... to everyone throughout his or her lifetime. In college, you tend to have more time on your hands and the last thing on one's mind is homework. But I learned some tricks once for concentrating on homework. I never used them in high school but I tend to use them more since I have been attending college. The first trick is: keep your desk clean. It ... you can see something that you like to do. The next trick is to write down what you have to do for homework on separate little notes. Also write down the time you started doing that piece of homework and the time you think you will be finish...

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... to everyone throughout his or her lifetime. In college, you tend to have more time on your hands and the last thing on one's mind is homework. But I learned some tricks once for concentrating on homework. I never used them in high school but I tend to use them more since I have been attending college. The first trick is: keep your desk clean. It ... you can see something that you like to do. The next trick is to write down what you have to do for homework on separate little notes. Also write down the time you started doing that piece of homework and the time you think you will be finish...

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... of time, but think of it this way, if ones calls in and if homework needs to get done then they can still make up their homework. The amount of time that one spends study or doing homework usually determines their grade in college. The average student at a four year college spends ... about three to four hours doing homework and or studying for tests. Their reading material is much more ... difficult than a student that attends a community college. The average student is supposed to spend around two hours doing homework and reading each night, but almost of the material that is assigne...

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... 2:30pm. If you are fortunate enough you would then be able to go home and relax, maybe take a nap or have a snack and then begin your homework or studying. But let's say you were in a sport. That would start right after school, and you probably wouldn't get home until about 5 or 6:00 ... That would mean no hanging out with my friends, no sleepovers, not anything. I was done, period paragraph. College is a completely different story when it comes to classes, homework, studying, parents, and even weekends. First of all some people don't even have classes 5 days a week, mostly Mondays throu...

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... are least important and do the things that are useful and helpful. When you get out of your last class you say to yourself, "Well I could save my homework for later on and do it after I come back from the mall," but you shouldn't proceed with that thought always do your school work first. Getting your work ... go out to the mall and things like that. Also, when you are going out with a friends late at night and have nothing done as far as homework, know that most of the time they have their work done, and you"re the one who is stuck having to go back to your room and do ... things first...

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... responsibility for your actions. The consequences for these actions are harsher than they were before. As an illustration, if you commit a crime it is assumed you knew what you were doing and you receive the adult sentence. Another reason would be if the student flunks the class. It is their fault and most students accept this. They know what has to ... subject would be the more responsible choice. Consequently, most students would be bored and drift into the land of daydreams. The other alternative would be to show up and sleep. Doing this will undoubtedly invoke a reaction in the teac...

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... ask a friend for the answers of the exam because they were too tired to study. Many students are so tired that they do not care about school or homework. They care about money, so they can survive, or they want to buy something that they want. Students waste time and money for school, because they do ... in high school is the most common habit for those students who still keep doing it. Most students who cheated in high school are lazy because they would not waste their time doing homework or study. Many students were not caught, so they keep doing it until they get caught. Students, who...

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... priorities but in high school the student is constantly reminded by teachers and parents about responsibility and duties. Also the outcome of not doing those responsibilities are more severe in college as more is expected from the individual. Not doing a homework in high school might mean one can hand it in the next day if he makes up a reasonable excuse. However, in college ... was equivalent to around six hours a day while in college the average ranges from three to four. However, the amount of homework and material to study is very different. One hour is the average time a high schoo...

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... . As college provides a higher level of education, the amount of work you have to do at home also increases. In high school, students get a more general education and time spent doing homework is less. That's not to say that students don't have work in high school but it does mean the workload is a lot smaller. Throughout my high school years I would spend ... mornings doing homework during reading period. Now that I"m in college I have at least two hours of homework each night. There is almost always an exam to study for and note cards are not allowed. An excessive workload is sometimes...

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... high school student's working philosophy. Why does something now when it can be done later? Every single day, masses of students gather in the school library during brunch and lunch doing none other than last-minute homework. However, is this really an effective way to work? Just like every other student, I am also guilty of overly procrastinating ... homework assignments and projects. Teenagers these days. All they want to do is have fun before doing anything else. Of course, this leads to the procrastination of assignments until the very last minute. High school students especially be...

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... to deal with the consequences that the teacher has in store for you, because you didn't do the right thing or you weren't responsible enough to remember about your homework. In addition if you have a responsibility to do a school project and you put it off, you will most likely get a lower grade on the project you ... done because you were rushed and didn't do the job you were expected to do or you didn't do the job everyone knows you are capable of doing. One thing that is very important and you have to be very responsible with is being able to wake up on time to be able to make it ... ...

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... to strive for it. People are given the chance to learn and succeed with an education, but many of them take it for granted. I know that going to school and doing homework is hard and stressful. Not only because of the workload, but because I don't have the strive or the motivation to start or finish it. Many people in this world are ... a couch potato. I believe that everyone is smart; people just fail due to the fact that they are lazy and cannot get anything done. Having the will and determination to do homework and study hard pays off at the end. In high school, I started off with lo...

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... on the same pass/ fail grading system with students who have a lower G.P.A. Many students with a high G.P.A. take pride in their work and constantly are doing work to keep it that way. There is not a good way to look at taking away grades from students besides for the students who do not try in ... Grades are also a great motivation tactic. Many students would not put a lot of effort into school if they knew that they could pass a course by doing the minimum. The courses at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey that are pass/ fail are looked at by the students to be easier. In the clas...

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... going to come home. College students on the other hand no longer live with their parents so a student's parents do not know when they come in or what they are doing. This freedom extends to class attendance too. In high school the school keeps track of a student's attendance and reports any absences to the students legal guardian. College students choose for ... will drastically affect hisher final grade. Other college courses also tend to have less work that is a lot harder. High school math classes have several homework assignments and a test on every chapter. The shorter tests requir...

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... the grass with their books. I felt like I had entered a park, not a college. I walked into a big hall with video games, tables and chairs. People were eating, playing video games, and doing their homework. I soon discovered that it was the cafeteria. I felt quite insignificant; the campus proved to be shockingly enormous. Finally, I approached a student and showed him my classroom number in the schedule book ... in college it was a minimum of ninety minutes. Therefore, sitting in a classroom on the first day was difficult for me. After class was over, the teacher gave us a lot of homewo...

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... sure my parents wanted me to go. School was always almost a secondary priority for me. No matter what I did I knew that my homework or other assignments would be done whenever I got to it. In college, there is no doing your work whenever you get to it. It is a level up from high school, and when the professors assign work it is very ... me a loan for $2000.00. I could not get my books for about two weeks. I had to find a friend with these books or look on in class. I could not do my homework assignments. I already had a bad start and it was not even my fault. The pressure was rising. It...

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... what got to me in high school were the lab writings. I vividly remember having to write three lab reports in one weekend. I was so close to giving up and not doing them, because I had no idea and no creativity on now to write them. Nevertheless, one of my teachers, Mr. Palacios, tutored me on lab writings and their format. Writing had ... I know that we were going to do a lot of reading on our own time from that book. One article from the book that was long and had to read for homework is called Sponsors of literacy by Deborah Brandt. The article talked a lot about sponsors and how they...

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... because I had been anticipating the transition to college for a long time. I am no longer under the control of my parents, and I am able to do what I want or feel like doing. I am now able to develop a better sense of self discipline. It is also a new type of atmosphere in which I can grow and learn. College did not come as a shock to ... . In other words, I need to learn to not procrastinate. One of the biggest things that I let get out of control is homework. I have a bad habit of not doing it until the night before it is due. I must discipline myself to get homework and other things d...

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... professional athletes? The obvious answer is that professional athletes get paid for the sport they play but college students do not. In my eyes, this is strange; both groups are doing the exact same thing but college students are getting a degree while playing a sport. College athletes spend the almost the same amount of time practicing, working out, and playing games as ... ; I go straight from classes in the morning, to a two and half hour practice, then to an hour of weights. When I am finally done with field hockey related activities, I start my homework right away so I can go to be...

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... into college to be easier and more successful. They stay up the night before a test to cram because they did not keep up with their homework. When you study, you remember things that you did for homework and you do not have to spend as much time studying for a certain part of the test. Good work habits will make college much easier ... me get through the high school to college transition easier by allowing me to be able to have more of a sense of independence. If I get through the transitional period by doing my work without help I will be ready for the four years of college ahead of me...

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... level of education, the amount of work you have to do at home is a lot more cumbersome. At high school, where we get a more general education, the time spent home doing homework is undersized. This does not mean that you do not work at high school but it does mean that it is easier in that sense. Moreover, a big advantage of college ... college, you are considered to be more like adults whereas at high school you are looked upon as simple students of a lower class. Also, high school students do have fewer homework and more free times, but at school they are not really free in many ways....

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... other classmates to give them important information on a course that they do not like to attend. However, people make mistakes so misinformation on test dates and homework assignments can lead to work handed in late, doing the wrong assignment, and, perhaps most detrimental, not showing up for a test. Many teachers give a syllabus at the beginning of the semester, but most classes fall ... a regular basis to make note of such changes, a syllabus is useless and even dangerous as it can lead to unhanded-in assignments and unstudied-for tests. Late, incorrect, or unfinished homework assign...

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... of coffee begins to wear off. A year ago studying wasn't important to me. A year ago I would have been in bed by 12, after skimming over my notes, skipping half my homework, and choosing sleep over work. Now I sit, looking forward to my 3 hours of sleep before waking up at 8 to study more, and I am satisfied. I am happy to be learning. I write ... didn't work for everyone, but it helped me tremendously. I never stop working, never stop trying. Its 8 am; I have class in 3 hours. I am not distraught; my piles of homework do not dishearten me. I do my work, and I enjoy doing it. I understa...

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... I had of college were, being far away from my parents and not knowing who to turn to for help, having to make sure I go to my classes and turning my homework in on time. Those bad thoughts are thoughts that every student should have before coming to college. These thoughts are not really bad thoughts, but nervous feelings about college. The ... is supposed to be fun, there are responsibilities that you need to keep up with. Some of the experiences I have had are, going out late on a Tuesday and not doing my homework, waiting until the last minute to do assignments (like this one), and n...

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... must make time to do it all if you want good grades. This can present another problem which can end up in equally bad results. If you are up late doing homework, you may find it hard to focus and get work done in class, which may also decrease your grades. Grades are very important, and the ones you receive in your ... ...

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