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WHERE GIFTED STUDENTS LOVE TO LEARN
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Bloomfield Hills.
Unfortunately, the age group that
needs the most sleep is having the
most trouble getting it. (See "Get In The
Mood For School!" sidebar)
"Teens require more sleep than young
children and typically their bodies never
receive it',' says sleep adviser Linda
Greenwood, who works in the office
of Dr. Bradley Roland in Novi. "Their
minds are trained to stay up late, but
they really need a good sleep routine.
"When you're in school, there is a
schedule and, though your sleep times
can change, which they shouldn't, you
still have a set time to sleep and wake
up. In the summer, you lose this habit
because you don't have typical hours
and a place to be in the morning.
"It's important that the room you
sleep in is sleep promoting — this
means there are no computer lights or
TVs in the room, so you don't have any
distractions."
But after getting a good night's rest,
some students find its still difficult to
get up and get going.
Lucky for them, Hiptechblog.com has
made a list of the Top Ten Coolest Alarm
Clocks to help you wake up on those
early school days. These alarms include
the Kuku Alarm Clock, which wakes
you with the sound of a chirping bird
who begins to lay eggs and will not stop
chirping unless you put all of the eggs
into its basket; the Jigsaw Alarm, which
forces you to put the puzzle pieces
together to shut off the sound; and the
iHome, which wakes you up to your
choice of music from your iPod.
Conquering sleep and waking may
be one thing; but some students not
only are coping with the transition
from summer to school, but also with
the move from middle school to high
school. That can be overwhelming for
any teen.
"It's all about balance,' says psycholo-
gist Janice Goldfein, "For those who have
just graduated middle school and are
advancing to high school, the transition
is filled with the twin feelings of antici-
pation and anxiety. Students are excited
to return to school because of all of the
possibilities and opportunities, but then
they realize their fears."
How can these teens cope with their
nerves?
"I ask students how they can develop
strategies to see the whole picture,"
Goldfein says. "When people have
fears it is usually because they are only
focusing on the negative things, and
you have to see the entirety of it all.
Using an emotion like humor, you are
able to see how absurd some of your
own fears are. Don't ignore the fear;
just make friends with it."
The summer is dwindling and
September is almost here. Soon, stu-
dents will sit in classrooms and begin to
wonder: Just how many days left until
summer vacation?
Hadas Corey, 16, JN Teen2Teen Intern,
attends Birmingham Seaholm High School.
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For students eager to succeed in school, check out these quick tips to help you
get back into the swing of things for fall. Sandy Schwartz, a tutor from West
Bloomfield, gives this advice:
• Routine! Around a week before you return to school, try to get back into a
routine. Set a reasonable time to wake up and go to bed.
• Read! Keep your mind active by picking up that book you had your eye on. It
doesn't have to be anything educational; any reading at all keeps your imagination
going and your brain alert.
• Educational fun! Spend the last few weeks of summer doing something that
is both fun and educational. Try averaging your favorite baseball players' averages
to see how they have done this year or adding up the price of how much you spent
doing your fall shopping!
•Agenda! Keep a planner with all of your homework assignments that you
have done and have not done. When you write the assignments, you should also
jot down what you did in class (what the lecture was about, etc.). That way, it will
jog your memory about the subject before you start on the homework.
• Organize! A notebook or folder that has separate places for each subject is
key. Try to get individual folders for each class with pockets on each side. That way
you can write "work to do" on one side and "work to turn in" on the other. Also,
folders with rings in the center are great for classes where you do a lot of work.
• Color! Color code your things by subject and remember the colors you chose.
That way you can quickly grab the folder without reading the subject and you
won't take the wrong subject home. Try picking distinct colors for each class:
make language red, math blue, science green and so on.
When it comes to your brain, remember: If you don't use it, you lose it!