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Planning ahead can be a key to great success in anything one pursues. In order to achieve the goals I have set for myself in English class, I need a plan.
In order to succeed, I need to get my game face on and put in the study and work time necessary to put forth my best work. This involves taking 6 hours out of my week and devoting it to the lovely language that is English.
1) I need to work around the schedule I already have in place.
This includes work and of course all those other fun classes I take during the day. Breaks are a great time for me to squeeze in some extra homework time (as I am doing now). I can hold off on more of the social stuff later when I am finished with homework for the evening... goals!
2) I can see how my time studying for this class with interact with other class studying.
Other classes will take work time as well. I have to make sure I plan out my studying so that each classes' homework assignments are done on the days they are due.
3) Finally, I need to space out the time relatively evenly throughout the week.
I don't want to be doing every English assignment Friday and Saturday evening. If I crunch all my work into Friday and Saturday, I will become very frustrated, and tired. Also, my final outcome might not be at the level it could have been if I had decided to work over more than 2 days.
And it can never hurt to add a couple extra hours onto the mandatory 6, just in case.
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
Franklin, Benjamin. "Planning." Proverbia. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2015
While reading through my piers' blog posts, I realize that I am not truly alone in adjusting to a new environment, and schedule. Hallye and I are both struggling to get homework done as well as having a social life and doing more activities that we enjoy. Though walking and riding my bike to my classes has given me the chance to sneak in more activity that I would not have been able to do living at home and having a car to take me different places. It really reminds me how important it is to keep a balanced schedule and not to procrastinate. Procrastinating leads to stress and stress leads to even worse study habits.
Reading through Chloe's blog post reminded as to why I do not like timed assignments. When there is a time limit put onto an assignment it automatically makes me feel more nervous and anxious about getting an assignment done. This is not just in class assignments or tests, but with homework assignment as well. The closer I am to a deadline the more stressed out I get over assignments. College will definitely be a collection of learning experiences. I will be learning a lot from past mistakes until I can find my footing.
I really enjoyed reading through your time management plan for this semester! I particularly like your idea of spacing time out relatively evenly throughout the week. I sometimes fall into the trap of leaving most of my work for a day that I have fewer classes, but that often means that work piles up on certain days of the week. I think spacing things out throughout the week is a great plan that I might have to implement in my own schedule. You have some great ideas written here, and as long as you stick to it, I am sure you'll have a great semester ahead of you!
ReplyDeleteDid you ACTUALLY spend 6 hours a week on homework?
ReplyDeleteDid you have time for family or friends this semester?
Did you spend your time inbetween classes doing homework?