Our district has two days off during the fall. Both teachers and students look forward to the break. It tends to come at the end of the quarter so, prompted me to reflect on the year so far, my thoughts turned toward the biggest issues I see working against my own homeworkwarriors' success.
I've confirmed this year that students who struggle the most are those who are unorganized. The reason is many fold. First, it takes a lot longer to do homework when you're having to plow through piles of unrelated assignments to find the one you want to work on. If this happens every time you sit down to complete something, that five to ten minutes of wasted time adds up and homework seem never ending. Second is the increased probability that the same disorganized pile with eat your homework so you won't be able to find it to turn it in on time.
This week I looked through several backpacks to find two and three copies of the same half done assignment that will now be turned in for fewer points. That's a lot of wasted time and effort! I don't understand why these same students don't take that five minutes up front and organize (check out my website "www.homeworkwarriors.com" under the BOOT CAMP section for the 'Planner" and "Ultimate Organizer" system).
The third and most important problem disorganization creates is decreasing confidence. If you're constantly putting in the effort and getting no payback, you tend to doubt yourself. Who wants to try and then not succeed time after time? It's deflating. It's frustrating. It's infuriating! No wonder students begin avoiding the whole thing, which makes it even worse. Parents get mad. Teachers stop caring. Who can bglame the students that end up hating school.
But you're in control! You can organize yourself.
Try it for three weeks. I promise you'll find yourself energized. And getting work in on time will boost your confident, improve your student image and help your grades soar! Realize that students who can't complete assignments before the applicable tests are always at a disadvantage. They are constnatly runing behinid the crowd. This single, simple step will help you surge to the front!
Why go into battle without the proper equipment!
I've confirmed this year that students who struggle the most are those who are unorganized. The reason is many fold. First, it takes a lot longer to do homework when you're having to plow through piles of unrelated assignments to find the one you want to work on. If this happens every time you sit down to complete something, that five to ten minutes of wasted time adds up and homework seem never ending. Second is the increased probability that the same disorganized pile with eat your homework so you won't be able to find it to turn it in on time.
This week I looked through several backpacks to find two and three copies of the same half done assignment that will now be turned in for fewer points. That's a lot of wasted time and effort! I don't understand why these same students don't take that five minutes up front and organize (check out my website "www.homeworkwarriors.com" under the BOOT CAMP section for the 'Planner" and "Ultimate Organizer" system).
The third and most important problem disorganization creates is decreasing confidence. If you're constantly putting in the effort and getting no payback, you tend to doubt yourself. Who wants to try and then not succeed time after time? It's deflating. It's frustrating. It's infuriating! No wonder students begin avoiding the whole thing, which makes it even worse. Parents get mad. Teachers stop caring. Who can bglame the students that end up hating school.
But you're in control! You can organize yourself.
Try it for three weeks. I promise you'll find yourself energized. And getting work in on time will boost your confident, improve your student image and help your grades soar! Realize that students who can't complete assignments before the applicable tests are always at a disadvantage. They are constnatly runing behinid the crowd. This single, simple step will help you surge to the front!
Why go into battle without the proper equipment!
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