Goal Setting

Goal Setting

Poll

Ask yourself...what goal can I set to improve my grades?

There is no wrong answer.

• take better notes

• review a little bit each night about what we did in each class that day

• pay more attention in class

• use class time and study skills time more wisely

Poll

Ask yourself what skills do you struggle with the most. Choose all that apply.

• Reading

• Writing

• Math

• Motivation and Time

Poll

What are your favorite classes in school?

Why do you like that class?

Do you complete that classes work first?

Choose all that apply.

• Math

• ELA

• Social Studies

• Science

Setting Goals

Requirements

Goals must be SPECIFIC

• I want to improve my grades

• vs

• I want to raise my grades from a C to a B

• or

• I want to get an A on Friday's test

Goals must be MEASUREABLE

• How are you going to know you met your goal?

• I want to do 20 push up

• I want to do 20 push ups every day this week

• I want to do be able to do 20 push ups without raising my blood pressure each day in a week.

• Each of these goals becomes a little more specific and paints a little more what success looks like.

Goals must be ATTAINABLE

• I will run a marathan on Saturday (hahahaha...um not going to happen)

• What is attainable? What is possible? Still a little bit of a stretch, I want a challenge, but I need to be able to reach it.

• I will walk two miles on Saturday.

Goals need to be Relevant to what I am trying or needing to accomplish

• I need to get my grades done and posted.

• I will finish reading the book "I am Number Four" by Friday

• It is specific, it is measurable, it is attainable (for me--I read a lot), but it doesn't help me get what I want or what I need--it actually interferes :(---Number Four will have to wait.

Goals must be Time-Based

• Begin with an end in mind--when will you know you have completed your goal

• Developing habits or lifestyles can be goals--how are they time-based if you are not ever planning on ending them--(for example eating at least 2 vegetables a day, exercising everyday, brushing your teeth everyday)

• Daily habits can be solidified in three months--do something everyday for three months--you have a habit