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I will study abroad in Spain by the time I am 17. – One way to add a measurement to this goal is how the child will pay for the trip. – This goal is a long-term one, so they need to break it up into mini-milestones to meet with rewards along the way – This goal is not specific enough – what country do they want to study abroad in? Using what program? I will reward myself for each $500 that I save up. I want to save up $1,500 to buy a horse by the time I am 16. – It's a long-term savings goal, so it should be broken up into mini-milestones that are rewarded along the way – It needs to have a deadline (by what date) – This goal needs to be measurable (how much to save up to buy a horse?) Tweaks to Turn it into a Better SMART Goal Is something that progresses their life forward in some way.Is something they’ll be able to celebrate because they know they’ve achieved it.

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We’re going to take a series of common student goal examples through an exercise of showing how to write it badly, and how to write it so that it POPS. Examples of Good and Bad SMART Goals for Students We’ll first use the “bad” version of the goal, and then showing you some tweaks that make it a good one. Now that we’ve set the stage, let’s go through specific examples of good and bad smart goals for students.

Find what makes them energized about the goal and emphasize that.

Choose a goal they’ll reach quicker, first.

Add in rewards along the way, so that the child will stay engaged.

Scale back what the student is trying to achieve.

When a teacher or parent looks the goal over, they can easily spot the changes that need to be made and help that child tweak things so that the goal can actually work.

It’s a goal a parent or teacher wants, not the child wants, so it’s not a priority for them to complete (there’s nothing in it for them).

It will take too long to achieve, and they’ll likely lose interest (you can check out my delayed gratification exercises here).

It’s not clear when they’ve achieved success/Can’t know when they’ve achieved it.

Or they might choose something they’re not really passionate about.Ĭommon reasons a SMART goal just won’t work (i.e., needs some tweaking): Or they might forget to include any measurement with it. When a student sits down to write a goal out, they might not know how to write an effective one that they can actually achieve.

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Have you set up several mini-milestones to reward yourself with plus to help with measuring results and seeing progress?ĥ Reasons a Smart Goal is “Bad” (aka, not finished being written)Ī goal isn’t ever really bad…just maybe not finished being written.Does this put a “fire in your belly” (meaning, get you excited)?.Will achieving this help you in some meaningful way in your life?.If you really put in the effort and focused your energies, is this something you can reasonably believe you’ll achieve by the deadline?.How will you know that you’ve accomplished this?.When your student or child submits their SMART (ER) goal to you, they should be able to answer the following questions: How can you tell if your students have written a good goal? Sounds simple, but what makes this a “Good” SMART goal is that it's specific (they're going to apply to 4 different schools), it's measurable (they can track the number of applications they've submitted), it's achievable (let's assume it's September, so they have four months to achieve this by), it's relevant (they're in high school and college is coming up next year), and it's time-bound (by December). I will apply to 4 colleges by the end of December. Here's one example of a good SMART goal for students: So, what does this look like out in the wild (you know, in real life)? Examples of Good Smart Goals for Studentsīefore we dive into examples of good smart goals, I want to make sure we're all on the same page about what makes a goal a SMART goal.Īnd not only that, but a SMART (ER) goal.

The ones below will give ideas for how to guide your students as they set their own goals, as well as how to edit and make tweaks to the goals they set (so that they have a better chance of meeting them).īut first, let’s quickly go over what a “good” SMART goal looks like so that you know the measuring stick we’re using here (as well as my personal SMART (ER) goals that I think will get your students a bit more excited about setting one). Getting examples of good and bad smart goals for students is going to be really helpful for you.