Bad_Study_Habbits

Bad Study Habits & How They Hurt You Elizabeth Miller 6/26/2011 Kleiner explores the causes and effects of procrastination in his essay, “When Mañana Is Too Soon.” Choosing another common human behavior other than procrastination, write an essay in which you Explain its possible causes or effects. Use examples from your own experience to support your thesis THE BEHAVIOR I CHOSE WAS BAD STUDY HABITS In many cases, students of today's society are often provided with poor study skills. Studying is a major concept of education, and if the problem continues more students will be rejected from many opportunities. Opportunities include future education at a college, a chance to gain important Knowledge. Even opportunities to receive a high-paying job, that will allow even more advancement. As years go by, many lives have been changed by improper study habits that could have been cured if help was provided. Today, statistics prove that the number one cause of all high school and college dropouts, are the use of bad Study skills. As the lack of studying continues to steadily grow higher, the problem consistently deprives a student from the opportunity to gain knowledge. I know I was never encouraged to study, by teachers or parents. The only reason this is a threat is when a student is lazy and not wanting to do the task at hand. The task of participating in-class, as well as at home is over looked. Two years ago I had a math teacher that it would be fair today he was the most boring teacher in the entire world of education. His voice sounded exactly like a robot (or the clear eyes guy). I can remember one week where he gave 60-minute lectures each day on the different ways to do fractions. Another reason he was so boring was his lack of humor. He never had any fun, never laughed, and never smiled. He told one joke the entire semester of my junior year. " Q: What do you get if you divide the cirucmference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter' A: pumpkin Pi!" I chuckled at the lame joke, and then continued to sleep. Every now and then, Mr.Cavalier would give out pop quizzes over his in-class lectures that I would usually fail due to the lack of attention and participation in class. Mr. Cavalier also handed each student a three-page packet of worksheet to help us with the chapter we were studying. Each worksheet was worth five points, but took at least an hour for each page, or in my case 5. So, with my ungodly study habits, I decided to neglect the worksheets since they were only worth fifteen points. And when test time came creeping up, I would be totally unprepared for the material that was covered. So, as the lesson would show, my laziness played a major role in contributing to the F+ I received in Algebra 101. Another role in improper study habits is what he/she considers to be studying. I know many people who believe that they studying, but in actuality they are really just reviewing. One technique that is needed for studying was named the two-minute drill. This technique is consisted of a 120 second review over the material covered in class to prepare for either a test or quiz. This is an easy method often used by many lazy, unmotivated students of any age who also consider the two-minute drill, the proper way to study. In definition, the two-minute drill is a skill administered when a student flips to the back of the chapter he/she is studying and begins to read the "Chapter Summary" in approximately two minutes or less. During these two minutes, the student reviews all the important points that are covered in the reading, as well as all the vocabulary words that are only in bold lettering. You are told you can even do this before a test, and make a passing grade. Personally, I have used this as my only study technique and failed miserably. A number of causes contribute to poor skills in studying. Chief among them is the lack of time in today's society. People in college, or high school are most often on a daily schedule or plan for the entire week. So, if by chance a person gets behind on schedule, time can be scarce. Time management is an important factor when it comes to studying. One must consider his/hers studies to be important enough to create a time and place where they can accomplish and keep up with their classes. If they don't, then the student will eventually fall behind where it's soon time to cram. When a student tries to read, study, and cram everything at once, it is very difficult to remember all material that he/she covered the next day. That's why a student must consider their classes as a top priority, in which they must study on a daily basis to prevent cramming. In the middle of December of last year I wrecked my car and the damage was estimated around $550. I needed my car for school, so in order to gain money I decided to work more hours at work to gain extra cash for the repairs. For one entire week, I put in fifty-eight and a half hours of work to cover all my damages and labor costs. What I didn't consider that week was my schooling and how far I was now behind. After paying the cost of my car, the next week was horrid. I stayed up till about 1:00 A.M. each day for about a week cramming and trying to make-up all the work I had missed in the previous week. Even though I did average on my class assignments and quizzes, I feel I could have done much better if I planned out my schedule ahead of time. Knowing your priorities, and having good time management, can easily prevent cramming for many students. If the problem of poor study habits continue in today's high school and college students, then the chance of receiving the amount of knowledge and good grades are slim to none. In order to provide a proper, affective way of studying, students consider each one of their classes as a top priority where they must keep their focus at all times. If they don't, ten their opportunities later in life won't be the same as the people who worked and studied the correct way.