Study Skills Quotes

A reader does not suddenly comprehend what is being read or studied, in a snap, miraculously. Comprehension needs to be worked forged, by those who read and study; as subjects of the action, they must seek to employ appropriate instruments in order to carry out the task. For this very reason, reading and studying form a challenging task, one requiring patience and perseverance.

In school, I wasn't a very good student - I was very irresponsible and never did the studying but always liked to get the laugh.

We'd had books in my house growing up, but we had never had anything like lectures. I had never written an essay for my mother. I had never taken an exam. Because I was working a lot as a kid, I just hadn't elected to read that much.

How d’you spell ‘belligerent’?” said Ron, shaking his quill very hard while staring at his parchment. “It can’t be B — U — M —” “No, it isn’t,” said Hermione. “And ‘augury’ doesn’t begin O — R — G either.

Academic studies in general is not something that I'm very good at.

Coming from the University of Miami, I developed really good study habits.

I never learned to study in studio school, so I had to teach myself to study.

Nulla (enim) res tantum ad dicendum proficit, quantum scriptio Nothing so much assists learning as writing down what we wish to remember.

I didn't study; I live.

In retrospect, I think I had some kind of learning disorder. I could kind of charm my way through grade school, but in high school... I could never seem to grasp things.

The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.

I would like my kids to study well.

To be perfectly honest with you, I was partying a lot in school. I didn't have any good study habits from high school because I just kind of got by on being a jock.

I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing.

I was a good student in school.

Yeah, I went to ACT for a while. It was great.

I was a good student and stuff like that.

I used to be a reasonably good student.

Learn how to learn, then learn what to learn

In English, I never did the reading when it was assigned. If a paper was due on Friday, my attitude was, read half the book on Tuesday, the second half on Wednesday, and write the paper Thursday night. Sometimes, I'd just read the Cliff's Notes and skip the book altogether.

I could never lead a Bible study; I don't know Scripture that well.

It's easier to learn many other things, if you first learn how to learn.

There were no object lessons, and the studies of bookkeeping and French were pursued (but never effectually overtaken.

Joel, lad, school is about learning to learn. If you don't practice studying things you don't like, then you'll have a very hard time in life.