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How do I motivate myself to focus during class?

Katie Styzek
Professional School Counselor
Katie Styzek is a Professional School Counselor for Chicago Public Schools. Katie earned a BS in Elementary Education with a Concentration in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She served as a middle school mathematics, science, and social studies teacher for three years prior to becoming a counselor. She holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Counseling from DePaul University and an MA in Educational Leadership from Northeastern Illinois University. Katie holds an Illinois School Counselor Endorsement License (Type 73 Service Personnel), an Illinois Principal License (formerly Type 75), and an Illinois Elementary Education Teaching License (Type 03, K – 9). She is also Nationally Board Certified in School Counseling from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

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Try making friends with other students who do well in class. Having those role models can help motivate you to do better.

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What if you talk a lot and want to stop, but you can't?

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Being quiet in class will take practice. Start small, like staying quiet in one class per day, and then increase. With patience and discipline, you will learn to stay quiet in class.

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I want my teacher to notice that I am being quiet. What can I do?

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Just be patient. Your teacher may not notice in one day, but in time they will respect the positive change you have made.

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What if you missed like, a week of school in middle school, how do you stay quiet just to yourself? How do you not talk to anyone because you missed so much school?

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The best way to get caught up on your school work is to speak to your teacher or classmates outside of class and find out what you missed. If you are talking during class, you will only miss even more material and be even farther behind.

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What if the teacher asks you changed all of a sudden?

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You can tell the truth! You worked hard and you made a positive change!

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What if we are ones who start the conversation?

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If you set a goal to be quiet during class, you are going to have to exercise some discipline. It will be hard at first, but it will get easier.

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So like if you talk less and pay more attention you'll get good grades?!?

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Almost certainly.

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What if you have impatient friends?

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If your friends cannot understand or respect your choice to stay quiet during class, then they are not very good friends.

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How to ignore your friends who are talking?

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Simply explain to your friends that you are not going to talk in class anymore. You may also consider moving your seat to the other side of the room.

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