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Welcome to the newest CT blog, 
Academics for the Real World!

This blog is our newest creation. Our goal is to provide a variety of online resources to you, the learner. 

At the top of the page, you will notice tabs for the three main subjects: READING, WRITING, and MATH. In each of those tabs, there will be new resources to help you meet your CT academic goals.

Explore the tabs, check out the CT calendar above, and get to know the site. Ctacademics.blogspot.com wants to be your BFF. Soon enough, you and ctacademics.blogspot.com will get a dog and go walking on the beach together...

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What does it really take to be successful in life?
A high IQ?
Talent?
Luck?
Angela Lee Duckworth found out.
Watch the video below and fill out this note taking guide to find out how you can apply this to your life...

First Things First...

Your first assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to fill out a self-assessment to help determine your needs as a student in the academics class. 

Step 1: open the Applied Academics Checklist.

Step 2: click "File," then "Download as," then Microsoft Word.

Step 3: open the document in Microsoft word. Save the file as "yournameAppliedAcademicsChecklist" in the "Academics" folder on your H:/ drive.

Step 4: follow the directions at the top of the page to finish the checklist.

Later in the year, you will fill out the same checklist again, and show the progress you have made!

Writing Academic Goals

Now it's time to write some Academic Goals!

To complete this section, you need to have completed the Applied Academics Checklist from the post above.




Step 1: open the AA3 Goals document.

Step 2: click "File," then "Download as," then "Microsoft Word."

Step 3: click the file in the bottom-left corner to open the file in Microsoft Word

Step 4: save the file as "yournameAA3goals" in the "Academics" folder on your H:/ drive.

Step 5: follow the directions and fill out the sheet.