SCHOOL-SMART

PROCRASTINATION

• Putting off something you find boring or unpleasant
• Causes: stress, worry, guilt and frustration
• Work on the assignment the day given to prevent it
• Your work will not reach your best
• Set your priorities and chip away at projects

ORGANIZATION

• Organization is essential for daily life
• Plan the fun stuff first
• Use a planner
• Get in the habit of writing things down
• Use folders for classes and homework

GOALS

• Goals are powerful learning
• Set goals with time periods
• Make goals less complex
• You can always add to your goals
• Set goals based on youself not others

MISSING THE BOAT

• Missing out on something if you were present
• If you miss a day, take action and catch up
• The boat is not coming back
• Not all classes are easy to catch back up to
• Absent from school means poorer grades

THREE BEARS

• Rationalizing bear: convinces not to set a goal
• Procrastionation bear: putting assignment off for a later day
• Justifying bear: finds one excuse to change your mind
• These bears get in the way of goals and dreams
• Holding you back from bettering your best is their job