How do I approach this much homework?
One class is intro to psychology and the other is psychopharmacology. So very technical classes. I take notes on the chapters, so it takes a while, and the videos that I take notes on I have to pause and rewind a lot. That causes them to take more than 30m.
I fell behind last week so spent 12 hours ish on the weekend doing last weeks homework. What is listed below is due this week, and is about double of last week.
Please help.
To try to briefly list what I have (you don’t have to read, just provides context)
×Ten 30-minute long videos I have to take guided notes on (teacher tells us what to write).
×20 question multiple choice quiz
×Short answer assessment
My other class:
×4 chapters (60 pages) and quizzes for them
× Discussion post
× Short (2 paragraph) research “journal” entry, have to have at least one source
×A visually appealing prescription drug pamphlet. Kind of like a one page infographic where I have to research a drug, and list side effects, etc.
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These are online classes.
Just the way you’re doing it. Q step at a time.
Just don’t let it overwhelm you. Make goals and a schedule and stick to them.
I would tackle the biggest challenge first whichever that is. Then the relief should make the others go smoother.
And I disagree with @janbb. Get the low hanging fruit first. But either way works.
In any case, don’t waste your time on Fluther.
I tend to agree to knock out the easier tasks first. That’s always what I do when I was taking a math test. Answer the ones quickly that you know and then go back and spend time thinking about how to solve the ones that are more problematic.
Take breaks here and there. Work on something intently for 30 to 45 minutes and then get up and take a short walk or have a snack or something.
Question, does your professor actually tell you how you have to take notes on the videos? That’s just crazy to me because everybody takes notes differently and what might be effective for one person wouldn’t be for another. Sounds like some kind of common core crap whether insisting everybody do stuff the same way. Good luck!
I work full time and have a 3 class load currently. I am also active socially and at gym. Plus it is ski season.
For me the key is knowing everything that is due and on what day. My paper calendar with every due date merged onto one place to look is vital. The main thing is to never get behind.
The rest is about focus. Knowing you have to spend a certain amount of work everyday reading and writing research papers or entering in discussions. Some weeks are tough. Try to not ask for a reprieve or deferment of work. Just spend the time being up to date.
Some weeks will suck. Good luck.
Ten 30 minutes videos with note takingfo one week? That is a lot!
And I can understand @Caravan’s thinking too – whichever way works for you.
I will try.
I had to cut my hours back, I care about myself lol. I am just stressed at how much it is.
And yes, he tells us how to indent the notes, etc. We have to write down everything he says.
@MakeItSo1701 Oh, that is a pain but kudos to you for studying! It will be worth it in the end.
First off, studying is a lot of work, but it’s important to work and study smart. As you read or watch videos take notes Then bring all your notes together and begin to recopy them. Take the time to consolidate your notes separating the wheat from the chaff. In other words…start whittling down your notes to the most important points. After this make yourself a “cheat sheet” Give yourself three or four pages and pretend you’ll be allowed that info on an exam. Put down everything you can that you think you will need on those three or four pages. Then condense that to one. When you are done you’ll be shocked at how much you have retained. This takes the info from short-term memory and begins to fold it over into long-term. You’re essentially ready at that point. If you find yourself not fully concentrating or starting to burn out, GET UP, go for a walk around the block, take a 10 minute break. Then get back to it. Be consistent, spend 3–4 hours a day on this but try not to go beyond 5. That’s putting you in burnout risk. That will kill your will to continue and the enjoyment of learning the material. So,DO NOT procrastinate. This is a marathon and not a sprint. Most importantly, enjoy your learning. If something interests you don’t be afraid to look beyond what’s being taught. Keep reassuring yourself that this is enjoyable. If you do enjoy it, you’ll retain it.
@LifeQuestioner when I taught note taking we showed them different ways and told them to work what’s best for them.
Common core just means integrating one subject with others, which we were taught to do in teacher school. It’s called “cross teaching” or “teach and reteach.”
But having the same standards across the country is useful, especially in math and English. I mean there is only 1 right way to add and subtract! Only one way to write sentances correctly. And I HATE English!
@Dutchess_III, who says there’s only one way to write sentences correctly? I don’t understand what it means to say that. (And I LOVE Englidh.)
I don’t believe in only one right way to do things, or teach things. I learn best by handwriting notes, so I don’t mind the guided notes. They are just tedious.
this is how I learned multiplication, and it helped me a lot. I don’t use that as an adult, but it was nice.
What I did hate, was those timed tests where you had 5 minutes to answer as many math problems as possible, or the reading tests. They were not fair.
My online classes are a lot of work, but they allow me to learn my own way. There is more than one way.
Because you’re supposed to define a participle from a dangling participle (put that thing away!) and you don’t start a sentance with a….something.
I KNEW how to write a sentance, but I couldn’t specifically tell you how I know.
Diagraming sentances were hell for me.
But, other than that, I loved all other classes. I got an A++ in my Creative Writing class, which was actually taught by my English teacher, who, to this day my favorite teacher. She passed me with a D in English.
I had to take remedial English in college.
My professor finally pulled me aside to advise me to accept a P/F. Pass meant I got a passing grade, whatever it was, or accept an F.
OTOH I wrote about a riot in Herman Hill park in Wichita on Easter Sunday, 1979, and submitted it to the K-State newspaper.
They accepted it immediatly and said said I was guaranteed a spot on the paper the following year. I was excited about that!
But I didn’t make it back the following year.
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