Welcome to 2011…Do you have a plan?

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? I know that mine are almost always the same…to exercise more, to eat better and to get better organized. And then the year begins and I forget my resolutions. I heard someone on TV say that it is not good to make resolutions because most people don’t keep them. It is better to identify one thing you will do different and to just do that one thing. Or identify what you want to do but then be realistic about how often you will do it. For example if you say you want to exercise more, rather than saying you will exercise every day, just say you will exercise twice a week and then, if you end up exercising more than twice a week, you will feel better at what you have accomplished.

The one thing that should not simply be a yearly new year’s resolution is your education! For some, learning is hanging out with friends and doing whatever. For others, learning is a planned direction towards a goal. I hope yours is the latter!

Those who do well in the online school have a plan and a goal. Working that plan every day is what makes progress towards that goal. Students who have a plan do things to work the plan such as writing down a list of what work needs to be accomplished, Instant Messaging with other students or teachers about assignments, and asking for help as needed. Once the list is written, they set a schedule and get the work completed.

Your education and learning is critical in order to graduate from high school with your diploma so you can go on to do the things you love to do in college or in the work force. You can do it! But it all starts with your plan, your list and your schedule to complete the work.

Happy New Year from the staff and teachers in the Clovis Online School!

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