Time Management Skills

Is there not enough time in the day to do everything you want?

Read on. . .

Good time management provides structure to your day and peace of mind.

Make a To Do List or Action List. Be realistic in your planning. Set realistic time lines and prioritize the list from most important to least important.

Use the daily planner provided by Lake Highland at the beginning of the school year. Record all timelines set by teachers. Check the teachers web page frequently to make sure your dates are the same as their's. Record appointments; due dates for tests, assignments and homework; study time; family time; free time; etc.

Stephen Covey, in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, suggests prioritizing your tasks in four classifications: urgent, important, not urgent, and not important.

Remember

Getting enough sleep is essential. Eight to ten hours of sleep per night is adequate rest for a high school student.

Having a healthy diet and drinking plenty of water makes you more alert during the day to keep on task.

Procrastination can sabotage your grade. Did you know that procrastination is the leading cause of cheating in high school?

LHPS Teacher Hints:

Time Management is essential for long range assignments such as Science Fair projects.If these projects are completed with a reasonable amount of planning, it should be an easy task and not a laborious process .(9th Grade Science Teacher)
Distractions in class such as talking , completing homework or studying for a test for another class cause you to lose time and concentration. (9th Grade Science Teacher)

Source:

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen R. Covey. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.