Midterms for high school students are fast approaching! For courses that will be ending at the half-year mark, it is worth putting in your very best effort to do well on the final test.  Even if the class will be continuing, it is important to be completely in command of the material from the first half of the year.  You want to end on a high note.  Look back over the course calendar and see, week by week, what topics you covered.  Make a summary list, and then write some thoughts about each topic.  Did you fully understand the material?  Do you see how it fits with the things that came before and after it?  Could you “teach” that topic to a new student in the course now?  If not, what parts still confuse you?  This list will help you know how to spend your review time.  Use the options of meeting with the teacher, studying in a group, or making an appointment with a tutor so that you can spend the time needed to become comfortable with the material.  You need to be in charge of your learning.  Start today.