Paisley's Back to School organization tips!

School is soon approaching and for some of you has already begun. I am going to be sharing some of my back to school organizational tips so you can enjoy school and not think of it as a totally bad thing.

Here are my top three organization tips for school! Although they are short, there is a lot of information in these paragraphs to remember.  

1. Get an agenda. I know everyone says to get an agenda, but it is soo true. Without one you could forget assignments, not accomplish everything you wanted for that night and be stuck doing homework until midnight catching up. The perks of an agenda is so you can plan ahead. If you plan your nights ahead there isn't anything to worry about and can take a lot of stress off of you. Also, if you plan ahead, you can complete other assignments that might not be due for a while on a night that you don't have much homework so you don't leave it to the last minute, therefore having extra time when it is close to the due date to do fun things.  

2. Binders. I know many people don't like binders because they are big and bulky (which i agree with) i find that my notes aren't as organized as i would like them to be. When i do projects i want somewhere else to work them out other than in my notebook. Another downside to notebooks are that you cant take papers out. (you can, but there is nowhere else to put them afterwards.) In my school you have to type up most of our notes, so folders don't work because we have WAY too many papers that any folder could hold.

How to organize a binder:

• use dividers to separate between types of notes (ex. Homework, handouts, notes, projects, assignments and tests, extra paper, etc.)
• use plastic folders because they will last all year, while the paper folders will rip in the whole part and make you unorganized halfway through the year. (They are worth the money and are re-usable!)
• Purchase binders with the plastic slipcovers in the front to indicate which class the binder is for, or choose a colour for each class to colour-coordinate your binders to your classes, this way it is easy to differentiate which binder is for which class. (Meaning more time to talk to your friends rather than finding your binder, and also lowering the risk of taking the wrong binder.)

3. Accordion files. These I find to be very important because they eliminate the problem of bringing home all four binders and all four textbooks if you have homework in all four subjects. All you would need to bring home is your textbooks and the accordion file. Just put all the notes needed for homework from that subject and put them in that class's designated folder and voila! No need for a binder. 

I hope these three rules made your school year less stressful and a little easier.

-Paisley