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Baptistery - 2024 │ Message from Teachers


                                      HOW TO BE A GOOD


                                      STUDENT




          Innocent GATABAZI
          - Teacher -
                                          It means that you may not seem   are to provide with them holistic
          It is said in English: “The hand that   intelligent now, but you will be.   education.
          rocks the cradle rules the world.”   Believing that you can learn is
          That is to mean  that parents   the most important step of being   Another way to learn more
          (mothers) have a great deal of   a  good  student.  Confidence  is   effectively is to make a routine.
          influence on the development of their   important at any age. When we   Have special times each day or
          children, and that good parenting   feel confident, we are more likely   week when you study. Routine
          is very important. According to   to try new things and it will help us   is important in reducing stress.
          Alison  Gopnik,  PhD:  Learning   improve our abilities.     When you do not have a plan,
          begins literally from the time babies                        life is uncertain. Good students
          are  born  and  there’s even some   The second step of being a good   also study over many days. They
          evidence there’s learning inside the   student  is  understanding  what   do not try to study every thing at
          womb. In this contemporary world,   kind of learning you prefer. Take   once. Instead, it is better to the
          the best and paramount legacy from   language as an example. Some   same information several times
          a parent to his child is education   people  learn  language  best  by   over long period. If we learn a
          coupled with good upbringing.   listening using materials such as   fact once, we lose the information
                                          podcasts, audiobooks, etc. But   quickly.  But if we learn again
          Parents take their children to schools   other people learn by doing. It   after a short period, it will stay
          to be imparted the knowledge so   helps them apply the knowledge.   in our memories. The more we
          that they become future potential   They might need to speak to   repeat, the more we remember.
          generation. When learning, some   others to learn best. It is better to
          students face some drawbacks and   be a social learner and learn with   Last but not least, good student
          get depressed.  There comes a time   others.                 asks questions. If you don’t ask, no
          when learning is felt too complicated                        one will be able to help you. A
          due to various factors including the   In addition to that, being a good   good student needs to quench the
          change of environment which can   student also means taking care of   curiosity of knowledge.
          be a challenge. Therefore, learning   oneself. Our brains work better
          can be difficult in or out of school.   when our bodies are healthy. This   When some students have clear-
          Sometimes, we forget too quickly   means eating and sleeping well   cut  objectives  in  their  learning,
          otherwise we lack some materials.   (at expected time), drinking lots   should work hard in order to
          So, effective learning requires an   of water, taking time for breaks   sweat over their success in their
          influence of number of factors.   and exercise are best things that   studies. Therefore, I encourage
                                          help learning as it is said: “all   all students in our school as well
          The  first  step  for  a  student  to   works  and  no  play  makes  Jack   as other schools to cleave to the
          learn  better  is  having  confidence   a dull boy.” For this I plead with   tips above so that they become
          in him/herself. Some students   all students here at school to   good students. Remember this: “A
          spend their times thinking that they   participate in any extra curricula   dream does not become reality
          are  not  intelligent,  but  this is  not   activity  including  various sport   through  magic;  it  takes  sweat,
          true.  Learning  is  how  to  become   games, clubs, choirs respectively   determination, and hard work.” –
          intelligent. We all begin as children   their churches because they help   Colin Powell.
          with little knowledge, we learn   students  being  healthy  both
          and grow. Being a student means   physically and mentally since we
          continuing this process.
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