Last month, during an Academic Leadership period, we were given the assignment of coming up with ways to improve the way we studied and learned. The mission was to create and strategically produce goals that would specifically adjust our ways of study in order to improve such aspects of our academic life. Consequently, of course, we got the reccomendation of putting these goals into practice and applying them to our studies and try to achieve a better level of learning. As a conclusion, we had to analyze how the goals worked.
My goals were the following: create a calendar or a to-do list, begin studying with peers, and avoid any uneccessary activities before doing homework. Truthfully, I had some ups-and-downs during this experience. I did create a to-do list almost every day on my phone, which included all the homework, tests and assessments given that day. Later at home I wouldn't have the possibility of forgetting anything to turn in or study for. This proved effective, as I have noticed that I still do not having missing asssignments. The next goal included studying and doing homework with my classmates, and, unfortunately, I didn't practice this much. The only opportunities I did get were the weekly study-sessions with the soccer team, which actually did help when I took a Geometry test. Finally, I set myself the challenge of not aimlessly doing anything else that wasn't homework or studies as soon as I got home. I must admit I tried doing this some days, but I frequently got carried away from soccer games and videogames, which concluded in doing such academic activities in the evening, with absolutely no wantings.
From now on, I'll definately try to apply what I set as goals into a more effective manner. I hope that they will continue to assist me as I develop as a high-school student.
