... , completing a homework assignment early, or even getting a chapter read before eating dinner. These goals may seem small and even though no one has achieved great success from one assignment or quiz, reaching small goals can add up and help students reach their major goals (Pauk, pg. Six). Examples of major goals are for beginning high school students are getting straight A's all ... . High school students also tend to have a very active social life, therefore they need to make sure they allow themselves enough time to finish their homework or study for their quiz before or after they ha...

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... when color guard season was over for the year. In high school I never understood why we needed to be graded on everything we did. Do we really need to have a quiz every week on everything. I feel that there should have only been tests instead of quizzes and tests. The tests would be worth more and one would most likely to study ... ...

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... it with homework, assignments and projects for school. If he were to spend more time with his homework and other assignments, he would've gotten a better grade for his last quiz of class and have more free time after finishing it early." Everyone seemed to understand that example we explained, however we explained the benefits to them more in depth just ... ...

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... more vocal in class and I learned to question authority. On several occasions, my teachers would make a grading error on an exam. I remember in elementary school, if my teachers graded a spelling quiz wrong, I would just let it go and assume the teacher knew what he or she was doing. However, in junior high school, whenever I felt a teacher had made a mistake, I didn't hesitate ... ...

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... later his best friend moved to another state. At his play-off basketball game, he missed a foul shot that could have won the game. That same week he failed a chemistry quiz and had a huge fight with his girlfriend. Convinced that no one cared about him, Scott hooked up a hose to the exhaust pipe on his mother's car and slid it into ... ...

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