High school can be a stressful time for many students, but learning to plan and prioritise your workload will help set you up for success.<\/p>\n
At Choice Education Group, we place an emphasis not only on understanding the study material, but strategies to manage your workload and study plan.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve discussed the value of\u00a0SMART goals<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>at length in\u00a0previous articles<\/a><\/span>, but why is it important to set goals at the start of the year? Surely your child can set goals throughout the year as necessary?<\/p>\n Of course, SMART goals can be set as needed: when commencing a new unit or topic, when your child notices a skill requires further attention, to keep a student on track with assessment schedules, and so on.\u00a0Charles Darwin University Australia<\/a><\/span>\u00a0suggests that overarching SMART goals frame the bigger picture of why you are studying, while short-term goals help students to achieve long-term targets. Therefore, as every school or University year presents new challenges, new goals should be established.<\/p>\n By developing SMART goals at the start of the new academic year, students have a better chance at avoiding vague objectives that prevent achievement. To say aloud \u201cI will be more organised this year\u201d is far less convincing \u2013 even to the person setting that goal, than to write down a formal ambition such as \u201cI will plan what I need for each class the day before, and I will have improved my organisation skills by the end of term.\u201d<\/p>\n By defining the specifics of a goal, establishing a time-frame for when the goal should be completed, as well as measuring its success over time, children and adolescents have a better chance at succeeding in the primary, secondary and tertiary classroom throughout the year.<\/p>\n Writing down your plans, tasks, chores \u2013 whatever it may be, will help you to focus on the tasks ahead. That is why purchasing a planner, diary or calendar is a valuable investment, as it allows students to balance their domestic responsibilities, work-load, and assessment schedule with focus.<\/p>\n Utilising a school diary or planner also helps to reduce the risk of\u00a0*gasp!*<\/em>\u00a0forgetting that your Science assignment is due today! And with reduced stress comes better control and focus over your studies.<\/p>\n American Health and Wellbeing organisation\u00a0Mental Help<\/a><\/span>\u00a0supports the need to manage stress through improved time management skills, recommending it is imperative that work or study demands do not impede on a student\u2019s need for family and personal time; that means setting time boundaries on such activities and sticking to them.<\/p>\n But setting goals and using visual planners to prioritise tasks is not just for students. Parents, teachers \u2013 in fact, anyone with the aspiration to complete tasks and achieve goals can benefit. As the\u00a0Australian Institute of Business<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(AIB) reports, taking the time to establish what your plans are ahead of time ultimately improves your work performance; this is because when people forward plan, it can lead to better decision-making in the short-term, and the chance to hone in-demand skills required in the workforce later on.<\/p>\n It may be beneficial to introduce a family organiser or wall calendar to help your child understand the long-term value of setting goals and using a planner to organise their studies. Knowing what you need to achieve in a set period of time, says AIB, prevents you from working on unnecessary tasks, and leads to more leisure time. And what child or student doesn\u2019t want more of that?<\/p>\n In 2021, time management is a skill every job ad seems to demand. So why isn\u2019t this skill taught explicitly in school? At Choice Education Group, we will help your child to organise their academic responsibilities \u2013 from homework to assessment tasks to personal study skills.<\/p>\n The benefits of managing one\u2019s time effectively has numerous benefits, says the\u00a0Corporate Finance Institute<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(CFI). Besides it being a skill that not only helps to organise kids during their primary, secondary and tertiary studies, exceptional time management is a much-sought after skill in the workforce, and one that can ultimately lead to great career success.<\/p>\n But as establishing fantastic time management skills takes practise, CFI suggests a seven-step process:<\/p>\n If you are concerned about where your child is at academically before the school year continues, book in for a\u00a0FREE Academic Assessment<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with Choice Education Group today.\u00a0https:\/\/www.choiceeducationgroup.com\/book-online<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Choice Education Group<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.choiceeducationgroup.com\/post\/smart-goals<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Charles Darwin University Australia<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.cdu.edu.au\/launchpad\/student-life\/why-you-should-be-setting-smart-goals-uni<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Mental Help<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.mentalhelp.net\/stress\/time-management-to-prevent-stress\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Australian Institute of Business<\/span><\/p>\nThe Importance of Planning<\/h4>\n
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