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Hoodwink - Word of the Week

Our word of the week is hoodwink. Hoodwink means to deceive by false appearance. As students of learning, you must grasp learned concepts to avoid being hoodwinked. Too often, fads and the latest craze tend to hoodwink their audience into quick methods of achieving certain goals. For instance, your pursuit of education is an unavoidable process that requires studying and more studying. Therefore, as students of learning, do not allow something else to hoodwink you into the belief of instant knowledge if you circumvent your studying routine.

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Bathetic -- Word of the Week

Our word of the week is bathetic. Bathetic is another term for sentimentalism or when one's feelings produce an unintentional effect of anticlimax. As student of learning, one will eventually become bathetic. To avoid being bathetic just remember the lessons learned from labs or even the conversations from your friends. Now cast yourself in a bathetic role when you feel like quitting. So from your bathetic view of your situation, you will realize that the vein of knowingness ventures through that situation. 

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Anticipation vs Expectation

Expectation and anticipation may seem similar; yet, a deeper understanding will reveal a totally different usage of each word. Merriam Webster gives the same definition for both terms – “act of looking forward.” After a careful analysis of these terms one will uncover something completely different.

Expectation is the belief that something will happen. A person who expects already has a perceived idea what will happen which leads to a well thought-out or notion about the event before it actually happens. In other words, your expectation moves your feelings or beliefs regarding the success of what you already know will happen. Expectation is silently waiting for something to happen. Whereas, anticipation creates a hopeful experience or chance for an opportunity leading to foreseen events. Anticipation brings excitement, since a prior action must occur for a later action to unfold. Therefore, anticipation coveys feelings of excitement because you know something will happen.  

As students of learning, stop expecting good grades, but anticipate excellent grades. Remember, a prior action must occur for you to anticipate another action. Your actions of ongoing studying, updating study techniques, recalling information, reviewing your notes, and even mapping ways to master new material consist of actions for anticipation to materialize. Anticipation requires energy and preparation. Anticipation creates possibilities for successful outcome. Anticipation keeps you engaged while preparing you for every opportunity to perform beyond your wildest expectation. I challenge you to anticipate excellence instead of waiting silently to expect good grades.

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Condone - Word of the Week

Our word of the week is condone. Condone is a verb that means to treat something bad as acceptable or harmless. As student of learning, one must never condone the passing of tests without studying. Even when one makes a satisfactory grade from unpreparedness, it does not mean you should condone that method of success. Therefore, a rigid routine of studying creates readiness for each exam.

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