What Smart Students Know
by Mindmeister Admin
1. Principle #7
1.1. You're In School to Learn to Think for Yourself, Not to Repeat What Your Textbooks and Teachers Tell You.
2. Principle #11
2.1. If You're Doing It for the Grades or for the Approval of Others, You're Missing the Satisfaction of the Process and Putting Your Self-Esteem at the Mercy of Things Outside Your Control.
3. Principle #10
3.1. How Well You Do in School Reflects Your Attitude and Your Method, Not Your Ability.
4. Principle #9
4.1. Few Things Are as Potentially Difficult, Frustrating, or Frightening as Genuine Learning, Yet Nothing Is So Empowering.
5. Principle #8
5.1. Subjects Do Not Always Seem Interesting or Relevant, but Being Actively Engaged in Learning Them is Better than Being Passively Bored and Not Learning Them.
6. Principle #12
6.1. School Is a Game, but It's a Very Important Game.
7. Principle #1
7.1. Nobody Can Teach You as Well as You Can Teach Yourself.
8. Principle #2
8.1. Merely Listening to Your Teachers and Completing Their Assignments is Never Enough.
9. Principle #3
9.1. Not Everything You Are Assigned to Read or Asked to Do Is Equally Important.
10. Principle #4
10.1. Grades Are Just Subjective Opinions.
11. Principle #5
11.1. Making Mistakes (and Occasionally Appearing Foolish) Is the Price You Pay for Learning and Improving.
12. Principle #6
12.1. The Point of a Question Is to Get You to Think - Not Simply to Answer It.