Soft Skills, Great Potential
Using your ears and brain to pay attention to what someone is saying. Teachers request this skill all the time, especially in loud classes.
What is listening?
A document showing a student's academic performance and behavior during a specific period (Quarter, Semester, Trimester).
What is a report card?
A foundation for academic success and reaching goals. Reduces stress and boosts confidence, especially in taking tests to name one example.
What is building study habits?
A state of rest for the body and mind in which the eyes are closed and one is not fully conscious. Important for brain health and safety.
What is sleep?
Able to change or meet new situations. Helpful on days when plans do not go as expected.
What is flexibility?
Quick reference guide to help navigate changing periods and location of classes.
What is a class schedule/campus map?
Offering to work or help without pay. Great for gaining experience and helping out the community.
What is volunteering?
An activity done to keep the body and mind strong.
What is physical activity/exercise?
The ability to make or invent something original or imaginative. Commonly associated with artists and musicians.
What is creativity?
Used to track daily homework, tests schedules, and other important events.
What is a planner or calendar?
Careful studying of something to find out more information about it. An important soft skill to practice when looking into personal interests or career/school ideas.
What is researching?
An interest or activity that one does for pleasure in one's spare time.
What is a hobby?
To set in order; arrange in an orderly way.
What is organizing?
An outline teachers provide for each class covering topics such as late-work policy, grading assignments, and classroom expectations.
What is a course syllabus or class policy?
Tracking how much one spends, putting money away for a later time, and building a budget help are some practices of this habit.
What is saving money?
Intentional, successful ways to handle difficult, stressful, or challenging situations. Journaling, deep breathing exercises, and connecting with trusted people are some examples of practicing this habit.
What are healthy coping skills?
The objective analysis and evaluation of facts and evidence to form a judgement.
What is critical thinking?
School policy forms signed by student and caregiver going over rules such as behavior, dress code, and cellphone usage to name a few. Covered heavily in the beginning of the year.
What is a school code of conduct?
Knowledge gained through careful study or experience. A skill that will be helpful for everyone regardless of their path.
What is learning?
Paying attention to the present moment in an active, open, nonjudgmental practice.
What is mindfulness?