So I'm in middle school, and I'm not good with organizing my time.  What should I do to stay organized?
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Set up a schedule for yourself that  you know that you can work with. Allow extra time for important tasks so you dont end up doing them at the last minute. Figure out where you need to be on what day and what you need to get done that day. Get an organizer and write yourself reminders. And allow plenty of time for yourself, you have the rest of your life to be totally responsible
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Help him organize at home first.  Make sure he has school "stuff" in an appropriate place at home - a drawer, a cabinet, a desk, wherever.  Just keep it in the same place, and don't allow him to move it.  Make sure he works on homework at this place every time he has work.j\nUnfortunately, he's going to be on his own at school, and he'll have to learn the hard way about being organized.  You can buy a different spiral and/or folder for each class - be sure to COLOR CODE THEM, so he won't grab the wrong one.  And let HIM choose which colors go with which classes - he'll remember it better if it's "his" system too.  It sounds "geeky," but buy him a pencil pouch and put pencil, pen, calculator, small ruler, and small pack of colored pencils in it.  He should take the pencil pouch to EVERY class EVERY day so he won't be without necessary items.  \nFind out when his homeroom is.  Pop in once or twice to see what's going on.  Talk to his homeroom teacher and enlist his/her help with your child's organization (It's easy - all they have to do is talk to the whole CLASS about it; give tips, help gather materials, etc.).  Ask the teacher to remind your son once a week or so about his organizational skills.  Check out his locker.  See how (if?) he organizes it.  Do this AFTER SCHOOL so the other kids don't see!  If it's a disaster, talk to him and get HIS ideas about how he could rearrange it to be more effective for his use - morning class materials in the top/afternoon class materials on the bottom, etc.  Also, Wal-Mart has locker shelves that are pretty neat, and there are also little magnetic pencil holders that can be put inside the locker door for "extras' when he's without a writing utensil.
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Set yourself up a schedule.  Everyday when you come home, relax for 30 minutes.  Then start on your homework.  By now you should be able to judge how long each subject will take you.  If you have 6 classes and some are easy an some are hard.  Mix them together.  Example if you know your Math homework will take you 30 minutes, but English will take 1 hour, History will take 30 minutes.  Just go back and fro and until it is done.  Tell your friends that between 3 and 6 you will not be answering the phone or be on the computer to talk.  That way you won't have any distractions.  You will soon find your grades going back up.  Also talk to your parents and teachers they can help.  Ask your parents that if you get back on the Honor Roll and stay there the rest of the year can you have a new music CD you want.  I am not saying it will work, but you never know.
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The only thing you can really do it manage your time.  I work, go to school and care for 5 kids.  If I can do it, I'm sure you can to.  It's tiring and hard, but it is possible.\n\nMake a "to do" list.  Write down things you have to do, then decide what to do at the moment, what to schedule for later, what to get someone else to do, and what to put off for a later time period. \nDaily/weekly planner\nWrite down appointments, classes, and meetings on a chronological log book or chart. \nIf you are more visual, sketch out your schedule\nFirst thing in the morning, check what's ahead for the day\nalways go to sleep knowing you're prepared for tomorrow.\n\n Here's an online siminar about time management, IF you get the opportunity, try to visit this site.
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Keep a calendar where you write down all of your homework. Then, have a folder for each class. Keep some extra paper in it for assignments in class or notes. Have a place in your folder that you keep your homework everyday. If it is coming home, it should be the homework you have yet to do. If you are heading back to school, it should be the homework you did and need to turn in. \n\nGood luck!\n\nPS You might want to talk to your school counselor for a handout or some advice on having good study skills.
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People all have their pet organisational methods, which work for some, but not others, assuming you are advanced enough in school to choose your own organisational method you are old enough to decide for youself between what works and does not work *for you* here are some suggested options, additionally, your academic support center may be able to direct you to what will work best for you, also certain learning disabilities may interfere with organisational capacity (ADD/ ADHD, executive dysfunction etc..) if this is a significant problem, you may want to look into testing\n\nFor papers: Accordion folders, Binders(mulitple or one with several sections), or pocket folders\n\nFor Assignments: Weekly Charts, Planners, Desk Calanders, or Electronic organisers\n\nFor notes: Binder with three hole punced loose leaf, one notebook with sections, several notebooks, or legal pads
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Sit down, make a list, prioritize that list and start with the first and do not go to the next until you have it done and crossed it off of the list. You will be surprised at how fast you are setting down and making a new list and how fast you get caught up just by doing a few things every day.
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start making lists before bed of things you need to do the next day. Also, get a calendar with large spaces to write things in and start keeping a journal of interesting/important things that happen and when. You'll have this to look back on when you need to remember something and ya never know, you might just find out some interesting things about yourself in the process.
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List down all jobs you got to do. Name it "TO DO". This list should always be infront of you and be sure your pen is always standby so that you can tick all done jobs.\n\nUse memos and stick it to your table or wall.\n\nList down rules and regulation that you should follow without any cost. For example clean your room, make your bed as you get up. Or clean your working place...\n\nMake a time table which you should follow. Use the alarm in mobile phone which will remind you what work to do. For example fetch your children from school.\n\nAlways clean your working place, so that every paper or material are placed such that you will never have trouble in finding them.\n\nDo sport! It keeps your mind so cool that you will not need a memo or a TO-DO list.\n\nGood luck...
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Organizing what? If you mean your time/life, there's a large "movement" on the Internet who are getting into a system called "Getting Things Done" or GTD for short. If you search for this you'll find lots of useful suggestions.\n\nThe basic theory is that you get all of the things you're thinking about, need to do, etc, transcribed down into a system you can rely on (say, a notebook, a computer program, whatever).. and then you note down "next actions" for those things. You can then refer back to this to always push your actions on a step at a time. Search for "getting things done".
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A teacher's work is never done! \nThe best way to get organised is to put some systems in place.  This takes a bit of time to start with but subsequently only times, dates and names need to be changed.\nNo teacher starts with a blank sheet, don't be shy about asking your colleagues how they cope with certain tasks.  You will find that they are very willing and proud to share their tips with you.\nThe more organised you are the better teacher you will be.\nTry to do most of your school work at school, staying later or arriving earlier if need be and using every spare minute in the day so you can separate your school life from your home life (this will make you happier!).\nYour question is a little bit vague. Can you break it down into more specific areas?\nStart by organising your classroom so you have everything to hand and file or organise your resources in some sort of system so you can find what you need quickly.  You can do this  by alphabetical order or topic or numbers.  It's a big help to make use of colour labels/pictures/numbers for different things.\nDo the same for curriculum matters, exam papers, tests,etc\nOrganise your mark book so that you have a record of everything you need to know.  This need not be written down necessarily.  Example, if a pupil hands his homework late, circle the mark in green ink.  At a glance you will be able to see how many times this has happened.  Come parents' evening you can let them know this fact and/or write it in his school report. Devise other notations to tell you other things but keep it simple and keep a key to remind you what they mean.\nI hope that's been of some help and don't worry,everything eventually falls into place.\nGood luck\nMartine
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Find a quiet place where there's no distractions: computers, TV, radio, etc. \nGet everything you need to finish your homework: books, rulers, paper, etc. It's easier to get distracted if you're getting up every now and then to get something.\nSet your mind to it.\nOh yeah, don't spend your time on Yahoo! Answers.
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i just happen ot be in middle school, and at my school we dont have lockers except for in p.e. and those are really easy to open, the teachers will demonstrate, and if you still cant do it they will help you\nif you get lost you can always ask a teacher, my middle school used to be a high school, so its bigger than a normal middle school, and everyone was happy to help me find my way around,and i didnt even get lost\nit always helps if your friends are going to the same middle school you are, i moved to a different city,so i didnt know anybody\nso just tell her she'll be okay
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i think you need to spend a little less time with yourself, and make some real friends.  picking up a schoolbook or two wouldnt hurt either, because its i beat off 8 times, not beated.
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Establish priorities.\n\nHave a daily schedule as specific as you need it.  YOu might even need 5 minute chunks to start.\n\nHave a big master schedule for when assignments are due, appointments, tests, etc.\n\nDe-clutter your environment.   Often we are distracted and taken off task by "stuff" around us.  Try to keep things tidy. \n\nSet realistic short term goals for yourself.  Write them down.\n\nStop doing unnecessary stuff.  Sometimes we try to do too much.  But don't put off the hard stuff that really must be done - no time like the present - get it done now.\n\nPlan your day.\n\nAsk for help when it is reasonable, but don't expect too much of others.\n\nAs much as possible do your study in day light hours.  Research suggests taht one hour of study in day light is equal to about an hour and a half of study after dark.\n\nTake short breaks.  Generally marathon work sessions don't work for most people.  But make sure you end your break on time.  \n\nThis one might sound silly, but get enough rest.\n\nDo the most difficult things when you are most alert, not when you are tired.\n\nDo the most important stuff first.\n\nSchedule some exercise and relaxation time everyday.  It will energize you.\n\nI hope this helps.  Good luck!
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homework sorter? you mean an agenda or calendar
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First, discover your morals and what guides your life(Religion, Work, Family). What is important to you?\n\nThen, make a list of things to do, places to be, things to remember.\n\nWrite events and due dates on calenders, and put the most important things to you on the closest dates, leaving the less important and petty things for later. If it is extremely small, go ahead and get it out of the way, but remember that many small tasks add up to a lot of time.\n\nKeep an organizer/planner/schedule so you don't have to worry or try to remember when something is or say what was that thing i was planning to do Saturday morning.\n\nGive yourself a reasonable amount of time to do these things and pencil that allotted time on your schedule. Then you will know when and how long everything is. If you go over or under that time, adjust it the next time, so you will have some free time in there.\n\nGood luck and God Bless!