No, not ADD. I can concentrate most of the time. It's just that when I'm doing homework I can't concentrate at all. I'd do ten minuets of hw, then go on the internet for ten min. and then repeat the process.
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i have the same problem. what i've found to help is to listen to music. i have also found that doing it out side while playing with a pet or while talking to a friend help a lot because then you actually are concentrating but on two things. it should make it easier. or you could tryplaying a sport befor you do your homework.
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Do you feel overwhelmed? I know when I was in school, I constantly worried about my grades and exams and I felt OVERWHELMED. When I felt overwhelmed, I couldn't concentrate and I didn't feel like doing my homework etc.\n\nSo, I did my homework a little bit at a time. I studied for short periods of time and that helped some with being overwhelmed.\n\nIF you don't feel overwhelmed, maybe you're choosing the wrong major to study. Do you feel excited about classes? If not, maybe you need to take some different classes to mix things up and explore.
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ipods-distract(but now you can get audiobooks and teacher's aid on your ipod)\npda-distract(depending on what you're doing with them)(scheduling is good to keep you organized)\nlaptops- overall can help, you can use them for research...but if you use them to to talk to your friends(facebook, myspace, aim) or play games, they will not help you!\n\noverall they distract you
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For one day of homework you want to do hours of research?? Jeez! Just call a friend to work with tonight or be honest with the teacher and do it a day late. Or get to school early and use your own book. Is this a serious question?
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try a soft music- maybe something instrumental- if you like some background noise.  That way, you won't have something with words to distract you.  Also, if you have more than 1 subject to work on, work in 1/2 hour intervals- taking a short break (2-3) minutes in between intervals.  Sometimes working for such long hours at once, you could lose your concentration.
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cant stick to one job- you may suffer from ADD-attention deficit disorder-or ADHD- attention deficit hyper-activity disorder- i was diagnosed with ADHD at age 50- a little late in life !! i was put on medication and it helped me focus much better, and helped me to finish tasks that i started, instead of leaving them un-finished !!!  you should check with a dr. and find out where you can be tested for ADD if this sounds like it could be a  possible problem of yours- i fit some of the overall characteristics of ADD and yet not others- so to be sure, i got tested--i was definitely ADD- other characteristics include being late often, interrupting others often, having trouble starting and finishing projects, etc., etc..i started life as a CPA and later changed to life insurance sales- i became an independent insurance broker for life, health, disablity, and annuities..i became an LUTCF & a CFP also- i am now retired- if i can be of further help to you-please holler back at me- i would be glad to answer any ?? you might have--good luck to you !!!
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Talk to your teachers and find out why.\nIs it a matter of homework completion? class participation? quality of projects or research papers? Quiz results? Test results?\nDo they perceive you as "off-task" in class?\nGet some assisstance on 'how to study' for that class.  Some students think that staring at the text re-reading the same 2 paragraphs is studying.  In order to study, you need to actively interact with the material.  This is where tutoring could help.  Also of help are inventing games, making flashcards, making your own summaries, charts, graphs, pictures, reading the material out loud, summarizing it out loud in your own words--and then bringing that to your teachers in class the next day, saying, "This is what I got from rereading this chapter, is that right?", writing your own test for the chapter, trying to choose what is most significant to learn, developing your own essay question for the chapter...the sooner you learn how YOU best study and learn, the easier the rest of high school and your college will be.
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You should try 'active study' methods.\nMake short notes and summaries as you read. This works for all subjects.\nRemember that you can only concentrate fully for between 30 and 40 minutes at a time and that the most productive time is the second hour of study.
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I can't figure it out either.  Homerwork can be a good way to reinforce things discussed or learned in a classroom but I believe that homework for the sake of homework is indeed a waste of time.\n\nBook learning is kinda like exercise.  Without any you will live a weak and feeble existence.  Some of it is good for you.  A lot of it can make you very strong.  Too much will kill you.\n\nEach person's breaking point is a little different and more teachers need to know that.  The teacher needs to put thought into the homework too.  Often the teacher is being lazy and just assigning homework for the sake of homework.\n\nHow many intelligent people are driven off schoolwork because of mindless repetition?\n\nBut on the other hand, in the proper dose it can help your learning.  Now go do your homework.  Or don't.  You live with the consequences.
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Oh gosh, NO!  Just being a hyper person does not mean you have ADD.  Do you have trouble concentrating?  Bad grades in school?  Personally, I think parents resort to medications too soon.  Let kids be kids.
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yes. it's called "why don't you do the homework yourself since there is the internet and you obviously know how to use it since you wrote this question".
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You just need to get yourself on a routine.  Say you can't party until you do your homework, do your homework and study RIGHT after class so you don't have to worry about it later.  It's worked for me thus far.
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Me too! Make a time schedule for yourself and block out hours of the day to do things. Give yourself more time than you think you need to complete assignments. That should help. Also, find out how you focus: do you like constant background noise or no noise at all. That should help.I have ADHD and working with a consistent backgroud noise works for me.
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The reason u cant concentrate is you dont like what u r reading. Ask  yourself what r things u like to read- films, comics, sports  or etc. U will be amazed to find there are so many subjects/topics u love to read. The same u who hate studying. We don't like to  study  because we are rather forced to read to pass the exam,  score marks. The compulsion makes us repulsive towards studying. So u must come out first from this repulsion by suggesting to yourself the benefit of learning. A projection of your career ahead if your results are good can help u to love studying. There are many ways to improve\nconcentration and memory. But try this, keep a magazine or whatever else  you like to read handy during studying, whenever u fel bored in studying read that mag for  a while then again start reading the  school book.  Never sudy/write or do math  plugging your ear to music your mind needs single object to concentrate.
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Hmmm... it almost seems as if you're asking two separate questions.\n\n1) How can you improve your concentration?\n2) How can you remember the information you just learned/studied?\n\nTo improve your concentration, you first have to assess whether you study better with noise or without it.\nIf you study better with noise, maybe you could put on some music (probably instrumental so that you don't lose concentration when you start belting out the lyrics when your favorite song comes on), OR you can try studying in a public place like a coffee house or a bookstore.  Studying with noise may be beneficial because you must absolutely force yourself to hone in on your work and studies.  In other instances, it can be distracting, especially if you're popular and everyone in the store stops by to talk to you.\nHowever, if you study better without noise, then find a quiet place, like a library (but I bet you already knew that).\n\nAlso, if you have a cell phone, turn it off.  Learning your stuff does take some sacrifice.  But hey, you can reward yourself later by calling a friend (or your girlfriend, if you have one) or by playing video games.  Whatever helps you relax.  And you'll feel better afterwards knowing that you DESERVE that break because you've studied/worked so hard.\n\nAnother trick you can do is use a timer.  If you feel that you have an attention span of 50 minutes, then set that timer for 50 minutes, and work for 50 minutes straight without ANY distractions (phone, getting up to get a drink, bathroom, going to work out, etc.).  If you feel like you can go on for longer or want to gradually make it longer, then set it for 70 minutes next time... then 90 minutes next time, and so on.  Just make sure that you take a break.  Your brain can only hold so much at one time before it explodes.\n\nFor the second question, let me ask you this: do you study better in groups or by yourself?\nIf you study better in groups, make sure that you study on your own BEFORE you join a study group, just so that you can get the most out of your group meeting.  That way you'll have specific questions ready to ask your classmates.\nIf you study better by yourself, then try devising mnemonics (tricks to help your memory).  Instead of explaining it here, you can check out this link: http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html.\n\nHope that helped in some way.  and good luck.
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Less time in front of the computer, more time doing homework.
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iPods: Help, but for some people they may not be able to concontrate and listen to music(lectures) while doing schoolwork.\n\nPDA: I find them useless and I prefer to write things down in an agenda.. but they don't usually have enough features to completly distract you from your schoolwork.\n\nLaptops: I find extremly distracting if they have internet connection. The internet sucks you in with an unendless amout of things to do. But If you can stay away from the internet other then using it for research, laptops are very useful tools.\n\nIt all depends on the person.