Ways to Finish Your Schoolwork in Record Time, Without the Quality of Your Work Suffering
I began volunteering at the elementary school that my 4 year old child will be attending next year.
I did this so that I could see what type of environment I was going to send my child to.
I found that the school should meet my family's needs and am excited for him to start there.
As a Christian I enjoy helping people and believe in the value of education from a religious and non-religious perspective.
As a tutor, I was placed in a fourth grade class helping a few young girls who have attention problems that struggle in spelling.
I came up with a solution to help students learn the material and to get better grades at a faster pace.
I gave these girls four rules.
If students go too fast they are bound to make careless mistakes, only having to go back and correct the problems over and over again.
Slowing down will actually help make their work go faster.
Paying attention to detail is vital in making sure that the work gets done right.
The students will find that just like slowing down, they will make fewer mistakes and actually go faster than before.
They will not be backtracking to fix careless mistakes.
Taking a deep breath before beginning helps to calm nerves.
Doing work neatly also speeds up the process of school work.
Doing neat work allows for the information to be more legible.
When the information is easier to read and a mistake is made then it is much easier to go back and correct a mistake.
Doing work neatly allows for students to see their work as a whole and keep the information more organize.
I know from experience that teachers love neat work, they can quickly grade and process what the student is saying and trying to accomplish.
Getting students to believe in themselves is really important.
If they don't think they can do something they won't do it and sometimes they won't even try and then the work is never even started.
I think that we spend too much time telling students the things they can't do or the things they do wrong, that they stop believing in themselves way into adulthood.
I wish that I could add a fifth rule which would be, to say a prayer that you will learn the material.
Since I was in a public school situation I was unable to do this but I always had a prayer in my heart that I would be able to help these students achieve their desired success.
It seems counter intuitive to slow down, pay attention to detail and to work neatly, however, those who follow this practice get better grades, get their work done faster, learn more and have better relationships with their teachers.
Saying a prayer before and after your study will help, but due to restrictions in the schools this might not be an option but, you can encourage students to keep a prayer in their hearts.
When I started tutoring these students in spelling they struggled but, by implementing most these strategies they went from below average grades in spelling to receiving full credit on most of their tests.
I did this so that I could see what type of environment I was going to send my child to.
I found that the school should meet my family's needs and am excited for him to start there.
As a Christian I enjoy helping people and believe in the value of education from a religious and non-religious perspective.
As a tutor, I was placed in a fourth grade class helping a few young girls who have attention problems that struggle in spelling.
I came up with a solution to help students learn the material and to get better grades at a faster pace.
I gave these girls four rules.
- Slow down
- Pay Attention to detail
- Do your work neatly
- Believe in yourself
If students go too fast they are bound to make careless mistakes, only having to go back and correct the problems over and over again.
Slowing down will actually help make their work go faster.
Paying attention to detail is vital in making sure that the work gets done right.
The students will find that just like slowing down, they will make fewer mistakes and actually go faster than before.
They will not be backtracking to fix careless mistakes.
Taking a deep breath before beginning helps to calm nerves.
Doing work neatly also speeds up the process of school work.
Doing neat work allows for the information to be more legible.
When the information is easier to read and a mistake is made then it is much easier to go back and correct a mistake.
Doing work neatly allows for students to see their work as a whole and keep the information more organize.
I know from experience that teachers love neat work, they can quickly grade and process what the student is saying and trying to accomplish.
Getting students to believe in themselves is really important.
If they don't think they can do something they won't do it and sometimes they won't even try and then the work is never even started.
I think that we spend too much time telling students the things they can't do or the things they do wrong, that they stop believing in themselves way into adulthood.
I wish that I could add a fifth rule which would be, to say a prayer that you will learn the material.
Since I was in a public school situation I was unable to do this but I always had a prayer in my heart that I would be able to help these students achieve their desired success.
It seems counter intuitive to slow down, pay attention to detail and to work neatly, however, those who follow this practice get better grades, get their work done faster, learn more and have better relationships with their teachers.
Saying a prayer before and after your study will help, but due to restrictions in the schools this might not be an option but, you can encourage students to keep a prayer in their hearts.
When I started tutoring these students in spelling they struggled but, by implementing most these strategies they went from below average grades in spelling to receiving full credit on most of their tests.
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