Why didn’t we hear about SMART goals until we were grown adults? In case you still haven’t learned about the concept, SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound. It’s a way of setting goals that are realistic and building an action plan to achieve them. Instead of setting a vague goal like “get better grades,” students can learn to set goals like, “raise my biology grade to a 90 percent by mid-terms.”
That goal would then be broken down into smaller milestones, with actionable steps to achieve them, like participating in a weekly study group or going over flashcards for 15 minutes each night. So much more effective.
