U ever done this? (homeschool kids)?

Question

u ever blow off ur entire time and wait till the last day to do like a months worth of work, and u just barly make it? i seem 2 do it every time, and i cant stop, any ideas as to help me focus? please answer both questions

1. have u done that wait till the last minute thing.

2. how did u or do i stop it?

Answer 1

1. Yes.

2. I took rss 105 at the college and it helped me do my homework. And not procrastinating helps alot too.

Answer 2

Yes we have all done it. The only way to change is to mature... then make a point of doing something toward you goal every day. Oh, first write down your goals. Like read chapter three before the end of the week and so on.

Answer 3

The way I homeschool I cannot do that. I have a set schedule and my parents can check if I am doing my work. How to stop for you, one just remember that you are to old to do stuff like that. Then get your parents involved in helping to make sure your are doing your work.

Answer 4

No, because in home schooling you can not run behind, unless you set a schedule for yourself that does not allow for the flexibility to revise it when life happens....

Learning at your own pace means just that, you spend a few hours a day on your school work, and this can be done at any time during the day, or evening; Monday through Sunday.

Life will give us last minute things to do all the time, this is simple for those who have learned to be flexible, and not so easy for those who are unorganized, or ridged.

If we take a break from formal schooling, no matter how long this break may be; we do not "catch up", we simply pick up where we left off.

Answer 5

My parents would never have allowed that but I am sure if they had, I would have done it at some point. Everyone wants to procrastinate sometime.  Just make sure it does not become an everyday thing.  Make a schedule you know youcan follow.  That is the beauty of homeschooling, you set the schedule.  If you need to, give yourself small breaks to keep yourself going throughout the day.

Answer 6

We're not so structured that we set a deadline. Sometimes the kids may not get to certain projects or finish them when we thought but we don't consider it a loss since they're just doing something else interesting. Living life and learning are so intertwined that they're practically indistinguishable around here.

Answer 7

yes

discipline is the number one key. That is all it is to it. Set up a schedule and keep to it.

Answer 8

I know homeschooled students who do that. (And to those who are saying that homeschooled students can't get behind, well, yes, they can. One girl I know well, she has to cover certain amount of work to get her diploma; this is decided by our province. If she wants to finish her grade 11 year by a certain time, then she has to do the work by that time. If she slacks off, then she has to work like mad, which she has had to do.)

My best suggestion would be to read some books/websites on time management, as well as decide what it is that you would LIKE to happen. Be very clear about it--when things are muddled, it's easy to not follow through. Write it out. Set up some rules/procedures for yourself--by this, I mean routines, rules like, "I write a to-do list before breakfast every morning. I begin my work right after breakfast. I can take a 15-minute break after an hour." Right those out in big and post them. Then it's a matter of MAKING yourself following what you've decided for yourself. Each morning, when you get up, write out what you want to accomplish that day. Not having a clear view of what you want to accomplish in a day makes it easy to squander time.

Answer 9

I did that every week with my AP history class. I end up with weekly deadlines instead of monthly ones, but I also have a lot of work.

The best way to stop is to get in to a routine. First, it really sucks, but ultimately it's better and easier.

My problem was that I was trying to study in my (shared) room. This didn't work. My sister has two loud cockatiels, we have this retarded airfilter that sounds like a jet taking off, my sister was always on her cell phone talking to her friends, and I was right in front of my computer. I live in an apartment, and the only other rooms with doors are my parents' room, the bathroom, and the kitchen. Sometimes I can work in my room, but not usually. Because I could never get anything done, I started to go outside whenever possible to do my work. If it's nice out -and depending on what I have to do, can't really take piano practice with me- there's nothing quite like bringing a book to a park. No matter what you do, you still have to isolate yourself in some way, or you'll just get distracted and end up with all your work piled up. If music helps you, go for it, but unless it's something without lyrics that you know really well, it will just be distracting.

If you can't go out, and you live in an actual house with a usable attic or basement, see if you can convert that space in to a study area and get your friends to come over so you can all do your work. You can get some suitably comfortable furniture from the Salvation Army (so your parents won't have to fork over a lot of cash) and set up a pretty cool study space. All you need are some bookshelves, some tables/desks, a couple chairs, and some lights. If you're acoustically separated you won't be able to get distracted by other stuff, but you don't want to lock yourself in the basement all alone, either. :P

If you can't do that, maybe one of your friends can. It might be kind of awkward, but ask one of your parents -or your friend's parents, depending- to check in on you guys now and then to make sure you're working. If you don't have video games or other potentially distracting stuff -i.e video iPods with episodes of Family Guy on them- you'll probably get your work done faster.

Keep your space organized. Keep your pens and pencils in a cup and your books on a shelf. Have you considered keeping all your assignments in one binder, if that's possible? If you have worksheets or something similar, it's really handy to be able to flip through. It actually helps you learn more, because you can refer back to your old assignments when you get confused. Last year, I only had a notebook for my math class (a tutor with a few other kids) and it was really hard to understand my old assignments. Now I use a binder with a pocket divider in the front. New and uncompleted assignments go in the front pocket, completed assignments go in the back. Work from the class worth keeping is on lined paper inside, and handouts get holes punched in them and stuck in the back. It's way easier to refer to the sheet explaining alternate interior angles than to try and figure out your notes.

You can get desk organizers from Staples that are like big pencil cups, but with compartments for little things like paper clips. If your desk is clean, your mind will be clearer and doing your work will be much less of a hassle. Sometimes, my family members will go in to my desk and take my ruler, or my favorite pen -I know, I'm a nerd- and that throws me off when I'm trying to do my work. Instead of being able to pack up my stuff and go, or just sit down at my desk and do my geometry or write my essay, I have to hunt down all my stuff.

I was diagnosed with ADHD -unmedicated- so I understand how easy it is to get distracted. I have a very short attention span, so I have to work in bursts. That's why it's so crucial to be organized; I can't afford to spend my limited time of mental clarity searching for a protractor.

At the end of the day, though, it all comes down to just doing it. Take your work for the day, go wherever you work, sit down, and start pushing that pencil.

Answer 10

First, make one of your new year resolutions to get on task and stop procrastinating. I have never done this, I am homeschooled too, but here are some tips to stop this whole thing:

Sometimes, I listen to soothing music, it helps me, it might help you!

Set yourself up a schedule of how long or how many lessons you're going to do that day... TRUST ME!!! It really helps!

Try not to get distracted by other things around you... I find that it helps if you take a break after each lesson. A five to ten minute break, that way you have time to do what you need to do, go to the restroom, get a snack, and then get back to work!

I hope these tips helped, happy new year, and God bless!

Answer 11

Yep did it a lot.  That's why I got D's in school!

Answer 12

1. no.  i have WAY too much work to do a months worth in one day.

2.  maybe try to make a basic schedule and find out what you need to do every day.  also force yourself to wait until after you've finished all your school to go do all the fun stuff you want to do.  it really takes discipline and responsibility.  also ask your parents or friends to keep you accountable.

if you continue to do this you might be one of those kids that needs to have a teacher on your butt all the time.  think about public or private school.  i don't know what grade you're in but that's really not gonna work for you to be doing that in highschool.

Answer 13

i never done tht

Answer 14

No.

Being unschoolers, it is impossible for me or my siblings to get behind with our lessons and impossible for us to leave everything until the last moment.

You can only 'get behind' if you or your parents impose a timetable/deadlines/schedule for you to follow; our's don't.

Answer 15

1 no i havent done any thing like that

2 maybe u should set up an exact time when u can study even if it is not a lot