Organization!
Organization!
Organization!
Keeping yourself organized really does make a different with school work, homework and studying. Here are some tips to help:
1. Have one place at home where all work is done. Make sure it is away from any distractions ( Cell phone, TV, Video Games, etc.). If you do all your work in one place, it lessens the chance you will misplace or lose papers around the house.
2. Many students use a different colored folder for each class. One side is for handouts and completed work. The other side of the folder is for homework (To be done or completed work). I have seen too many students waste time in class taking everything out of their bags and digging through crumpled papers for the homework.
3. Date EVERYTHING you are given. This was it can help you know whether or not you need it for a test or project.
4. Clean out you folders every 2 weeks. Throw out anything that you do not need. If there is anything you do want to keep, put it in a folder at home. By May, I have seen some students with papers in their binders from September.
5. USE your planner. It may seem simple, but this is the easiest thing you can do to help with organization. It is hard for anyone to remember everything they have to do in their 7 classes. By writing it down, you will know EXACTLY what the assignment is so you won't spend 20 minutes digging through your bag for that scrap of paper you wrote the homework on.
I use several of these simple things myself to help me remember everything I have to do. Doing these things daily will help with your frustration level with classwork, homework and projects.
