Good Studying Habits

Student Life

By Ayaan Rajabali

Husky Herald Report

   High School is an important four years of anyone’s education. High school is where we all gain a vast majority of the fundamental knowledge a person needs in order to thrive in an adult world.

 In order for a student to succeed in high school and obtain all the knowledge he or she can, they need to have a healthy and productive study ethic. This means that one must practice ways to study that help them advance in school in the most efficient way.

  According to Sylvan Source, an educational website, there are a few studying habits a student can effectively practice:

  Getting organized is the first thing to do. Students have many extracurricular activities along with academic assignments, having a planned out schedule for time for schoolwork around activity schedules can help.

  Designating a study area is another good habit to have. An ideal study area would be a quiet area with no distractions at all, a large flat surface to place books, laptops, stationary, etc.

  Developing a study plan consists of knowing when tests occur, due dates for assignments, and content covered in the class. In addition to this, students should set goals for study sessions and start with the hardest subjects and with easier subjects.

  Create a study group. While studying alone is beneficial, sometimes working with a group of friends can help get extra opinions and perspectives on the topics in discussion.

  While these tips are very helpful, some additional personal tips shared by some upperclassmen at PHN that may be found helpful to other underclassmen students looking forward to the rest of their high school years.

  Lauren Luke (‘19), a senior at PHN, says, “I turn my phone off and hide it away so that I don’t get distracted.” Luke adds that Quizlet.com is very helpful when studying. This app/website provides students the ability to make and learn flashcards in various ways.

  Another PHN senior, Neehal Tumma (‘19), shares his studying habits, “Self study the material.” Sometimes, if concepts covered in class by a teacher are not comprehensible by students, they may try teaching it to themself using a plethora of techniques: re-reading textbook, researching addtional sources of information, Khan Academy, and reading review books for that particular subject.

  By following these various studying habits used and promulgated by successful students at PHN, other students may also because successful in high school and obtain a great amount of knowledge.