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effeciently completing homework
15.f -- sophomore in high school to be.
last year, i spent way too much time on homework & studying. i didn't have any lack of understanding because i mostly got As, but i really want to speed it up this year.
last year, most days, i would do my homework & studying during lunch at the library for 40 minutes, but i still had 2-3 hours of homework a night. my teachers did not give too much homework, but i was just really slow in getting it all done because i wanted to do other things and some of the homework was hard for me.
here are all of the classes that i am taking.
AP US history
english H (my teacher likes poetry)
french III H
algebra II H
driver's ed
accounting
law
biology
please do not tell me to "google it" because i DID google it. i want YOUR opinions. ONLY GIVE LINKS if you point out what is important.
(1) can someone give me some tips on how to complete my homework faster without doing it all wrong?
please note: i will try to concentrate during class and while i complete my homework, and we're not allowed to do homework during class. only during lunch, which i will do anyway, and on the bus i can study.
(2) does anyone have any SPECIFIC tips on how to do do my homework & studying faster for any of my classes? if you've had one of those classes, what did you have to do?
i am almost half and half visual and auditory learner, but more so visual. so i do love flashcards and tables and charts. i have raided the internet of all "study tips" etc. and i do them all. i'm not stupid by any stretch of imagination, but school was legitimately my LIFE last year, and i really don't want that to happen again. as i said before, i did not have any lack of understanding so i do not need to go to extra help unless i really am having trouble. i just want to speed myself up. i have read about speed-reading and blocking out time tables in your schedule, but
(3) what else can i do?
(4) does anyone have any SPECIFIC tips on doing homework and studying (i know about not watching tv or turning on your computer or answering texts/calls) that not many people know about, or that are really effective?
thank you so much.
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1. To be honest, if you try to rush yourself doing your homework, you're going to make silly mistakes. Trust me, I'm just like you; I want to finish my homework really fast, but then when I do it, I end up getting half of it wrong, and then I wonder what the point was. If you're on a tight schedule, then yeah it's okay to go a little faster, but generally, go the pace you're going. 2-3 hours of homework in high school is normal, actually. Really the only way to speed it up is to read your notes and such from that day before you start your homework, and that will refresh your memory so you're not like "Oh my gosh- I forgot what I learned today..".
2. Hmm well the only classes I've had that you're going to take are Algebra 2 and Biology, which I took two years ago in my freshman year. For Algebra 2, really all there is to it is memorizing formulas and the way to do each problem. That's it. So the best way to do that is to read your notes a lot to yourself, especially before a test.
For biology, it's a lot of memorizing with vocab and concepts. So flash cards are good for the vocab, and the concepts just involve reading them over and over, like with Algebra 2.
3. I've found that you can actually get your work done a lot quicker and more efficiently if you take a 5-minute break every half hour. I know that sounds like it will just take too much time, but really it gives you a chance to get up, get a drink of water or something, maybe go outside for a second, and just relax. Then when you get back to your homework, you're much more in the mood.
4. To be honest, if you can do your homework and watch TV, be on the computer, talk on the phone, etc., then by all means DO IT. I usually do my homework while I'm on the computer unless I really have to focus. Usually the TV is on in the background, too, so that it's not too quiet.
Something else I suggest you do is NOT do homework on your bed or on the couch or anything. Do it at a desk or table. If you get into the habit of doing your homework somewhere comfortable, you'll start to get tired and then you'll fall asleep on your homework [trust me, I've done that my fair share of times...], and then you wake up at 9 at night and wonder where the past four hours went. Sitting at a desk or table eliminates that ;].
--Jack
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