Time Management

Managing a person’s time is a very crucial skill that everyone should learn how to do. Life can be measured in time: weeks, days, hours and even minutes. Knowing how to schedule time to complete important activities such as homework is very important. For many students, procrastination is a big problem. In high school, teachers act as babysitters some days, but in college students are on their own. So, to help avoid last minute homework such as reading, students should look at their schedule and see how much time they have to complete their assignments. Then maybe set the amount of pages to read each day in order to complete the tasks. Another helpful time management idea would simply be to limit the amount of time you as a student spends watching television or using the internet. Sometimes, people and kids get wrapped up and distracted by the television and internet and do not realize that they have spent hours sitting in front of the computer doing nothing productive. Before they realize, it is ten o’clock at night and their homework is still not even started. Bad habits can start when students are required to stay up late at night completing homework. So, the third thing a student can do to help manage their time is set a certain bed time. If the student knows that they only have until maybe ten thirty at night to get everything done so they have to go to sleep, they will be more inclined to start their homework earlier in the day. All of these actions and ideas can come in very handy for many students, but it is up to the student to change their habits and follow the goals and schedules they set for themselves. Below are some websites that can help students find out what activities can be distracting and tips to help them stay on task.

http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/sucess/time.html
http://www.time-management-guide.com/
http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/acad/strat/time_man_princ.html
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/tips4.html