Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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£cmb ttwugliU on pwnaifa by Keldon Donaldson The word procrastination” means to put things off from day to day. I am sure many students fall into this habit occasionally. I know I am guilty of it. Procrastination may be caused by such things as one's own personality or by following his Ceers. 1 think that I procrastinate ecause it is an ingrained part of my personality. That's most likely why I was assigned this topic. How many students, when given an assignment that is three weeks away, will wait until the day before it is due? My best guess is vhat about eighty percent of us do this. And now how do we overcome this habit? We must try to follow through and practice good study habits. There are a few other things I would like to say on this subject, but I don't really have time, as my story is now due. Pam Johns Rick Johns Lisa Kerr Tammy Ryther Teresa Sanchez Paco Sandoval Pam Schneider Susan Shay Cully Stearns 28

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Steve Lawrence Doug Montgomery Thomas Montoya Annie Morgan Lyanna Pena Buddy Price David Reed Jammie Richins Roger Rodriguez t-loumiotlc emtiei: SomauionJc Ioma don't! by Felicia Smith Nowadays, students are more creative than ever before when it comes to excuses for not bringing their homework assignments. We no longer give old excuses like: “My dog ate it. My notebook got caught in a fire. I lost it. My little brother hid it. And millions of others. Today we are truthful. We tell exactly why we didn't do it. Such as: I had no one to copy from. I didn't feel like doing it. I watched a movie instead. I didn't get it back after 1 let someone copy. Donna forgot to do numbers 6-10, but 1 got 1-5. 1 forgot to do 1-5, but I got 6- 10. It was stupid so I didn't do it. However, these don't work either. So that brings us to the ones that do. But even these have drawbacks: I didn't understand it. (This only works when you come in before school. So if you don't do it, walk by the room. If the teacher is in there, walk in and ask them to help you. You get maybe two problems done, but it helps. If the teacher isn't there, you lucked out. Just tell them no one was there to help you.) My brother was sick so I had to take care of him. (Sick relatives usually work, but some teachers will want to make sure you're telling the truth, so be careful who you tell.) 1 was absent and didn't know about it. (This only works with nice teachers. So if you don't want a lecture about the joys of learning responsibility, know your teacher.) Now that I have told you some of the excuses that work for me, your best bet is to actually do your homework or give a truthful excuse that doesn't work. You see, some teachers believe your own death should not stand in the way of getting your homework done. 29