I have no idea on what to do, here is an excerpt from the direction sheet my teacher gave me:\nSTEPS: \n1. Pick your topic by talking to your parents, think about things that interest you.\n2. Research topic, make sure there is enough info and that it is interesting.\n3.Write topic page to turn in to teacher (did that)\n4. Write oral report or outline.\n5. Find pictures that show what you're talking about. Each picture should highlight a different point from the speech.\n \nI usually don't procrastinate, but there again, there usually isn't this much stress in my house, which puts my mind on other things, AKA THE STRESS!!! HELP ME, PLZ!
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get to work - dont be surfing the web.  geez.
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I'm going to let you in on a little secret: learning is REALLY HARD.  It's hard for everyone.  When you're curious about something -- like social relationships when you're a teenager -- then it's easy.  But if you just need to learn something because it's your responsibility to know it, it's exhausting.\n\nMy hint is to find at least one subject that you're interested in or one teacher who you actually like and try to orient around those if you can.\n\nThings that schools don't teach you but that would probably be interesting:\n\n* How to make videos and video games (write the script, figure out how it all goes together, do the artwork and sound, and find those one or two geeky people around who can program if you aren't that person).\n\n* History, 10-20 years ago (i.e. the 80's-90's).  Your parents lived it so they don't give you an unbiased view, and the curriculum stops decades before.\n\n* Popular fiction (thrillers, romances, etc.) and song lyrics
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I would love to help you. Along with your essay, make a small project like a tree, and how each BRANCH(get it) works. Unfortunatly, You waited until last minute. I have done that; it is not the way to go
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This may be too juvenile but have you or a student get up and walk to the center of the room. Hold out both arms. On one arm, say something general like. "I like to draw" and on the other, say "I enjoy the show 24" Then, have the students who 'agree' with those link to the corresponding arms, then they do the same thing with their arms, and then you keep going until everyone in the room is linked.\nIt's corny, but I did it at a high school leadership conference with kids from all around and we enjoyed it.\n\nAlso, you can set two equal rows of chairs facing each other, then have students sit in both rows. Have the students sitting across from each other get to know one another (exchange name, hometown, school, interests, etc..) then after about a minute, have one row shift, where everyone moves down a seat (and the last person goes around to the first empty seat, of course), and keep doing that until everyone in that row has sat in every seat in that row. It's similar to speed dating, and you usually don't remember much, but it's a good way to get people talking and make the atmosphere less uncomfortable.\n\nAlso, what really worked in my english class is to conduct class in a circle (if possible), that way, no one is really, in the back or can separate themselves from the group. You can lead discussions as the teacher in the middle.\n\nYou can also do an interest based version of musical chairs. Make sure there is one less chair for everyone in the room, then you or a volunteer (that isn't sitting in that extra chair) get up and state a interest you have like "I watched every minute of the NCAA march madness games" then everyone who agrees has to get up and change seats until that one person is left in the middle and they start the process again.\n\nOr you give everyone a small slip of paper. Tell them to write two things on the paper about themselves that are true and one that is not. Then you collect the papers, and you go through each one  with the class and they try to guess which is the lie. Then the person who wrote it can verify.
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tell her 2 make lists!!! i was so stressed out last wk. had to finish my personal statement, start revision for january modules,  do normal work for my courses and still be awake and alert for work at the weekends.\n\nJust make alot of lists - what you want to accomplish, when, break down large topics. With the personal statement BRAINSTORM!!! The first sentence is usually the hardest to think of. Try a quote maybe. But dont start with 'I' or 'My' eg, 'I would like to study.....' as it just sounds blah!!\nWish her gd luck frm me!!
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i have the same problem. Here's what I think. DON'T do what I do. Whenever I get schoolwork that has to be done by a certain time I wait til the last minute and then do it. Usually I fail or don't do it then and come up with some excuse [then fail.] So here's what I've been doing:\n-start by finding a place where you aren't distracted [NOT in front of the TV. doesn't work too good.]\n-then if that fails try and focus. And tell yourself what will happen if you don't finish it in time.\n-if all that fails... sit on the roof. [that's what I do. No distractions, no1 bugs u, and u can concentrate. [if you're in a condo or an apartment or u can't get to the roof... I got nothing.]\nTry it. Good luck
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Try taking the advice given here. Be prepared to march down to the school a lot to try to get this taken care of. Your grandkids CAN learn! Then, if none of that works, consider homeschooling, or have the parents consider homeschooling, whichever is more appropriate. Like some of these teachers said, they are trained to educate regular student, not special children. I know a boy with FAS and a myriad of other diagnoses, and when he was eight years old, he snuck out of a locked campus and was halfway home before his grandma was called and told he was missing. He had walked about five miles. Homeschooling gives you the advantage of knowing your grandson's individual problems. There are so many different types of problems going on in a special ed class, that I don't blame the teacher for being overwhelmed. Most special ed kids excel once they start being taught at home because they are in an environment they know, with loving caregivers who understand the complexities of their own disorders, and are able to work at their own pace. There's no distractions like there are in a classroom. It just seems to work. There are several place you can turn to to learn about homeschooling kids with special needs. Check yahoo groups, there's a lot. I'm on HS-Plus, and it's a really good group. Lots of different disorders being dealt with, FAE/FAS is a big one, so you'd get lots of help. I homeschool my autistic pre-schooler, and will be homeschooling my 'normal' little one, and any others that come along. Contact me if you'd like, I'd be more than happy to talk to you some more.
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dang, your dad sounds either really up tyght or this is your first detention.\n\nDad- just tell him. every parent wants thur "darlin" to be perfect, if he lectures you, just agree to everything he says and try not to fill in the details as much as possible. You might get grounded or sumthin, but thats lyfe. Besides, I guess it builds character.. or sumthin lyke that.\n\nFirst Time- There's a first time for everythin. If your dad rats all on you, just say to him "like YOU havent ever been in trouble" or say your not perfect and that nobody is. It's the truth.
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Get started!  It's the best way to get done.  I agree with doing the easy stuff first - you get some of it out of the way and you get a good feeling of accomplishment / progress so that you don't burn out too fast.\n\nWork smart, not hard - use your resources (I don't mean cheating!  That will only mess you up at test time.  I mean valid resources) and "create" more as you can.  For instance, \n\n- for tests, I used to make flash cards of the major material.  You can bring them with you most places to study in the car, while you're waiting for other things, etc.  Writing out the flash cards may help you remember things, they're easy to transport and they focus your studying to the relevant facts each time rather than the whole of the material.\n\n- for written homework, this will often just take time, but you can still bring some of your smaller books with you to be able to work during other free periods (waiting at a dr's office, waiting for your other classes to start, etc.)  \n\nUse your time wisely - it's easy to waste time or to get very caught up in the amount you have to do so that you are paralyzed into inaction.  Be careful of this.  Consider a tutor if you're having difficulty with certain subjects - in the long run, your improved understanding will save you a lot of time.  You can also consider a time management or stress management class if your school offers one.\n\nIf you truly have too much, talk to your parents about cutting out some of the other activities or classes.  You do not have to work 24/7 and should have time to do things you enjoy as well, so make sure your workload, though probably challenging, is realistic.
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I too am a chronic procrastinator, and like you, a straight-A student (even through graduate school :) but I do have a story that may scare you a bit. It's the only F I ever got in a total of 20 years of school! I was in 6th grade and lived in a rural community, in a house in the woods. Our assignment was to do a leaf collection with 50 pressed and mounted leaves, scientifically named and categorized. I knew the names of most trees in the area, and was fairly interested in botany, but could care less about doing the project, so I set it aside. On the night before it was due, I wandered through the woods, carelessly plucking leaves, and stacked them into a large encyclopedia to dry a bit. I managed to find 40 different leaves, but they didn't have time to press, so I ironed them (BIG mistake) then ended up gluing them onto typing paper, and writing the scientific names with a marker, and putting them in a folder. It was awful, and I knew it. Other students (like C students!!!) brought in beautiful keepsake-type albums...I sneaked up and slid mine on the bottom. The next day the teacher talked about the projects, and held up mine as a NON-example. I'm sure I was scarlet but no one guessed that shabby work was mine!!! The teacher looked at me with a you-ought-to-be-ashamed-of-yourself stare and my heart sank to the floor. I will never forget that blazing red F on the paper. It was horrible! I never let that happen again!!! Good luck and get it done!!!! :)
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Well get 2 pieces of Cardboard paper,the lined paper to help them write, on the top write- " 2nd grade reading log" and then if you want to spice things up to close it- make sure you put it the way of like a notebook and then hole punch it and then take string and pipe cleaners and then close it.(If you know what I mean) and keep doing that for everyone. Then at school tell them to decorate the front page as pretty as they want it!!- Hope that helped!
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Okay, first let me ask you a question of my own.  Are you in school to play cejep or is that something to do while you get an education?  \n\nNow, if your education is your primary priority, begin to treat it as such.  Make a list of your long-term goals and keep it in your face. If you catch yourself daydreaming instead of studying, look at that list. Those things you want in life will not happen by themselves. Remind yourself that the next game, last game, your friends, and/or whatever else distracts your mind will have to wait until you can give them your full attention once your homework is done. These will help take care of your internal distractions, but it will require you to take charge.  It's a big world, and if you can't/won't rise to the occasion, somebody else can and will take your place, get your dream job, etc.  How bad do you want it?\n\nCreate a study area for yourself, as distraction free as possible. If you can't do that, use headphones with instrumental music (no words!) to help you block out whatever is going on around you.  Get away from the TV.  Turn off your cell phone.  Tell everybody to leave you alone.  (Get grouchy about it if you must---it's your grades after all, not theirs!) I hope this will help with your external distractions.\n\nHave you seen "Finding Nemo?"  Dory has a mantra of her own I adopted when life gets tough "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."\n\nThese tips won't change your life overnight, so be consistent with yourself.  Reward yourself when you've done good. (But not by waiting to do homework!) If you slack, don't punish yourself, but keep thinking "I'll do better next time" and mean it, making note of what "went wrong" and correcting it for next time you hit the books.\n\nI wasn't even sure what cejep was when I first read your question, so I researched it quickly before answering you.  If you can do THAT, hat's off to you! There's no way I could do it! That must require ENORMOUS energy and discipline.  Now just channel that stuff into your studies, too.  Good luck and God bless!
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This is what I would do:\n(1) Go to my school counselor and ask her to provide you with the names of some local facilities that support homeless and/or poverty stricten families such as the Food Banks, Shelters for Women and Children (this would be safer).  The counselors always have this kind of information to help families at your school.  The counselor might be able to call ahead for you and make arrangements for you to visit and speak with people who work or live there.\n(2) Schedule a visit and go immediately.  Talk to people and look around.  After you have spoken to employees or people who receive assistance, you should be able to narrow the theme of your paper to a more specific topic.  Also, this will make your paper more personal and give you a "cause" or justificiation for your paper.  Plan to spend some time touring the failities, talking to people...this will be interesting for you.  Just ask tons of questions!  Pretend like you are a reporter!\n(3)  Take good notes about everything~you might learn of another theme you might want to look into.  Take a digital camera with you so you can record your experiences (ask for permission first~some places like to keep low key about some things).\n(4)  Go home and start writing about what struck a nerve, what moves you, what you could improve, how you improve it, etc.  Make sure you tailor your paper to your interviews!\n(5)  Then research information on the internet and at the library about further information that could provide you with statical information, ideas for improvement, studies conducted and government information about your topic.  This helps add a little "fluff" to your paper~makes you look smart and gives you references for your bibliography and such.\n(6)  Create your presentation from your most thoughful points and pictures that you took on your visits.  You could really impress with a Powerpoint or slide show!\n\nAfter this, you should have a fantastic paper without learning anything at all!  Guaranteed!
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First, know your material!  The more you know what you are talking about, the easier it will be to get in front of a class and talk about it.  Second, make an outline of the material, instead of taking your speech up to talk.  If you take your entire speech, then you might start reading -- thats not so good in the oral report grade category, if you're just reading.  If you need to, make index cards with each point you want to make in the report, and add a few details that you want to talk about on each card.  Third, PRACTICE!  Give your report to family members or friends -- many will be more than happy to have you practice on them!  Have them give you suggestions, and tell them to listen for "ums" and "likes".  Listen to their advice, then practice the report again, keeping those suggestions in mind.\n\nAs for getting nervous -- relax!  You are definately not the only one in the class who will be nervous to talk.  I've never found that "imagining people in their underwear" works.  Take some deep breaths before you go up, and look for good friends in the class while you are talking.  If you make eye contact with these people (don't just pick one!!) then it will be less stressful.  Good Luck!!!\n\nOne addition: Its okay to make eye contact, and teachers do not always "look mean" when listening to oral reports.  I'm a teacher myself, and the kids who do make eye contact with me do BETTER than they would if they hadn't made eye contact.
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start writing on the computer. keep writing until you have said everything you want to say. then go back over an read it. move things around into the position you want then use the rules for a standard essay. Its easy and fast. I got Through college doing it myself with honors no less.
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Huh?  How do you get homework?  Need a little more information.  That's better. Just sit down when you get home from school and really concentrate.  Take good notes at school!!!  Just be determined to get it done. . . .correctly.
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well i know others say think of someone but actually for me its easier to write a bs paper anyway. pick someone like your parents, older sibling or someone who is doing good in their life. if its true or not start off by explaining what they do that is so great in your eyes that they have caused you to follow in their foot step. talk about how if you get "down" or "unmotivated" what they do to you to pick you back up. maybe bs and say something like you didnt want to go to college but because of them and the goals they have accomplished gave you the drive to keep going. \njust dont stress and make up stuff as you go along. (no one will know if it is true or not) hope i helped...good luck