How to Be a Good Student

Being a good student is important thing for all students. There are many benefits of being a good student, for examples we can get good grades, have many friends, can be popular, and of course we can help our friends to do their assignments. Therefore, we should know what the characteristic of a good student is. Here, good student means the student is good in both intelligence and behavior or socialization. The student is good in intelligence or in a course, but she/he is also good in socializing with others. So, good student is not only about getting good grades or highest grades but also good in socializing or able to socialize and communicate with all people. Being good student is not easy, but of course it is possible for all of us. So, what we have to do to be a good student are diligent to do the assignments, be proactive, and able to manage your time well.

The first step to be a good student is doing the assignments. To be a good student, we have to always do the assignments whether those assignments will be submitted and will be graded or not. We have to do our best for our assignments. The progress of our understanding of the course is important thing, although getting a good grade also important thing for us. When we are doing our assignments, do not plagiarize and copy-paste others’ work. We will get nothing from plagiarize and copy-paste others’ work. We have to do the assignments by own ability first. Then, if we have not understood about the topic, it is better for us to ask our teachers or our friends, we can ask them to explain again. To be a good student, we have to have courage to ask a question and never feel ashamed to ask a question. Do the mistake is OK. Sometimes, we know the right ones by learning from the mistakes. After doing the assignments without plagiarize and ask a question when we have not understood, we have to submit the assignments on time. Being on time also important for us, it can show that we are discipline students.

Next step to be a good student is be proactive. Be proactive means that we are having another good idea to do something. It is better for us not only depend on our teacher. Our teachers are one of the important and affecting people in our desire to learn, but we have to not only lie on them. We have to be proactive. The example is trying to find related references to learn more about the topic that we are learning. Never give up to find related sources or references that can help us to be better student. After finding other references and sources, try to do the exercises related on the topic. Doing the exercises is able to help us to be more understand about the topic. This way can help our brain accustomed to think about the topic that we are learning. We also should be creative. We can get related references and related exercises from the internet. There is much information provided by the internet. Through internet we are also able to do the exercises. Sometimes, it will be very helpful for us, because the exercises in internet are more interesting than exercises in books. So, do all the ways that can help us to be better students. If we try harder to get it, believe that we will get what we want. As Paulo Coelho said, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieved it.

Then, what is the other thing to be a good student? Yes, we need to socialize with others. It is important thing for us. We cannot survive without socialize with other. If we are very great and good student, but we cannot socialize with others it means nothing. Being a good student does not mean that we have to study every second and everywhere. It is also important for us to join some of communities. It helps us to refresh our mind and to have fun with our friends. It means that we have to manage our time well. There is time for studying and for having fun with. In socializing with others, we are also have to keep our behavior. Our behavior shows who we are. We have to be able to be a polite person. If we are polite, it is easy for us to get many friends. So, if we need help, we can call them to help us. We can also learn many things from our friends. Do not be afraid to learn or try something new, who knows it will give benefits for us and make us to be better person.

Being a good student is something that all students want. Good student is not only about get good grades and highest grades but it is also about our behavior and our socialization with other. There are many benefits of being a good student. It is not very easy to be a good student, but it is possible for all of us to be a good student. What we have to do to be a good student are diligent to do the assignments without plagiarize others’ work and submit it on time, be proactive and never give up to learn, and able to manage our time well. Let’s be a good student and be better person.