Follow Up Commentary on "PEP TALK FOR SEPTEMBER" Article

THE PAST IS THE PAST

ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW OR IMPROVED YOU?

PEOPLE CAN CHANGE DRAMATICALLY IN A FEW MONTHS AND SUDDENLY GROW UP


YOU MAY BE BORED IN SCHOOL OCCASIONALLY

LEARNING IS NOT ALWAYS FUN, ... (NEITHER IS RUNNING LAPS, GOING TO WORK EVERYDAY, PAYING BILLS & TAXES, TAKING CARE OF SICK FAMILY, etc.)

YOU MAY NOT GIVE 100% EVERYDAY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT OUT OF SCHOOL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK HARD.

DON'T CONFUSE WORK (JUST TURNING THE PAGE...) WITH HARD WORK (TRYING TO TRULY COMPREHEND WHAT THE CLASS ACTIVITY OR HOMEWORK IS AT).

HARD WORK HURTS. ASK ANYBODY WHO WORKS HARD.

IF WORKING HARD IS NEW TO YOU, DON'T EXPECT IMMEDIATE RESULTS, BUT YOU WILL GET BETTER AT WHATEVER YOU ARE WORKING AT.

DON'T EXPECT TO EXCEL JUST BECAUSE YOU WORK HARD.

ASK FOR HELP IF YOU NEED IT. IT MAY MAKE ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE.

C= ACCEPTABLE   A= OUTSTANDING  D & F = UNACCEPTABLE RESULTS
DO YOUR GRADES REFLECT YOUR WORK ETHIC?
DO YOUR GRADES REFLECT WHO YOU ARE?

DO YOUR HOMEWORK, IT MAKES YOU SMARTER.

TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND HUMAN DECENCY.

SCHOOL AND WORK SITUATIONS ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY. THERE IS A BOSS, AND YOUR BOSS HAS A BOSS.

YOU MAY OFTEN COMPLAIN THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED TO LEARN IT OR NOT.

NEXT TIME YOU DON'T WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING, SOMEONE WILL ALWAYS AGREE WITH YOU NOT LEARNING.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN CHARGE SOON, HOW MUCH POWER WILL YOU HAVE