Homework Strategies That Work: 5 Suggestions For Students


It can be frustrating for students when they feel they are always falling behind, they have missing assignments, their grades aren’t up to par or they are just plain struggling with the workload. If this describes you, don’t worry because there are strategies that can help you out, starting today. As soon as you begin implementing some of these you will notice a big improvement in keeping your assignments done as well as getting better grades.

  1. Schedule regular daily homework time. This may sound so simple and so obvious, but that’s probably because it actually works really, really well. So never doubt the power of doing this. Plan out your daily activities each day after school so you have a set amount of time, hopefully in the same time frame, each day to complete your studies and school work in.
  2. Us a public place if you need your parent’s reminder to stay on track. If you are good at focusing or you’re a college student, you can opt for a quieter place free of distractions. You know better than anyone else what your distractions are. Your phone? Is it your TV? Your computer and social networks? These things should not be present in your workspace.
  3. Use rewards for yourself. These can be as simple or as complicated as you want them to be. If you get your work done on time for a week, you can go out with your friends on the weekend. Or if you need daily rewards, then if you get your work done each day within the specified time period you can do what you want after that, maybe have some electronics time.
  4. Remember it takes some practice to learn the skills of getting school work done quickly and effectively on a daily basis. It may seem a little difficult at first to adopt these new habits, but you will quickly learn it is well worth the extra effort you are putting in.
  5. If you are really struggling with your school work and none of the above strategies are helping you be successful, talk with one of your teachers. They can help you to see what’s preventing you from being able to do this and succeeding. It may be you just need a little help academically to get you on the right path.