Manage Time
"A wise choice in college is to
assume that your instructors take a serious view of time'sensitive choices such
as attending class, completing homework, and keeping appointments." (118)
"A monthly planner is an easy
and effective self-management tool to use all by itself." (119)
Accept Personal Responsibility
"The key ingredient of
responsibility is choice." (42)
"Personal responsibility is
about taking hold of the steering wheel of our lives, about taking control of
where we go and how we get there." (46)
Self Motivation:
Pg. 78
"A commitment is an unbending
intention, a single-mindedness of purpose that promises to overcome all
obstacles regardless of how you may feel at any particular time."
Pg. 83
"Some of the most motivated
students in higher education are those who see college as the next logical step
on the path to their goals."
Not self-motivated:
Pg. 64
Professor Fanning said: "Your
unmotivated students probably don't expect to pass your course, so they
quit."
Pg. 66
"Lack of motivation has various
symptoms: students arriving late to class or being absent, assignments turned
in late or not at all, work done superficially or sloppily, appointments
missed, offers of support ignored, and students not participating in class
discussions or activities, to name just a few."
Don’t manage Time
"Procrastination is a choice to do unimportant tasks while neglecting important tasks" (104).
"Procrastinators dive desperately into quadrant one to handle an action that is has always been important but is now urgent" (104)
"The voice that we allow to occupy our thoughts determines our choices and our choices determine the outcomes and experiences of our lives" (51).
Don’t accept personal responsibility
"Some students allow themselves to be victimized by an inside force" (42).
"As such, students are expected to make adult choices and be willing to accept responsibility for the consequences of those choices" (44).
"Pawn-like students see themselves as mere puppets manipulated by others, in other words, victims" (33).
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