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Light ON THE PATH This page intentionally left blank Light on the Path A Christian Perspective on College Success Third Edition John A. Beck Marmy A. Clason Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Light on the Path: A Christian Perspective © 2011, 2008, 2006 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning on College Success, Third Edition ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright John A. Beck, Marmy A. Clason herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not Senior Publisher: Lyn Uhl limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web Director: Annie Todd distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval Senior Sponsoring Editor: Shani Fisher systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 Assistant Editor: Daisuke Yasutake United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Editorial Assistant: Cat Salerno Senior Marketing Manager: Kirsten Stoller For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Marketing Coordinator: Ryan Ahern Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-800-354-9706 Marketing Communications Manager: For permission to use material from this text or product, Martha Pfeiﬀ er submit all requests online at www.cengage.com/permissions. Further permissions questions can be emailed to Senior Art Director: Linda Jurras Dedicated to the success of Aaron, Peter, Jonathan, Jared, Jacob, and Hannah. Dedicated to the happiness of Bernie, Barb, Tom, Steve, Annette, Jim, and Sue, who know that endurance is the basis of success. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Ps. 23:6) This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Preface xix 1 Putting Light on the Path 1 Advantages of a College Education 2 Challenges for First-Year Students 2 You Can Do It! 4 There Is Help in This Book 4 There Is Help in God’s Word 5 A Word of Encouragement 5 Student Voice: Hannah Duncan 5 Plan to Succeed 6 Spiritual Health 6 Academic Habits 7 Physical Health 7 Relationships 7 Effective Goal Setting 8 Write Intention Statements 8 Turn Your Intention Statements into Goal Statements 9 Develop an Action Plan 10 Implement the Action Plan 11 And Then There Is Motivation 11 Exercises for Success 14 Exercise 1.1 First-Year Student Fears 14 Exercise 1.2 Success and Survival Plan 15 Exercise 1.3 Let’s Set Some Goals! 15 Exercise 1.4 Picture Your Motivation 16 Review Questions 16 Spiritual Ref ection Journal 16 Time in Prayer 17 On the Web 17 vii viii Table of Contents 2 Turning the Light on Higher Education 19 The Purpose of Higher Education 20 World View and Higher Education 20 Christian Theism 21 Deism 21 Rationalism 21 Romanticism 2 Empiricism and Pragmatism 22 Existentialism 2 Postmodernism 23 The Christian World View and Higher Education 23 Separate 23 Integrate 23 Resolving the Tension 25 Planning Your Academic Program 25 The Catalog 25 Outline of Your Academic Program 26 Registering for Your Classes 27 Academic Policies 29 Student Voice: Emily Smith 30 Your Academic Advisor 30 Choosing an Advisor 30 Using Your Advisor 31 Exercises for Success 32 Exercise 2.1 Join the Debate 32 Exercise 2.2 The History of My School 32 Exercise 2.3 Your View on a World View 33 Exercise 2.4 Our School Seal 33 Exercise 2.5 Get Down Those Critical Dates 33 Exercise 2.6 Connect to Key Campus Resources 33 Review Questions 34 Spiritual Ref ection Journal 34 Time in Prayer 35 On the Web 35 Endnotes 35 Table of Contents ix 3 Making Time for Everything 37 A Habit That Can Be Changed 38 My Perceptions 39 My Actual Time Use 40 Building a Better Time Plan 41 The Semester Plan 41 The Weekly Plan 42 The Daily Plan 44 Distractions and Procrastination 45 Distractions 45 Procrastination 46 Student Voice: Samuel Cocar 47 Exercises for Success 48 Exercise 3.1 Perceptions versus Reality of My Habit 48 Exercise 3.2 Develop a Weekly Plan 50 Exercise 3.3 Assess Your Weekly Plan 51 Exercise 3.4 Examine Other Plans 51 Exercise 3.5 What Distracts You? 51 Review Questions 51 Spiritual Ref ection Journal 52 Time in Prayer 52 On the Web 52 4 Def ning My Style of Learning 53 Initial Impressions of My Learning Style 54 Verbal, Visual, and Kinesthetic Modes of Learning 54 Verbal Learners 55 Visual Learners 56 Kinesthetic Learners 56 Student Voice: Hilary Hurst 57 Take the VARK! 57 Learning Styles and Personality Type 57 Extravert/Introvert Scale 58 Sensing/Intuitive Scale 59