Tips on How to Get Good Grades
By: Louren A. Lacanlale

In today’s competitive environment learning is not only your target you must try to get better grades in your academics.  Your grades are a primary measurement of your skill.  If you earn good grades in your academics it gives you a better chance in proceeding to the next chapter of your life.  Below are the tips on how to get good grades.

1.  Attend your class regularly:  You should catch up on all the lesson and you should not skip classes since  there are so many reasons to attend your class regularly.
2. Getting handy class material:  Teachers give some handy tips in memorizing lessons.  Listen to them because this will help you increase your learning speed.
3. Be organized:  You should organize yourself for better management of time.  In high school you have to do multi-tasking.  You should maintain a personal planner to keep track of your class assignment and exams’ due dates.  In addition to this, dedicate an area in your home for study so you can easily concentrate and finish your work .
4. Set a goal and try to achieve it:  Set realistic goals and do proper planning to achieve them.  A goal may be anything like doing an assignment work or reading class note.  Set day to day goals and try to achieve them.
5. Use time immensely:  Use your time wisely in handling multi tasking responsibilities.  Time is the most crucial factor in a  high school students’ life.  Thus, you should maintain discipline in your work.  Do smart work besides  hard work.  If you have large tasks then you have to develop the ability to break them into small manageable parts so you can easily accomplish  your work.
6. Take regular breaks between your works:  Consider break as reward.  Do some other activities during break time and refresh yourself for the next task.
7. Use text books:  You should read text books for every subject.  The text book will cover all topics for a particular course.  When you read any book  use an outline system to remember the material well or make separate notes for reading materials. This will help you a lot during exam time preparation.
8. Improve your writing skill:  Good writing skills add an extra advantage in your academics since the whole quarter you have to write many assignments, create projects and thesis as your homework.  

Following these guidelines should help your grades increase immensely, but here is one other tip, remember to think of your teachers as your allies, not your enemies.  And if not your allies, at least your partners.  Their goal is for every student to learn and master the materials in the course.  And if you master the materials, you should have a good grade in the class.  And if you’re struggling with some aspect of the course, seek your   teacher’s advice because they are willing to help you become the best you can be.