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I Didnt Do My Homework .. A Fun Book & Activity For The First Week Of School

I Didn't Do My Homework .. A Fun Book & Activity For The First Week Of School There is, however, another kind â€" the ones t...

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Do Your Homework

Do Your Homework It often makes me feel like I’m getting so much work done at once. In reality, it’s definitely the worst strategy for doing homework! The gospel frees me to learn, laugh, cry, relax and spend time with Jesus. We get the syllabus and begin to read over it looking at what we are expected to complete. Some of us are wondering how we can get all this new work done and also have time to look for a job after graduation. If homework is a small percentage of your final grade then it matters significantly less if you actually do the homework or not. Teachers list the factors that will account for your final grade on most class syllabuses. Even if you lose a couple points for it, you can make up for it with quality. It may be better to hand in low priority work late than on time and rushed. If homework is a large percentage of your final grade then it matters more if you do your homework. Many teachers make homework a tiny percentage of your final grade while still giving homework every single night. In those situations, don’t worry about doing your homework for your grade’s sake. My Personal Nerd said that every student faces this issue and it can actually be very frustrating (that’s for sure!). It was a revelation to me when the Nerd told me that procrastination is normal and even useful. However, I’ve found out that I can only try multitasking and not actually do it, as the studies show. I learned that doing research is also a skill much too late. When I couldn’t find relevant sources, I got so frustrated that often bought academic articles online, getting way out of my budget. For example, a teacher might list homework as 20% of your grade and tests as 80%. Once this aspect of homework sinks in,you might notice that teachers that give you lots of homework get less and less irritating. They focus on going through the motions of a good student instead of the things that actually help their grades. There are better things to worry about than schoolwork. This is how you maximize your results while still enjoing life.This might sound a little odd but it’s true. They may add busy work to your day but throwing away a fraction of a percent on your final grade to skip it, might be worth it. Always handing in your homework may help youcreate the look of a high scoring studentbut it can be counter productive for getting higher grades. When teachers imagine a good student, they imagine the kind of student that does their homework. This isn’t a completely unrealistic image of a good student. Most students get caught up in trying to look like a good student. If the teacher seems sensitive about it then â€" instead of skipping it, just symbolically complete it but don’t worry about answering anything correct. If the assignment isn’t going to affect your grade â€" the difference between an F and a skip is virtually irrelevant. Doing homework might make you look like a good student but it’s not always the best way to actually improve your grades. Most students do better when they sacrifice the low priority work andfocus well on the high priority work. When a teacher allows late work, rushing work is a mistake. The pressure of getting good grades and also mastering the material is important. The professor says to the class, you already have an A. It would be to be more confident about doing homework. I know the flow of homework never ends and if you don’t get it all under control, it becomes overwhelming very quickly.

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