By Y3K
According to a Boston’s Children’s Hospital study, there were 32 clinical trials testing 20 different ADHD drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. They found that only 5 out of the 32 trials or about 16% were focused on drug safety!
Tomorrow the truth will be revealed on ADHD drug studies.
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Bad Report Card? What To Do #5: Check The Schedule
Are the demands of an excessive extra-curricular schedule causing report card grades to be low? Sports, music, and theater are just a few examples of time consuming activities students may focus on more than their studies. Sometimes there is not enough time in the day to meet the demands of their activities and put in their best effort on their homework. As a parent, you have the responsibility of examining the extra-curricular schedule and modify it if necessary so they have the time needed to do their homework and study.
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Bad Report Card? What To Do #1: Organization
Many times a student is very capable of learning and understanding, yet have lower grades due to their organization. Poor organization from time management to completing and handing in homework can lower report card grades tremendously. Teaching a student how to be organized can be an invaluable life lesson.
By Y3K
Have your kids create a homework basket or box filled with all the supplies they will need. This will help avoid distractions along the way while trying to locate the items. The supply basket/box will keep kids focused on getting homework done rather than looking for something they need. This will help homework time go by faster.
By Y3K
Organizational Skills Tip #4: Clean Up
After each night’s homework, students should spend five minutes to put away their papers, supplies, neatening their workspace and preparing their backpack for the next school day.
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Organizational Skills Tip #3: Homework Notebook/Planner
Most disorganized students forget or lose track of what assignments need to be completed and when then need to be turned in. A homework notebook or planner app should be used to write down the following every day:
Homework assigned for each class with due dates.
If no homework assigned for a given class, write “no homework”.
Upcoming tests, quizzes and projects.
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Organizational Skills Tip #2: Homework Space
A student’s homework space should be quiet, free from distractions and have all of the supplies needed to complete assignments.
By Y3K
Organizational Skills Tip #1: Homework Routine
There should be a consistent time set aside daily for homework. Students should have a list of all homework assignments to be worked on for the day. As students finish their assignments, they should check them off the list.
By Y3K
Y3K Tutor In Your Home often receives phone calls and emails by parents all the time asking us to help their students with organizational skills. These skills can be the difference between a poor student and a successful student. Children without organizational skills more often than not, tend to fall behind and suffer with low grades. They have trouble keeping track of assignments and/or constantly losing things.
Over the next several posts we will offer some organization tips just in time for the new school year.
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