{"id":6131,"date":"2018-02-01T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:48:58","slug":"student-goal-setting-3-steps-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/student-goal-setting-3-steps-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Goal Setting: 3 Teacher Tips for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Student Goal Setting<\/strong><strong>: 3 Steps to Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>January is a great time to reassess student goals and remind kids that they each have unique and individual paths to success. In school, it\u2019s common for teachers to witness students seeming disappointed in themselves and upset about their grades.\u00a0But if you sit down and talk to your students, you might find that the real problem is they set unrealistic goals. Teaching students how to set reasonable goals for themselves is a valuable skill that they can apply not only to academics, but also to athletics, their social life, and within their families and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Use the following steps to help your students determine, set, and reach more reasonable goals, and share them with your classroom parents, as well.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0120-tl-goal-setting-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0120-tl-goal-setting-blog.png\" alt=\"student looking at the stars setting goals\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0120-tl-goal-setting-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0120-tl-goal-setting-blog-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>1) Simplify Student Goals<\/h4>\n<p>In many cases, students think success means being the best at everything. Even if a student knows there are certain subjects and activities that he excels at and others that he tends to struggle with, he might still try to be number one in everything. Encourage such students to focus on lifting a grade (getting a B instead of a C in science) or continuing to do well in a strong area (keeping an A average in math).<\/p>\n<h4>2) Measure Student Goals<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to tell if a student is reaching her goal if there\u2019s no way to measure it\u2014as such, make sure the goals are not only realistic and specific, but also measurable. If her goal is to ask more questions in class so she gains a clearer understanding of the material, then have her write down questions she has that she didn\u2019t get answers to. Hopefully, over time the questions will decrease, which will show the student that she\u2019s better understanding the topic.<\/p>\n<h4>3) Make Goals Relevant<\/h4>\n<p>Encourage students to ask themselves which goals are really important to them. If a student is in band and enjoys playing the violin but his real interest is in performing arts, then there\u2019s no reason he should set a goal of winning first chair in the band. Instead, it would be more relevant to set a goal of trying out for the spring musical\u2014and perhaps, for example, practicing the violin a certain number of times each day so he can master the music he\u2019ll play at the end-of-year concert.<\/p>\n<p>Successful student goal-setting doesn\u2019t have to be complicated. With parents\u2019 and teachers\u2019 support, students can learn to set reasonable and attainable goals that, when reached, will raise their confidence in their schoolwork and activities!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Student-Goal-Setting.pdf?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=pdf&amp;utm_campaign=teacher_tips&amp;utm_content=student-goal-setting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Teachers: Share a printable version of these tips on helping students set reasonable goals with classroom parents.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Goal Setting: 3 Steps to Success January is a great time to reassess student goals and remind kids that they each have unique and individual paths to success. In school, it\u2019s common for teachers to witness students seeming disappointed in themselves and upset about their grades.\u00a0But if you sit down and talk to your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44,4207,4217],"tags":[90],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Student Goal Setting: 3 Teacher Tips for Parents - TeacherLists Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Student Goal Setting in 3 simple steps. Tips to help students reach their education goals. 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