Los Consejos para tener éxito - Advice for Being Successful

At the end of a school year, I often ask my students to answer the following question: 

What advice do you have for a student who will be starting
Spanish 1 with me next year? 

Below is exactly what they said! I hope you find something in the list that helps you start this class on the right foot! If you're ever struggling, this is a great list to come back to too! These students had great advice!

• "Be more positive about it because it's really fun and cool."

• "If you are looking for someone who can teach you Spanish and not look scary just talk to Ms.Moore. She can help."

• "Do the homework. It helps a lot."

• "always watch the flipped classroom videos and take notes they really help"

• "never give up you can do it! keep practicing. always ask question!"

• "study, work hard, and don't slack. because if you slack you will fail and that isn't fun."

• "The advice I have is to try their best and do ALL homework"

• "Do your work else you'll fall behind"

• "If you stay focused and open minded then Spanish will be fun and easy to attain."

• "Don't procrastinate."
  

• "Practice everyday. It can as simple as watching a basic video in Spanish. It is easier to learn a new language if you immerse yourself in it as much as possible."

• "Use the website as a great resource because it is very helpful"

• "Turn in all your work. Don't be late for class. Do all projects. Do retakes. Get help. Don't slack off. PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS!"

• "To enjoy your time because it seems like a lot of hard work, but overall it is easy and fun if you take your time and study."

• "Practice outside of class and speak Spanish with your friends."

• "Do all your homework and stay after school."

• "Advice I would give for a student who will be starting Spanish 1 with you next year is to practice as much as you can, and always do your homework. You have to practice in order to understand the language, and doing your homework will save you a lot of hardship. Not doing my homework was a mistake I made a lot this year in Spanish 1, and when I did do it, class was a lot easier, so it is definitely worth it."

• "Do all your homework freshman"

• "Just do your work and practice, practice and practice."

• "Work hard and be confident."

• "To practice everyday!!!!! If not 10 min at least 5 every bit helps."

• "My advise for the student's who will be starting Spanish 1 next year would be to give it a chance and not be afraid to participate. Also to make sure you use the request to re-tests often even when you get a PR- because there's always that chance for a PR or AD."

• "Don't doubt yourself, maybe it's the first time you tried a new language, but you'll get it at the end."

• "Make sure you do your homework please it will help you trust me"

• "I would tell them to practice there vocabulary a lot"

• "Just try your best, never give up because learning a new language isn't easy, participate, practice, and have fun with it."

• "DO YOUR HOMEWORK"

• "Pay attention to everything and never take anything for granted. Also practice daily for at least 15 minutes."

• "If I had any advice for students next year, it would be that you absolutely have to practice outside of class and have to practice out loud. There is no way that you can do well in the class and not."

• "Practice makes perfect. As a student who never really learned Spanish like how I learned this year, you should practice your Spanish once in a while so you will feel confident in speaking, writing, and reading it...I am suggesting that you should practice once in a while, so you can get the information through your head, so for those final exams, evidences, and quizzes you would get a good grade on it because you will know your resources."

• "Stay positive. It will only get harder throughout the year, and this class is one of the best you'll ever have. Don't hate Mrs. Moore when she pushes you and gives you homework every class. She's doing it for a reason. Mrs. Moore is one of the best teachers you'll ever have. You CAN do this. You've got so much support, and a fantastic teacher who cares about how you do. Stick with it."

• "Practice, Practice, Practice..."

• "Do your homework - especially the flipped classroom videos and notes. Do not throw any of your papers away, even after freshman year is over. Keep those buggers throughout high school because you will forget things over the summer and you will need to review and refresh your mind."

• "To not be afraid to participate and to stand out as a speaker. Don't be ashamed of how good you are at Spanish. Just speak and learn and be confident in who you are as a speaker and your skill level."

• "If you have the chance to retake, retake! and come in for help even if you know what your doing."

• "Always watch the flipped classrooms check the website daily and use all of your resources."

• "My advice would be to go for help if you need it and review a lot because it'll help you in the long run. Also learn how to pronounce the words because it gets hard if you don't know."

• "That Spanish does get difficult but to give up is never the answer. If your struggling you should go in for help with Mrs. Moore, get a tutor, practice and speak at any time you can or even re-look at information given to you during class."

• "Know that the end of the year will come and never leave anything for tomorrow. Be organized and listen to what teachers tell you, they know what they're talking about and Practice, Practice Practice!! You will survive!"

• "Practice makes perfect. Everything is easier when you practice and do the work on your own."

• "Beware the coffee" - (This is funny! I DO love coffee and I am a morning person! :))

• "Have fun with learning it and be ok if you make a mistake. Don't beat yourself down for it, but learn from it instead."

• "Be alert"

• "In the beginning if you don't understand start studying or come in for help because it will start getting worst and worst as the year goes on."

• "They should get help during ELO or after-school right away so they won't get behind."

• "Don't be afraid to really practice speaking a TON because speaking for me was the hardest part and I know it was for a lot of other people."

• "actually do the homework and prepare"

• "Be very organized and do the practice, and to study outside of class!!! this all helps make the material stick with you!!!"

• "Always do your homework and try not to skip any class because you do not want to fall behind in Spanish"

• "Practice speaking, its the hardest" 

• "Use it the most you can because you never know when or where in live that you'll need it the most."

• "Pay attention and try not to miss a single class of Spanish. You learn something new and important every day. If you do miss a class, make sure you check it and see what you need to learn."

• "That they shouldn't take what you teach them for granted that they should listen to what you have to say because you have inspired me in many ways and I'm pretty sure you can inspire them to do many things in life."

• "Never get behind and do all of your homework."

• "Ask questions if you need to, listen to what she tells you and take her advice to practice."

• "make sure you don't get her mad and do your work and don't touch her coffee"

• "Come to her class with a positive attitude!!"

• "If you want to give up for whatever reason don't, this is a great experience to go over things you may have already learned and new things that you wish you could learn and now you can."

• "They should always focus in class so they could do well on the evidences."

• "Keep your binder organized and do all of the practices. Also ask for help when needed clarification."

• "Use your resources!!"

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• "do whatever mrs moore asks you to do, it may seem weird but there's a reason for it just do it"

• "be prepared for anything, try your hardest, strive through and if you try hard enough you'll pass especially because in this class you have the teacher on your side, which is an amazing thing because you don't have that for many classes."

• "Do your homework!"

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• "Keep a positive attitude and listen to Sra. Moore... she knows what she is talking about!"

• "Practice Spanish a lot, especially over weekends and breaks. Keep your binder organized."

• "Be organized because organization is key. I would also say use your agenda because without it you wont get the majority of your work done."

• "Try your hardest. You'll never know when Spanish will be helpful."

• "Although you feel like you don't get enough time for things, by the end of the year if you have self-management skills you will realize you got it all done and it was helpful to build those skills if you did not have them yet."

• "Make sure you know how everything is spelled and pay attention in class."

• "Please pay attention to everything she talks about or explains because it's so important. I understand that you talk a lot, but that's never a bad thing because it's education wise. Also, please buy her coffee when she helps you with something that you didn't know about." - (Haha! You don't have to buy me coffee! I'll help for free! :))

• "DO NOT PROCRASTINATE"

• "Be a good student, care for your learning of a new language, and try to take it as far as you can. Also, be great to Sra. Moore because she deserves it.:

• "Be patient and don't try to take the easy way out for learning the language with google translate."

• "to watch the flipped classrooms because they are REALLY important"

• "Be prepared, don't be scared because you will learn it...trust me!"

• "-Don't mess with Sra. Moore. -Take advantage of having class with Sra. Moore because she's the best teacher you'll ever have. -The class website is your best friend."

• "Just have fun and still do your homework."

• "To use the website regularly because it really helps!!"

• "PAY ATTENTION, DO ALL OF YOUR WORK, ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!"

• "To practice speaking a lot, because that is the hardest part"

• "Do your homework and ALWAYS watch the flipped classroom notes."

• "Make sure to pay close attention and do your homework, because if you don't it'll make your life harder. She'll help as much as you need, but make sure to study."

• "Always keep up. Falling behind isn't going to help and you'll regret not trying to get help earlier. Stay after when you need it, even if you really just want to go home and nap."

• "don't get behind"

• "Have a binder and be really organized and take notes."

• "Do all your homework, it helps."

• "Pay attention."

• "Be more organized and more on time with the work assigned, with those two steps will come to success."

• "Don't worry, Mrs.Moore won't bite, she's too awesome to do something like that(: relax too! If you don't know anything, trust me, at the end of the school year you'll be really proud of yourself on how much you know. And use the projects as an opportunity!"

• "use every resource on the website and be balanced"

• "always make sure you do your homework and get help if you need it because sra. moore works fast."

• "Always try your hardest and do not give up even if you want to"

• "put all your effort in to it."

• "Study! Do your homework daily! PRACTICE SPEAKING A LOT!"

• "To work hard and stay focused even though it might seem impossible even go in for help if you can."

• "Always speak Spanish on the daily outside of class! It helps out a lot."

• "Study and be positive to know that you'll pass cause you have a great teacher."

• "Do your homework and come in for help even if you don't feel like you need it, because in the long run, it helped."

• "take it because it is fun"

• "Do not slack on homework, it will be much easier if you just do it."
  

• "Be organized, be open-minded, pay attention, cherish the time that you have with Spanish 1."

• "Speak as much as possible and participate in class."

• "Keep your head in the game; don't stop doing homework just because it isn't graded. You will be thankful to that homework later."

• "Have fun with it."

• "Practice a ton and come in for help if needed"

• "This class is hard, fun, amusing and many more. It may seem rough, it may seem really stressful, it may seem like it's impossible. But if you persist, if you go through it, and give it your all, you will succeed. Good luck in the class and never give up!"~ Anthony Sokolowski

• "Don't give up."

• "if you need help take ever opportunity to get it and re-due tests"

• "Pay attention!"

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