New Solutions to Studying in the New Year!
Your kids may be astute and reflective enough to make New Years resolutions. Unfortunately, their resolution is much more likely to be to increase their average texting speed than to improve their study habits. Here are some additional resolution ideas to suggest to your young learner.
Get more organized
Organization might be even more important for a student than it is for an adult. Whereas you might only have one boss, they can have up to seven (not to mention their coaches, club presidents, etc.), all expecting deliverables at various times.
Now is a great time for kids to get used to writing tasks down in a planner or committing to use a great app like iStudiez Pro to organize all of the balls they have in the air. In addition, although it might seem counterintuitive to growing their responsibility, you need to commit to checking their planner on a regular basis. Responsibility and accountability are two sides of the same coin.
Get serious about distraction-free studying
The ability to focus on a task might be the most important skill for the next generation of workers, considering all of the distractions that have been available to them since they were small children. Some might consider that kind of work environment multitasking, but it’s really just an excuse for slow, sloppy work.
If a student faces the situation and gets their work done before moving on to other things, they will find that schoolwork takes less time and can be more beneficial. Give them enough space to eliminate distractions themselves, but if things aren’t improving, don’t be afraid to move their study area to the middle of the house so you can monitor them.
Don’t be afraid to seek help
Believe it or not, some students needlessly heap a lot of pressure on themselves when it comes to schoolwork. They believe that studying cannot be beneficial unless they are working without any help. How are they supposed to learn if they can’t do the work themselves?
This is obviously misguided. Students should not be afraid to seek help for any struggles they might be having in school. That might be as simple as watching a few YouTube videos for a refresher on a topic they thought they had mastered all the way to professional tutoring. Remind your student that a strong person doesn’t do everything themselves; they realize their shortcomings and find people to help them get better.