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5. Do you surround yourself with intelligent and interesting people with whom you occasionally engage in intellectual discourse, or is your idea of an intellectual conversation a debate about who is the hottest Hollywood hottie? a. I an unabashedly willing to put my intellect out there. b. My conversations are primarily the stuff of gossip magazines and reality TV. 6. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being “I am the King/Queen of Slackerdom” and one being “The word slacker isn't even in my vocabulary”, rate your slacker tendencies. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7. Open or close-minded ? a. I am a principled, but open-minded person with a strong moral compass. b. I 'd rather not know what other people think or believe. It would only annoy me, and I don't care if they know what I think. ANSWER KEY If you answered b to any of these questions or if you have slacker tendencies, here are some ways to move from passive to active. Join a school club or get involved in an activity that brings learning alive, such as your school’s environmental club, or world cultures association. Read more! Read more non-fiction. Watch a documentary. Be curious! Investigate random topics for fun. Study maps. Read or watch travelogs. Talk to your counselor about planning for college. Take advantage of opportunities available to you which enable you to construct your personal base of knowledge. It’s a good skill for high school, college and life! PRODUCT PREVIEW
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