This next term will have the usual set of challenges and surprises, just as they all have had so far for you on Planet College. At the onset of a new term it is wise to once again asses your progress and decide what your goals are if you have goals. If you don't well set some. One useful set of goals is grade goals. Students on Planet College have used grade goals to set standards for themselves, their actions and behaviors effectively for a long time.
A grade goal is simple. Here's a class. What grade to you expect to receive?
If you have not been in the habit of setting grade goals here are some Planet College guide lines. First pick one class, just one, but make it one which looks difficult, maybe the one you have had to drop a couple of times and are trying again this term. Maybe the major pre-requisite which seems unusually challenging. Which ever class you pick, this is the class you will set a grade goal for. Now, your goal? Make it a grade of C. (*)Yes. A C. An average grade, a grade of C. Students unfamiliar with grade goal setting often react puzzeled if not outright negatively at this suggestion. No wonder. Most students who attend college are generally expecting more of themselves and their lives than 'average' anything. But by now you have seen that often things just don't turn out that way. So, a grade of C is realistic and doable.
Now that you have the class and the goal there are just a couple of additional acts that are necessary to follow through. First attend every class, never miss a class meeting. Second, meet with the instructor two or three times during the term to inquire personally about your progress. Finally, - and this is serious- find out exactly where the final will be held. Yes. Because, maybe you have had this experience, the final examination for some classes are not held in the usual meeting place. And you don't want to miss the final. That is it. Attend class, get the book and materials for sure, take the final. nothing more to it. This term, put your self on a C cruise and pass that class.
(*) Planet College has endorsed a grade of C as a means to finish college since this site opened. While it is true that most average students can finish and graduate with out ever getting a grade above a C there are sometimes requirements, especially pre-reqs. for some majors that require at least a "B" in order to be admitted to the major. Before attempting this type of pre-requisite class please ask at the department office if there are 'grade' requirements for the major you are seeking to enter. Could be important.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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