What Makes a Successful Student?
Is the most intelligent
in the class a good student? It can be
considered that because you are intelligent you are a good student, but that is
not everything for being it. To consider that you really are a successful student,
you have to think in what you are missing to do. Besides, you need to be aware
the hard work that this carry and the time that requires. A good student is not
necessarily the one who have excellent grades because as we know we all fail in
something -we are not perfect, so successful student is more than that. They can
make a lot of mistakes, but they learn from that. Even though, if they get bad
grades, they ask for help to improve their work. Also, teachers like to see a
hard-working student in their classrooms. The characteristics of a good student
can be seen reflected in their responsibility, attitudes, the way they interact
in class, the care of their grades, and the time they give to their work.
On
the one hand, successful students attend classes regularly. They always are on
time. They wake up early in order to take advantage of the time that is why
they arrive earlier than others. This, make them being responsible people.
Teachers are said that responsible students have more opportunities to believe
when an emergency happens, but also the trust that they project to others.
For example, if they miss a class, they feel obligated to inform the teacher
about the incidence, and their excuses are legitimate and reasonable. Also,
they contact the teacher or other student for knowing all missed assignments
and comprehend specifically what was covered in class. Good students take
responsibility for their actions.
Another characteristic of a good
student is when teachers offer extra credits opportunities and they take
advantage of it. They care about their
grades, so they are always focus on what they are doing. A good student cares
about their grades, so that they try to enhance them. Besides, they like to do
optional assignments in order to have better results in their work. For
example, if teachers give an opportunity to increase their grades, they do it;
even if they have good grades. Also,
good students call their attention challenging works since they feel motivated
on doing it.
In the same way, good students
always are attentive in class. They focus on what they are doing. They do not
usually talk with others during the class, read a text message or a magazine,
or stare out windows or the clock; even if they get a bit bored. Good students
are always polite and respectful. They respect their teachers and their
classmates. In other words, they are the kind of people that prefer let others
to talk and listen instead of interrupt them. Furthermore, they participate and
are very active in the class. In fact, they participate even when their trials
are difficult, and regularly if they have a doubt, they ask questions that many
others in the class have. A successful student is always in an attentive
attitude.
Moreover, another characteristic that makes a
good student is the fact that they ask their teachers about their grades.
Whenever they receive their homework checked, good students ask for comments about their papers.
Besides, he or she ask for upcoming tests, and also ask for advising. For
instance, if they consider that they should study in advance. The one who is a
successful student look for the teacher for engaging in a meaningful
conversation, so the teacher can see that they are active students in the
process of learning.
Another aspect of good
students is that they take the time to produce a final product. They like that
their work looks good, neat and tidy. While they do their papers, they find the
way in which the paper reflects the care and pride of their work. For instance,
a good student prefers the hard work because they want to get good results and
feel proud of it. Additionally, they complete their assignments and meet
all tasks that teachers requires. All work and assignments are turned in on
time, even though if some of their work are not ingenious. They like the work
clean and without any plagiarism.
Finally, there are different aspects
that make a good student, not only for intelligence, but also for many other
factors that were mentioned before. This is a matter of attitudes of the
students that want to highlight from others for their hard work and not for
being attractive or popular. Additionally, successful student enhance their
work when making their own mistakes and they do not blame other to their
failures. Besides that they are determined to be different and they try to do
their best. To conclude, these characteristics describe good students to be
successful and enterprising that makes them achieve many things.
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