adminto a few simple steps, you’ll be good to go. You’ll be saying goodbye to your little middle school and saying hello to the big time, the fast pace of high school.
This might be a little scary at first, but eventually you will get used to it, and then be able to enjoy some of the best years of learning in your life.
Cool Lifestyle has researched some of the tips that one may find useful when starting high school.
Select a good study space
This will be where you study, do homework and assignments and complete school work.
Whether it is in your bedroom or on a spare table in the living room, anything will do.
Working on the kitchen table or bench or any other place that has to be moved frequently is not good. If you don’t have a place, ask your parents on getting a desk.
High school is the best time to get one.
Keep your stationery strictly for study and homework time only because this could cost a lot.
Mental preparation
Remember, this is high school and you only ever get one shot at it.
Make it count. Don’t leave the thought be, but don’t over prepare, because when it gets to you, obviously you won’t want to run away, scared and all.
Follow these few tips on how to prepare yourself mentally.
1. Think positively when it comes to high school and study. Thinking negatively isn’t always going to do you any good, or the people around you.
Like we said before, make it count. You will remember high school when you are older, and you don’t want to tell your children embarrassing stories you’ll regret once you are a grown up.
2. Learn to accept the truth. Sometimes, this isn’t easy. If you want to do well, you will have to learn that you are not always right in life.
You are not always doing the correct thing, and that you are not the best at everything.
Lots of teens when it comes to this time in their life refuse to listen to the truth because their mind is set on impressing others, and they let their attitude get the better of them.
This isn’t good though, because you can’t improve then, and advice is good.
Even if you think that it’s rude, it’s actually quite flattering that someone’s helping you, if you look at it that way. This comes back to the last step. Think positively and you could be on the run home happily!
3. Believe in yourself, and anything can happen. It’s that old saying again, you do hear it everywhere, but it’s absolutely spot on when it comes to advice.
Even though a lot of people don’t want to hear it, believing in yourself does work.
Think of the time you might have won that prize, or came first in that race. You were super proud, not just because you won it, but because you believed in yourself. Try it and you’ll love the results!
Social Life
1. Between studying and sleep, try to at least call your friends. Try to arrange a time for you to call when they aren’t busy or doing homework, so you aren’t disturbing their plans.
Catch up for no longer than 30 minutes though, because you could rack up major phone bills your parents won’t be happy for!
2. Recess and lunch is the perfect time to talk. Eat and chat together and say all you missed out on saying during lesson time.
3. Don’t try to climb up the social ladder because you want the image.
Instead, make a good lot of friends who are good for you.
Make sure you do not judge or label people as this will not help your social life at all, and you will only hurt people’s feelings.
Step into someone’s shoes for a while. Popularity is like a contest, to see who is “better” for some groups. But be kind to the popular people, even if they don’t like you back.
4. Try to make new friends as well as hanging out with your old ones.
It’s also best to make a friend who’s in the same form as you then you can talk about school work.
Your old friends might start acting weird but don’t worry about it. Just tell them you will always be there for them as they will probably be going through some major changes as well as you. — www.getreadyforschooling.com
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