Habits of a Good Student for Children

What's the secret to being a good student? It may seem like a mystery, but here at Socratica Kids, we'll show you how. Meet Topher. Topher is a good student. Then there's Leonard. Well, this is where Leonard sits. Hi, Jacob. Hi, Olivia. Good morning, Ethan. Good morning, Mia. Topher always shows up a little bit before school starts. Leonard, on the other hand, often oversleeps and shows up late to school. I think I hear him now. "I'm coming, I'm coming! Where am I? Is this school? Am I late?" "Good morning, Leonard. What time is it?" "8.01. Oh, sweet. I made it." "Well, you're actually one minute late. Do you have any snacks? What? I'm so hungry. I didn't eat breakfast." It's important to eat breakfast before school. It's hard to concentrate when you're hungry. "Good morning, class." This is Rita Fox. She's the teacher. She wants to help all her students learn and grow. "Good morning, Miss Fox. Sup?" You should always be nice and respectful to your teacher. They're here to help you. "Let's begin today by turning in our homework assignment. Homework what?" It's important to try your best on your homework and turn it in on time. "Thank you, Topher. Leonard, your homework, please." "Uh, my dog ate it?" Making excuses for why you don't have your homework is not being a good student. "I didn't know you had a dog, Leonard." "Uh, I don't. I lied. I'm sorry. I forgot to do it." "I see. Well, thank you for being honest with me. Turn it in tomorrow." "Okay. Now, class, does anyone have any questions about the homework?" Asking questions is part of being a good student. So is raising your hand. "Yes, Topher?" "I got stuck adding three numbers together. It's so many numbers." "I agree, Topher. It is a lot. But I know we can do it because we're awesome!" "Uh, what was that? Please, raise your hand if you have something to say. Remember, no talking in class! Save that for outside!" Rita's right. No talking in class unless instructed. It's distracting for everyone. "I'm sorry. It's my tummy. I didn't eat breakfast." "Oh no, Leonard. I'm sorry. Here, have my avocado." "Thank you!" If you must eat in class, try not to be obvious about it. "Ah, that was good. Now I'm ready for school. What are we doing? Leonard? Are we still doing that math thing? Leonard? What? No talking! Oh, sorry." "Okay, so Topher had a great question about how to add three numbers at once. As an example, let's take a look at two plus two plus two. We all know what two plus two is. Four! Remember to raise your hand, Leonard." "Oh, sorry. Pick me, pick me, pick me! Leonard? What? Quietly raise your hand. Oh, sorry. Topher? What? Are you kidding me? Two plus two is four. I was gonna say that." "Very good. So now we can think of it as four plus two. That's much easier. What is four plus two?" "Yes, Topher?" "Does she not see me? Four plus two is six." "Very good. I was gonna say that. You can get the next question, Leonard. What is two plus two plus three?" "Let's see. Two plus two is four plus three is seven." "That's right! Good job! Woo! I'm the smartest! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Get out of here!" Being a good student is getting questions right, but also not throwing a personal party when you do. "Who's the best? Leonard's the best. I said, who's the best? Leonard's the best! No personal parties! Ugh, yeah, school's hard. And fun! And awesome!" To see more SmartFun videos, subscribe to Socratica Kids. You can pick another video to watch now. Isn't that right, Leonard? Leonard. Leonard.