For regular readers of my weekly message, you will be aware that I’m always going on about the HSC CoWorks student Key Behaviours as the path to overcoming any and every challenge associated with achieving a great HSC result.
As we always say, if the key behaviours are in place, everything else will take care of itself with both the HSC and for overcoming any other challenge in life.
This week I wanted to go through the signs to look out for if the first three key behaviours are NOT being applied outside of their CoWorks sessions.
Key Behaviour #1 – Engage your vision.
If your teen is easily distracted, procrastinates or is only completing notes and homework outside of their CoWorks sessions this would suggest that they are not engaged with the benefits and rewards that will come from finishing their HSC with zero regrets.
Based on our experience over the last 26 years, we know that students who have their goals up in front of them every single day are much less likely to be distracted, procrastinate or only complete the bare minimum tasks each week.
Key Behaviour #2 – Plan
If your teen leaves tasks to the last minute, is overwhelmed with the volume of work during assessment tasks or rarely proactively takes action towards inevitable tasks, this would indicate they are not applying this key critical behaviour.
Students’ study time is extremely limited so they must make the most of every study session which includes proactively breaking tasks into smaller tasks and consistently eating frogs first (doing the tasks they don’t want to do first). If key behaviour #1 is being applied your teen will be a much better planner.
Key Behaviour #3 – Train. Daily
This key behaviour is the secret of top-performing students and is actually the easiest step to take towards improving performance across all subjects.
If your teen is vague and uncertain on any of their topics or texts this would indicate they aren’t doing the daily brain training that will give them the confidence and certainty to attempt more challenging tasks. Daily syllabus topic mind maps under exam conditions, writing out English quotes from memory and completing Maths exam questions every single day can easily be completed amongst the other tasks that need to be completed each day.
In my experience of working with thousands of students, it’s these three key behaviours that very well intentioned students try and skip and are disappointed when their exam performance doesn’t match their desires. Without completing key behaviours 1, 2 & 3 moving into the key behaviours of Push your Comfort Zone (#4), Grit (#5), Own it! (#6) is unlikely to happen.
Click here to view post on how the next 3 Key Behaviours will support your child to overcome the challenges of the HSC year.
