slacking

[ubergmr]

I dont have much of a problem with not knowing how to do my algebra and history and stuff, my problem is slacking. I leave every thing to th absolute last min. and it is never done. No matter how hard i try i cant break this habbit. Dose anyone have a cure.

[Liokae]

You may look into having yourself evaluated for ADD.

[theryman]

nope, i have the same problem. thought the summee might break it, but no such luck. i wrote a report the morning of already

[ubergmr]

lol,I dont believe i have ADD, i mean i have kept myself amused for hours. The problem is i have to chose between VideoGames and Algebra, the Algebra ends up sittting in the corner while i play. THe next day i find myself scribbling down the answers on my paper.
I supriseingly keep my grades im between A-B with this system.

[DeRailer]

you play video games instead of doing homework because

HOMEWORK IS BORING

and VIDEO GAMES ARE FUNNER AND BETTER

[ubergmr]

i know, but i still have responsibilities.

[SysRq]

Then why post here talking about it instead of doing what you think you should be

[Liokae]

lol,I dont believe i have ADD, i mean i have kept myself amused for hours. The problem is i have to chose between VideoGames and Algebra, the Algebra ends up sittting in the corner while i play. THe next day i find myself scribbling down the answers on my paper.
I supriseingly keep my grades im between A-B with this system.

That's the classic ADD symptom, Uber: Leaving work behind for amusment.

[DeRailer]

i USED TO do that until this year started

and now im trying to get good grades

[ryan]

My promblem I have to much stuff to do.

[ubergmr]

That's the classic ADD symptom, Uber: Leaving work behind for amusment.

while if that is i guess i have ADD, anyways im proud to say i got ALL of tomarows work done, except that little bit of algebra ill do it at the Bus Stop

[SysRq]

lol,I dont believe i have ADD, i mean i have kept myself amused for hours. The problem is i have to chose between VideoGames and Algebra, the Algebra ends up sittting in the corner while i play. THe next day i find myself scribbling down the answers on my paper.
I supriseingly keep my grades im between A-B with this system.

That's the classic ADD symptom, Uber: Leaving work behind for amusment.

Dont even start with ADD bs theres enough of it out there allready. If you had ADD you would know it and it wouldnt be because you dont like doing work like the rest of the population.

[DeRailer]

My promblem I have to much stuff to do.

sometimes i have so much homework that it takes all day to finish it

or are you talking about something else

[Liokae]

lol,I dont believe i have ADD, i mean i have kept myself amused for hours. The problem is i have to chose between VideoGames and Algebra, the Algebra ends up sittting in the corner while i play. THe next day i find myself scribbling down the answers on my paper.
I supriseingly keep my grades im between A-B with this system.

That's the classic ADD symptom, Uber: Leaving work behind for amusment.

Dont even start with ADD bs theres enough of it out there allready. If you had ADD you would know it and it wouldnt be because you dont like doing work like the rest of the population.

There's a difference between not liking work and regularly ditching it for simple amusment. For reference, you *wouldn't* neccesarily know if you had ADD. Most diagnosed ADD cases are diagnosed during regular checkups when a parent mentions that they're worried about their child. Please don't try to lecture me on ADD; I've been known to have it for over six years now, and I still have to take medication for it because of the severity. I know the symptoms.

[ubergmr]

i dont get the point of homework, i mean we already waste our day i school

[Liokae]

The point of homework is to instill the concepts learned via practice and repetition; muscle memory for your mind, essentially.

[SysRq]

If the diagnosis of ADD were based on the act of ditching work then most everyone i know would have it.

[LOX]

If you play games instead of homework and still get A's and B's then I don't see a problem so stick with your system till your grades start to slip, I have ADD and was the same way you are but I take test well so I managed to pull a 3.4 GPA my senior year

[ubergmr]

while that A-toB average is a strugle, i go to private school and they have a harder gradeing then public

[Liokae]

If the diagnosis of ADD were based on the act of ditching work then most everyone i know would have it.

It's not based solely on that, but one of the biggest signs is the consistent (Note: Bolded for emphasis!) ditching of work for other amusment. Many times it is simply poor study habits; other times, it can be ADD, and going in to be evaluated never hurt anybody. If something like leaving work for the very last second is a consistent thing, there *is* a problem. There's nothing wrong with going to see a psychiatrist to try and ascertain if the problem is chemical.

[ubergmr]

i know maney people who joke abought haveing ADD, but none who actually have it.

[finalpyro]

heh isint this forum about hw and not about ADD???

[DeRailer]

we changed it

[Diamond187]

i'm the same way with hmwk and video games and i'm in College, but I have a philosophy on homework: If it's really that boring, don't do it (unless it's for marks). If you know how to do every question in your hmwk then don't bother boring yourself. (So many parents would yell at me for saying this)

[Vagrant]

I have a similar problem.. I wait until the last week to finish a project.

[DeRailer]

i wait till the about the last week to

[pwrslyd]

totally with ya on that one Diamond 187.college homework is so stupid unless you are specifically gonna get a grade on it...and I have a theory on high school...um..its total BS...everything yo ulearned in high school will be covered and done with the first month of college..so why bother...

[Liokae]

totally with ya on that one Diamond 187.college homework is so stupid unless you are specifically gonna get a grade on it...and I have a theory on high school...um..its total BS...everything yo ulearned in high school will be covered and done with the first month of college..so why bother...

Because if you don't cover it in high school, you'll never be able to learn it in a single month once you're at college? Hey, everything we learned in Calc AB was covered in the first *day* in Calc BC. Wow, that AB class sure was stupid to have, huh?

[pwrslyd]

ok, let me clarify my last post...I didn't mean to say to not do homework...what I am saying is that homework is usually just busy work..especially high school homework...Liokae..I am really not trying to be rude with this question, but are you in college yet? I am guessing by your age that you are not (?)..if you are then i apologize for even commenting in it...but I have been in college for 3 years now..working on my second major..and one thing that I have learned is that high school is not for learning..it is for society to instill values in you before you are "released into the wild" so to speak...one learns so much more at a university than one ever will in high school...not that high school is a bad thing...i just think that it serves a different purpose than the one most people are led to believe that it serves...

[Liokae]

Not *in* college, no, but I have taken most of the freshman level courses there already. Besides, if you're operating under the theory that you don't learn anything in high school... you're going to have a rude awakening after college if you think you're learning anything there, either. Both are used simply to give you a grounding in the next stage; high school teaches you enough that you shouldn't flunk out of college in first year, and college teaches you enough so that you don't get fired for incompetency a week into a high-skill job.

[pwrslyd]

Both are used simply to give you a grounding in the next stage; high school teaches you enough that you shouldn't flunk out of college in first year, and college teaches you enough so that you don't get fired for incompetency a week into a high-skill job.

That is my point exactly...kind of....true college is just a stepping stone for the real world...but it is also more than a classroom learning environment...all of our parents were right when they told us that "in college you'll make lifetime friends," and all that crap...but i do understand that college is not everything..it's purpose is to open doors once you get graduate...and that is why I was saying that a lot of the busy work is somewhat irrelevant..if you can do 5 selected problems from an assignment..doesn't it stand to reason that you can probably do the rest as well?

btw..that's what i figured about the taking freshman college courses while still in high school...i did the same thing..good move...

[Liokae]

Yes, if you can do a randomly selected five problems, you can probably do any of them. The problem with that is that I'm not getting busywork homework; nearly all of my assignments only have five problems or less on them. :)

[pwrslyd]

well then disregard any of my previous statements on homework... :)

[skye]

I have never been a star student when it comes to completing homework. I managed well in High School because I attended all of my classes, and have a tendancy to learn well in that environment (vs. textbook learning). I managed to pull through with A-B grades, which were sufficient for acceptance to the Science program at the University of Alberta. When I reached University, I realized that my study skills were NOT up to par. In some of my classes, assignments and labs are worth up to 50% of my grade. Needless to say, completion is mandatory.

I think its important to know what you want to achieve by attending school. This will give you self-motivation - your most valuable asset. Formulate goals - if you fail at completing them, analyze what went wrong and start again. Improve and repeat.

[jason]

What about me i finish all of my school assignments within 5 mion of my class period :|
then i get crazy and cant concentrate what should i do

note: i m a straight A student .........

[pwrslyd]

if you are a straight A student then you're doing something right..keep it up..

[ubergmr]

What about me i finish all of my school assignments within 5 mion of my class period :|
then i get crazy and cant concentrate what should i do

note: i m a straight A student .........

theres no need to brag, iim happy as long as it dosent drop below a B-

[The First]

I was in high school for four years. All four years I was considered a freshman. I started out my (first) freshman year with good grades, but they quickly slipped because I had no interest in my classes. The work just didn't interest me. I got great grades on all of my tests, but I still failed miserably because I didn't to the daily work. This continued for my entire high school career. I left school with only 11 credits out of 27.

I really think that this is just a horrible system. In some classes I never got below a 95% on tests, but I still failed. I had always thought that homework was there to instill the knowledge, and the tests were there to see if you had the knowledge. It appears that tests are just to make most people nervous, and homework is there to piss most people off. Grades don't measure your intelligence or understanding. They measure how much of a lapdog you are to the school system. I just really think that there has to be a better way.

In any case, my story has a happy ending. After my class graduated, I was eligible to take the Illinois GED. I did so, and my lowest score was in Math with a 92%. Without a doubt, I owe this to the school I attended, but I shouldn't have had to waste so much time in the middle.

[Namhet]

After getting 5 F's and an A+ on my report card but being in all the "intelligent" or "gifted" programs, my school realized something was up, and now i'm in a very new program designed to teach those who are brighter than the average bear.

I get almost NO homework, its all classwork and tests (which i have no problems doing).

Finaly, my system of never opening a book but sitting down and getting a 100% on a test is working.

After FOUR WEEKS, i have done ALL my work and i have a 100% OVERALL GRADE. Now that, in my opinion, is some darn fine schoolin' :)

Oh, and P.S. the A+ last year was in science, the only class i'm interested in...

Oh. And i refuse to do gym, even though i'm gargantuan and in perfect shape (2% body fat) because i spend a lot of my free time working out. I just refuse to be ordered to do physical education.

[ubergmr]

i wish i could just refuse to do something

[finalpyro]

yea if ur intrested in something u do great but if ur not intrested in something then u do very bad

[ubergmr]

it helps if homework is at least semi-fun.
i much rather do a science experiment then just math problems on a paper

[jason]

It also has something to do on how your teachers are...... man i wish i was in your system tehman :( Although i dont wanna get an F my lowest grade has been a C :( and i got in trouble...... ( I got a tough family.....) but i really hate school this year...... crappy teachers except math/sience(same teacher) and they are also my fav. subjects :) Core is by Far the most boring subject ever...... and the teacher there hates me :| i dunno why i have only been in 3 fights in 1 and a half weeks :| (which i didnt start but i have to defend myself) Well so thats all i gotta say........