JERICHO HIGH SCHOOL
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

WELCOME BACK

The Fourth "R" for School
Success is Responsibility

Every parent knows the importance
of the three "Rs": reading, writing,
and arithmetic. Some call them the
basics of a good education. But
there's a fourth "R"-Responsibility-
and it's also basic to learning.

Well-disciplined students don't make
excuses and blame others for their
problems. They make good choices
about what to do and when to do it.
They are conscientious and
resourceful...and they don't quit easily.

But none of this is inborn. Taking
responsibility for your actions is an
important step in becoming a self-
disciplined student-and it must be
learned. Because parents are a
child's most influential teachers, the
very best place for children to learn
to take responsibility for their own
learning and behavior is right at home.

SEPTEMBER 2001

Student Responsibility Quiz:
Does your child take Responsibility for his/her
Learning and Behavior?

Give zero to 10 points for each item.
(Seven or more points is very good.
Five is average. Three points or less
indicates real improvement is needed.)

1. Regularly sets goals for things
   he/she wants to accomplish now.
2. Makes plans for time day-by-day
   and week-by-week, and sets
   priorities to make sure he/she
   gets important things done.
3. Keeps track of school
   assignments and has a daily
   study plan.
4. Has a step-by-step method of
   studying for tests.
5. Knows how to find the main ideas
   in what he/she reads.
6. Has all the "tools" needed to do
   school work-dictionary, pencils,
   pens, paper, scissors, thesaurus.
7. Makes sure to get ready ahead of
   time-has things ready for
   tomorrow before he/she goes to
   bed.
8. Spends at least as much time
   reading for sun as watching TV.