HMCS Max Bernays Pre-Deployment Brief (May 2024).pptx
EJiang Flex 9 11-26-12
1. 9 TH GRADE FLEX SESSIONS
(MY GREATEST SECRETS!)
Slideshow credit to Donna Ni
2. STUDY SKILLS
In class:
The more you learn in class, the less you have to do at home
Class= teachers telling you the answers
Do you take notes on your computer? Take notes by hand in one
notebook
Use colors
Have you ever fallen asleep in class? Do you do outside work in
class? Don’t rely on it.
Do not chat or sleep in class
Teacher impression
Don’t get lost in the cloud
Record assignments & tests & scores
4. In school:
Do you waste flexes? Manage flexes
Work flex vs. Chill flex
Learn to ignore
Save breaks & lunch
Exception: group study session
At home:
Hide laptop
Work area = clean & only work materials
Write to do list
When do you sleep? Sleep! Before 11
7. ORGANIZATION
Step 1: Can you list what is in your backpack right now?
Step 2: How do you store your papers?
Binders? (Punching holes can be annoying.)
Recommend: Day A/ Day B
Later on, by subject
Step 3: Write things down!
Agenda
To-do
Tip: Use iCal, iProcrastinate, Wunderlist, Time Out, Quizlet
to organize assignments
17. TIME MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: be good at the other two!
What is the first thing you do when
you get home?
Vicious cycle:
- Procrastinate -> sleep late -> tired -> stressed ->
procrastinate
Work hard + play hard!
Be proactive! Try new things, make
yourself uncomfortable
If you find an extracurricular dull- stop
doing it
18. SUMMARY
Study skills
Take handwritten notes
Highlight
Organization
To-do list iCal
Big picture
Time management
Chill flex vs. work flex
A day/B day
Don’t eat in front of your laptop
19. THIS IS YOUR LIFE!
Are you
the person
you want
to be?