For me, starting a new year at school was 20% exciting and 80% dreadful. As much as I wanted the perfect outfit and best notebooks for my first day back, I'd end up wearing leggings and asking people for a piece of paper for the rest of the year. I have found some easy tips on how to stay semi-organized and ways to help you throughout your school year. Let's face it, there's no sure fired way to be organized and happy throughout your school year, so let's talk reality.
1. Always have a water bottle with you. Water is the best thing to drink, and you can bring it from home so you aren't spending money to get water at school. It also will help you stay hydrated and not fall asleep five minutes into history class.
2. Instead of a big binder for all your classes, try a notebook for each class. This will help you stay organized and help you find things easily. Science class? That's the blue notebook. Spanish class? That's the red notebook. That way it'll be easier to keep all of the papers your teacher hands you throughout class in the right place. I can't tell you how many times my math homework ended up in the French section of my notebook because I was too lazy to find the right section. If all your notebooks are separate, then even if the notebooks get messy you'll at least know where your papers are... Hopefully.
3. Go to sleep early. I know, you're a teenager and you want to stay up until midnight playing your favorite video games, but then you wake up at 5 a.m to get ready for school. You end up falling asleep in class or not paying attention because you need more sleep. For me, I went to bed at 7 p.m and fell asleep around 8-9 p.m. Then I woke up at 6 a.m to get ready for school. I was still tired throughout the day but I could pay attention and not fall asleep in class. You may be reading this in shock that someone can go to sleep at 8 p.m, but maybe aim for sleeping at 10 p.m instead of 2 a.m, your body will thank you.
4. Put your phone on silence and in your purse/ bookbag. This one is for many reasons. To start with, if you have your phone on you're desk you are going to check it. Constantly. You will also end up texting your friends and browsing social media, and before you know it you have no clue what the teacher is talking about. How can you possibly study if you haven't learned the material in class? Another reason to put your phone up is that the teacher will be less likely to help you in the future if they see you with your phone out 24/7. Most teachers will go out of their way to help students who put in the effort to learn, but if you don't try learning in class it's unlikely the teacher will help you outside of class.
5. If you have a class that you dread going to because of how boring it is, bring a snack. Bring something you can munch on throughout the entire class (i.g skittles, chips, grapes). Don't eat them all at once, but whenever you need a boost or something to wake your mind up a bit, take a bite.
6. Worry about you and you only. Don't worry about what certain people think of your outfit, or that mean girl that's sitting across from you. Focus on your grades and your mental health. Get plenty of sleep, study every now and then, find hobbies you love and have fun.
Basically, I know after a week or so your bookbag is going to be a wreck. You'll stop trying to find cute outfits and not want to wake up an hour early to fix your hair. You basically will stop caring. It's how every teenager is, especially in High School. So the tips I give aren't on getting all A's or how to look your best, it's how to survive.
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