What Makes a Good Student?

Would you consider yourself to be a good student? What constitutes a good student? I am sure that we have all come across people who have rather annoyed us during our academic life, people who were disruptive, loud, rude and basically annoying. These people are what I class as bad students and should have been kicked out the lessons until they learn how to behave. What about a good student; is it all about their ability to learn or do they need to possess other qualities?

These are the types of people that I believe make a good student:

1.    Co-operative. A good student will co-operate with the lecturer and will be more than happy to help their fellow students to improve. They will be described as being a pleasure to have in the class.

2.    Hard working. A good student will be hard working, they will try to get the most of each lesson that they attend.

3.    Positive. A good student will have a positive attitude and will convey this to the other students.

4.    Attentive. A good student will listen to what the lecturer and his fellow class mates are saying, rather than talking at the same time, which is the majority of students seem to do these days.

5.    Fun. A good student will brighten up the class as they will be fully aware when it is the right time to have a little bit of fun. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The above are just a few examples of what I believe are the characteristics of a good student. So I will ask the questions again, would you consider yourself to be a good student?

Steve Hill is a speech coach from the UK; he has a number of websites including:

http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk

http://www.stutter-stuttering.com

Article submitted Thursday, April 17, 2008
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