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00:0-1	Lebron James wasn't born in N . B . A
00:01	. All star MvP , an NBA champion and the
00:05	gold medalist . It also didn't happen by accident .
00:08	It took hard work , determination and practice to get
00:12	to where he is today . The same thing applies
00:15	to becoming a great Mass student with a little hard
00:19	work . And these five tips , you too could
00:23	become the Lebron James of Mass students welcome to anywhere
00:47	, Math , I'm just Jacobson and today we're going
00:49	to go over the top five tips to becoming a
00:54	better mass student . Now , In preparation for this
00:56	video , I talked to high school math teachers ,
00:59	middle school math teachers and elementary school teachers and ask
01:02	them what are some tips that you've given your students
01:06	to make them more successful at math . These are
01:09	the top five tips that will help you become a
01:13	better mass student tip number one be prepared . This
01:17	may sound obvious , but it's really , really important
01:20	. First things first , you got to get a
01:21	good night's sleep , you gotta have a good healthy
01:23	breakfast . If you don't do those two things ,
01:26	you're gonna fall asleep in class , you're not gonna
01:28	be able to pay attention uh and you're just not
01:31	going to be successful , right ? You've got to
01:32	start off on the right foot next , bring your
01:35	materials to class . Really , really important . You
01:39	gotta have your math notebook or some paper , you
01:41	gotta have a pencil and then finally math is a
01:45	unique subject where everything builds on the next . So
01:49	if you're not staying up to date , if you
01:51	haven't learned how to multiply fractions , it's going to
01:54	be really difficult to divide fractions , Stay up to
01:58	date with the material . If you don't understand something
02:01	, ask questions right away , don't leave it until
02:04	the end tip number to take effective notes . Taking
02:08	effective notes is really , really important . And to
02:10	make them effective , you have to be able to
02:13	read them . So part of it is being organized
02:17	, make sure you're skipping lines , make sure things
02:20	are kind of labeled of what they're representing . Whether
02:23	they're example problems or new vocabulary words . But the
02:26	point is you want your notes to look something like
02:28	this instead of like this . If you can't read
02:33	your notes , what's the point of taking next ?
02:36	Take notes on things that are important . You don't
02:39	have to write word for word . Every little thing
02:42	. Focus on the important details that you want to
02:45	remember next include keywords , new vocabulary words or any
02:50	questions you might have for the teacher . Those are
02:52	all super super important things that you want to remember
02:55	. If you had a question on something write it
02:57	down and then when you get to class ask your
03:00	teacher about it and finally if you want to take
03:03	your notes to the next level at some little hints
03:06	or reminders for yourself . All of my best students
03:09	have done this mm mhm . That's really , really
03:19	helpful for when you're studying for an assessment tip .
03:23	Number three Ask quality questions . Now notice I said
03:26	quality questions , I'm not encouraging questions like this .
03:30	Can I go see the nurse ? What time ?
03:32	This question , debt , the group project . Can
03:35	I work on that by myself ? I've seen some
03:37	word problems . Well those beyond the test to Instead
03:40	we're looking for questions that are going to help your
03:42	learning . For example , questions about why something is
03:46	the way it is , is fantastic . Teachers absolutely
03:50	love when you ask why , why do we divide
03:53	by two for the area of a triangle ? Other
03:55	important questions are clarifying any words that you don't really
03:58	understand . What does evaluate me and like Einstein said
04:02	, curiosity is always important math . So if you're
04:04	curious about something , ask about it , do we
04:07	always have to find the least common multiple ? What
04:09	about the greatest common multiple ? And finally , your
04:12	question should be specific . Something like this ? Yeah
04:16	, I don't get it . Isn't specific . Instead
04:19	form your question like this , why did you divide
04:22	both sides of the equation by two on that last
04:24	step . When you ask quality questions , teachers love
04:27	it . They know that you're engaged , you're interested
04:31	, you're paying attention and you want to improve .
04:34	And studies have shown students who asked good questions ,
04:37	experience more success in class tip number four have a
04:42	strategy . How the strategy when you're solving problems is
04:45	really important . Whether that's using the latticed method for
04:48	multiplication , using estimation to get an idea of what
04:51	your answer is going to look like , or even
04:53	in word problems highlighting those important words or important information
04:58	no matter what the type of problem is , make
05:00	sure you've got a strategy that you can use to
05:03	solve it . And if you're the type of person
05:05	that really struggles with word problems , check out this
05:07	video where I go over my top three problem solving
05:11	strategies to help you with word problems , tip number
05:14	five . Check your answers . Last but definitely not
05:18	least . You've got to check your answers . This
05:21	, in my opinion , is one of the most
05:23	important tips for becoming a good math student doing a
05:27	whole bunch of math problems without checking your answers is
05:30	like practicing free throws in the dark . It's worthless
05:35	. You need to know whether or not you're making
05:37	that shot otherwise . What's the point ? Same thing
05:40	with matt . If you don't check your answers ,
05:42	how do you know if you're doing them correctly now
05:45	there's multiple ways to check your answers . One you
05:48	can check on your own use estimation , maybe you
05:51	can use substitution to see if your solution is correct
05:54	. Also think is this answer reasonable ? If you
05:57	don't feel comfortable checking on your own check with a
06:00	friend , just make sure you're not checking on a
06:03	test that is cheating . You can also check in
06:07	the back of a textbook . Most times textbook have
06:10	the odd numbered answers in the back of the book
06:12	. That's always helpful or if your teacher has an
06:15	answer , keep use that if you would like some
06:17	more tips on how to check your answers and some
06:20	really , really helpful things . I highly recommend checking
06:24	out this video . I want to thank all the
06:26	math teachers at Korea international School who helped me prepare
06:29	for this video and a special shout out goes to
06:32	Mr Meyers and Mr Forrest . All thanks a bunch
06:35	and as always thank you so much for watching and
06:37	if you like this video , please subscribe

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