Chapter 3

The Art of Being a Scholar

Prerequisite
By: Angela Marie T. Rillera

1. The art of being a scholar is important to any Pisay student who wants to
survive his or her six years.
2. It is a matter of passing or failing, so do what has to be done before it is too
late.
3. There are five requirements that govern the art of being a scholar:
a. Values Education
b. Intellect, Wisdom and Ability
c. Drive, Motivation and Competitive Spirit
d. Human Relation
e. Techniques and Tips in Studying
4. Values Education serves as a guide to virtue and discipline as you strive to
attain your goal of being a scholar. A student has to be virtuous as he or she
struggles in his or her daily duties as not to succumb to stress, temptation
and burden. Likewise discipline of students in managing time, indulging in
pleasures and giving in to peer- pressures is required to overcome
challenging task.
5. Intellect, wisdom and ability are every scholar’s weapon. Harness and
develop them and take benefit of the opportunity given, as not all are
endowed with such talent. Make good advantage and you will see the good
future ahead.
 6. Nothing can be
achieved by a student
no matter how good
he or she is, if a
student doesn’t have
the drive, motivation
and competitive
spirit. Don’t wait for
a chance encounter to
success, as everything
has to be
accomplished by hard
work, diligence and
dedication.
7. Being a scholar is tough and being alone is not an option. You have to deal
with teachers and students on a frequent basis as you learn, make your
projects and prepare for a test. You may need your classmate, your team to
accomplish them, and having good human relationship is a skill that you
should master to survive. It would not help if you will have a strain
relationship with your classmates.
8. With the humongous load of work a Pisay scholar has to do, you may not
have enough time to accomplish everything. Studying the right things at the
right time is the key. Be wise to outwit the challenge of acing your test. It is
not the quantity of things you study but the quality of it.
9. Being a scholar is living a dream and is a passport to a good future, but it is
a struggle every step of the way, a student has to experience anxieties but a
scholar is no ordinary, he has to survive if he or she follows these tips:
 a. Have a positive attitude
that everything is worth
doing. If you don’t love
what you are doing, then
it is pointless studying,
nothing will ever come
to your head. Start
getting interested; find something in your lessons that will fascinate
you.
b. Have a good study habit, and make sure to stick with it. Be
disciplined, on the hours that you set as your study time. Avoid
destructions like cellphones, gadgets and televisions.
c. Study in advance your lessons, so you can actively participate in
classroom discussions. It gives you a benchmark to better understand
the lesson, plus prepares you for a surprise quiz and graded
recitations.
d. Avoid cramming, and if you must, study your lessons every day.
Cramming for the test will only make you pass the test, but it will not
give you good grades, and definitely will not make you learn your
lessons.
e. Raise questions to your teachers. If topics confuse and really need
further explanations. Teacher will appreciate them, because it shows
you are learning. But do it not in an offensive or annoying manner.
f. Be aware of pointers and reviewers for tests given by teachers, they
could be helpful to narrow down the things that you are going to
study. And study the topic that the teachers stress during discussions
in class. Most likely, she will get questions from there.
g. Give balance to your school life, join extra –curricular activities –
they are fun and you can meet a lot and new friends.
h. Stay healthy, eat well, take vitamins and have some physical activity.
It energizes your body, making it ready to the entire task you have to
do as a student.
i. Don’t get discouraged if in the beginning you are getting poor grades,
with constant studying you will soon achieve excellence in your
studies. Stay happy and take away frustrations in your system.
Negative emotions won’t help, yet lessens the chances of you getting
good grades.
 j. Pray always that everything would be alright in your studies. As you
study hard, and so as you have to pray hard. It gives you some
comfort and relief that there is somebody helping you and that is God.

10. Give yourself a choice, the battle is within yourself on how you coupe up
with stress of being a scholar and not get burned out. Nothing is forced
upon you but when you make a choice, you have to stand by it to attain
excellence.