Tips to help students succeed in school
Dr Jozelle Miller
August 22, 2023

Tips to help students succeed in school

For some students, going back into the classroom is a welcome thought, as they eagerly anticipate learning new things, expanding their minds and pressing towards a successful end of year.

On the other hand, there are also those students who are intimidated by the thought, as they are mindful of the work that is ahead, they lack confidence in their ability and are worried about failure at the end of the school year.

I would like to alleviate some of the stress surrounding success or failure by providing a few tips that may be instrumental in helping with the achievement of success for all students.

According to Ecole Globale (2020), these are guaranteed tips to help you be successful:

1. Create A Weekly Schedule

Many students have a lot of classes, it is important to make a rough schedule to help you manage. Through a weekly schedule, you will be able to manage all your classes. When you give proper time to all your work, then no one will stop you from becoming a successful student.

2. Don’t Multitask

If you become a multitasker, then you must switch between tasks. This will diminish your efficiency in every field. Do one task at a time. If you are doing your homework or studying, then only focus on that, don’t think about any other work. Some students are physically present in class, but mentally they are not. So don’t multitask; otherwise, you will not be able to do even a single work correctly.

3. Be an Organized Student

Some students end up wasting their precious time and work in a last-minute hustle. These kinds of students are not organized. So, to become organized, students have to use a planner or calendar, be responsible for their work, set a daily reminder to check if any homework is due or not, don’t leave anything for the last moment. Always set a deadline to complete your work; doing this, you will never forget any work.

4. Challenge Yourself

Don’t do only the assigned work. Challenge yourself and do some extra work in which you need to think deeply. To be a successful student in school, it is important to learn information outside the syllabus. For this, you can use some educational sites. If you get some knowledge and information from outside your syllabus, then you will learn more than other students and become successful.

5. Break Your Tasks in Smaller Ones

When the tasks are big, they seem complicated, massive, and hard to do. This is one of the major reasons that students delay their work. Break all big tasks in a smaller one, and it will help you. Doing this, the tasks become much easier, and you are not afraid of them and not postponing them for the future.

6. Make A Specific Plan for A Study Session

Most of the students have a mindset that they will study hard for their exams. This sounds good, but have you ever made a specific plan for your studies. So, before studies, it is essential to make a specific plan or objective. You can use this effective way not only before studies but also in other fields of your life.

7. Manage Your Emotions and Thoughts

Some students lose focus and motivation and are typically demoralize. Those students may feel demoralize because they internalize failed efforts on assignments, exams etc. If they are not doing well in their academics, this may also break them emotionally in other areas of their lives as well. So, the question arises of how they become successful in school? They must manage their emotions and thoughts effectively, especially when they are disappointed and think negatively. Be positive and take one step at a time.

8. Exercise Regularly

Regular exercise helps you to increase your focus and concentration, makes you more productive and creative and you will remember every information better. There are also other additional benefits of exercise. To become a successful student, you have to make exercise a fixed part of your daily schedule.