Teens (and parents you can help), if you do nothing else this fall to start the school year on the right note, ABSOLUTELY do the following things — they can make the difference between a happy and successful year and year of struggle and missed opportunities.
- Get to know your teacher and take advantage of their time to meet with students to help them with homework and test preparation.
- Use your school planner, the school’s online grading system, and other organizational tools to keep track of your assignments and grades.
- Make completing AND UNDERSTANDING your homework the priority when you get home from school or team practice. If you don’t understand it, then get help from a classmate (who knows the material!), a parent, your teacher, or a tutoring service such as mine.
- Stay organized! Have specific places in your binders for homework to be turned in, homework handed back, study guides, and so on.
- Develop a plan for getting into college. This includes preparing for and taking the PSAT (freshman), ACT and SAT this fall. See more information below.
Parents, helpful — and diplomatic! — reminders about these 5 things to your teens can help them get the year off to a strong start, and even help them form good habits that can serve them a lifetime.
I always welcome your comments, feedback, and questions!
Best always,
Jeff
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