| "H ere--" I said, handing my mother my
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| | phrase to remember the order of the Eight
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| progress report as I walked into her
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| | Is Enough children--David, Mary, Joanie,
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| room. I braced myself for the inevitably
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| | Susan, Nancy, Elizabeth, Tommy, Nicholas.
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| screaming I was sure to hear. "My teacher
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| | For remembering names, devise a
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| says you have to sign this."
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| | relationship between the name and the
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| My mother looked at the card, then at me.
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| | physical characteristics of the person.
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| "How could you be getting a 'D' in Earth
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| | For example, Shirley Temple might be
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| Science?"
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| | remembered as having "curly"--which
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| Some students have a natural ability for
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| | rhymes with Shirley--hair around her
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| academics. They receive excellent marks,
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| | temples.
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| yet rarely crack open their textbooks.
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| | When you have an ordered or an unordered
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| Others have to study night and day to get
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| | list you need to memorize, you can create
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| the same marks. It's not that some
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| | a story linking the ideas together. The
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| students are smart, and others are dumb.
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| | more crazier, the better. If your
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| It is a matter of tapping into what study
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| | vocabulary words are success, assistant,
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| methods work for each student.
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| | cemetery, scrutinize, you might create a
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| Here are seven ways you can study more
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| | story of a successful assistant
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| effectively and improve your grades:
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| | scrutinizing tombstones in a cemetery,
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| Track Assignments
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| | searching for her boss' grave.
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| The first step is to keep track of
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| | Studying For Tests
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| assignments. Some loose-leaf binders come
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| | Write down a study checklist of what will
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| with school-year or all-year calendars.
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| | be covered on the test. Make a list of
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| If you don't find one you like, consider
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| | notes, formulas, ideas and text
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| buying a teachers' planning calendar from
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| | assignments that you are responsible for.
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| an office supply store. It can be
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| | Create flashcards--put topics or
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| inserted into the front of your binders
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| | questions on the front and answers on the
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| and used to record assignments. Your
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| | back. Have a friend, parent or sibling
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| teachers may provide you with assignment
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| | quiz you. Keep running through the
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| sheets. These sheets can be slipped in
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| | flashcards while you brush your teeth,
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| front of the calendar. The day the
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| | are on the bus, when you are in the
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| assignments and tests are announced, work
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| | restroom and when you are doing chores.
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| out a study schedule.
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| | Produce a mock test. One with only the
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| Commit To A Regular Time And Place For
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| | questions and another with only the
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| Homework
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| | answers. Hide the answers in a drawer or
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| You should study every day to continue to
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| | give them to a parent. Take the test and
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| make progress. Homework time doesn't have
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| | when completed, compare your responses
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| to be a hassle if you are flexible with
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| | with the ones on the answer sheet. Keep
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| your schedule. Some students like to
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| | repeating this process until you know the
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| start their homework right after school.
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| | material backward and forward.
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| With their homework finished, they are
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| | If you want to make studying for a test
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| free to go out or watch television. Other
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| | fun, team up with a friend and play the
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| students prefer to relax first, then do
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| | game show Twenty-One. A parent or sibling
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| their homework with a fresh perspective.
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| | should host , reading off the questions.
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| Once you have committed to a homework
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| | You and your friend compete against each
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| time, stick to it.
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| | other until one of you reaches twenty-one
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| Where you study is as important as
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| | points.
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| setting a regular study time. You may
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| | Avoid Getting Involved In Too Many
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| enjoy studying at your bedroom desk or
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| | Activities
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| lying on the floor in the living room. No
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| | If you want to participate in an
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| matter where you study, the environment
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| | extracurricular activity, you can
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| should be noise-free and well-lighted.
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| | reschedule your study time. However, if
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| You should be able to spread out your
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| | baseball, ballet or any other activities
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| books and papers. Also make sure you have
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| | make you stay up late trying to finish
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| all the supplies you need within your
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| | your homework, then you are involved in
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| reach.
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| | too many activities.
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| Be Conscientious
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| | Play Educational Games
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| Every night make sure your homework is
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| | After the homework is finished, pull out
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| done, is correct and is orderly. Neat
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| | a board game. Monopoly encourages mental
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| homework and projects earn higher grades.
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| | calculation when counting money and
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| In the business world, if you make a
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| | determining moves, and Clue requires
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| sloppy presentation, you will lose the
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| | logical deductive skills. Try to figure
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| client's account. Also turn your homework
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| | out the measurements when doubling a
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| in on time.
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| | recipe in the kitchen.
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| After the test and assignments are handed
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| | Playing word games with your family or
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| back, sit down with them and see where
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| | friends can improve spelling skills.
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| you made mistakes. Why were the errors
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| | Scrabble, anagrams, Wheel of Fortune and
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| made and how could you prevent similar
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| | word jumbles can teach you to spell new
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| errors in the future? Write notes on the
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| | words.
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| assignments and tests. Make a file for
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| | II Timothy 2:15 says to study to show
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| the test and notes, for cumulative tests
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| | yourself approved unto God.
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| later.
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| | If you care enough about your grades to
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| Use Memorization Techniques
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| | take the time to develop conscientious
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| In order to remember lists, try inventing
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| | study habits, you receive better marks,
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| a combination of letters (an acronym).
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| | learn self-discipline and will have more
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| Each letter will give you a clue to an
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| | options when it comes to selecting
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| idea you need to remember. For example,
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| | colleges. No matter what you choose to do
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| BRASS is an acronym for how to shoot a
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| | in life, you should have a good education
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| rifle--Breath, Relax, Aim, Sight,
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| | to fall back on. Not everything in life
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| Squeeze. You could also make up a
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| | comes easy. The key is to make up your
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| sentence where the first letter of each
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| | mind to work hard for the things you
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| word is a hint to what you need to
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| | want. And not to let anyone or anything
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| recall. For instance, Dumb Martians Just
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| | get in your way.
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| Sit Nearby Eating Tender Noodles is the
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