Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Grades

Studying shouldn't just involve staring at a textbook until your mind blanks out. Especially when I'm stuck on a tricky topic in my science classes, I find rewriting the most important parts of my notes after class and doing practice questions from my textbooks to be most helpful.

Often, I find that I can't learn it unless I apply it.

One time in 6th grade, we were having a math test on a subject I struggled with - weights and lengths. I told my mom about it, and she said, Honey, you should study! I didn't, and I ended up getting a D on the test.

So, the moral is: STUDY!

I work pretty hard in school, but nothing supplementary beats just listening in class. It's a formulaic way of thinking about it, but if you consider it, the teacher is speaking all (or some, depending on the quality of said teacher) the information you need to ace a likely pre-made test.

So, listen. And doodle too.

Guilty as charged. My mind is always running, but in the world that I created. There, I can change things with a simple thought and some Google Docs.

In reality, I should really pay better attention in my "Achilles' heel" class - Algebra. I must focus on the teacher's words this time.

I don't call it homework. I call it practice. Not to mention, I do schoolwork at home and play games at school.

Actually, you may have to sacrifice some hours of your sleeping time just to be able to have time to study for difficult lessons.

You need sleep to keep your brain functioning well. Without sleep, you sometimes can't learn anything new.

Sleep is very important for tests. You don't want to be so tired that you fill in the wrong bubble or can't recall the material.

I'm sure it helps. It's exercise for your brain and helps you deal with everyday problems.