as the ability to
apply what you’ve learned to new situations or to solve new kinds of
problems.
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Grades in High School
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Grades are given for most assigned work.
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Consistently good homework grades may raise
your overall grade when test grades are low.
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Extra credit points are often available to
help you raise your grade.
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You can sometimes throw out” your lowest test
score.
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You may graduate as long as you have passed
all required courses with a “D” or higher.
Guiding principle: “Effort counts.” Courses are usually structured to reward a
“good-faith effort.” Teachers
appreciate students who try to give their best.
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Grades in College
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Grades may not be provided for all assigned
work.
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Extra credit projects cannot, generally
speaking, be used to raise a grade in a college course.
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Since many courses only have 2-3 tests a
semester “throwing out” your lowest test score is usually not an option.
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You may graduate only if you meet the
college/university GPA requirement.
Usually a 2.0 or C average.
Guiding principle: “Results count.” Though “good-faith effort’ is important in
regard to the professor’s wiliness to help you achieve good results, it will
not substitute for results in the grading process.
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