如何按时完成家庭作业

Homework， a necessary evil according to many teachers， has a lot of students tied up in knots1. Some students can never seem to get things turned in on time. In fact， many students do not even realize that they have homework until a friend from class texts them or they overhear2 someone talking about what is due the next day.

The following tips should help you get your homework finished on time.

许多老师认为家庭作业是无法避免的灾难，它让许多学生都无可奈何。有些学生似乎永远无法按时完成任务。事实上，许多学生甚至没意识到他们有作业，直到班上的朋友给他们发短信，或他们无意中听到有人谈论到第二天有什么作业要交。

以下是可以帮助你按时完成作业的几个小窍门：

摘自：www.thoughtco.com

原著：Kelly Roell

湖北武汉 景一 编译

TIP 1： MAKE A PLAN

Make a todo list for your homework with the dates， the school subjects you are taking， and a whole lot of blank space to write down what your homework is. When you are packing up to go home at the end of the school day， all you have to do is check that todo list to see which books and folders need to go home with you so you will not miss out anything that you need to do that evening.

Some people hate using a todo list. Thats quite all right. One student I used to tutor kept a piece of paper in his pocket where hed scrawl3 his assignments4. It worked for him， so it was fine.

No matter which planning system you prefer， use it. Check off each item once you get it in your backpack. Your brain can only process so much information at a time， so you absolutely must write your homework down if you plan to complete it on time.

技巧1：制定計划

制作一个家庭作业的计划清单，写下日期、科目并留下空白地方来记下你的家庭作业。当你收拾东西准备放学回家时，你所要做的就是打开你的计划清单，看看哪些书和文件夹需要带回家，这样你就不会漏掉晚上你需要做的任何事情。

有人讨厌使用计划清单。那也没关系。我以前教过的一个学生一直把作业潦草地写在纸条上放到口袋里。这对他奏效，所以也是可以的。

不管你喜欢哪种方式都没关系，但一定要制定计划。每一件物品在放进书包里时都要检查一下。你的大脑一次只能处理这么多信息，所以如果你打算按时完成作业的话，就必须把你的作业记下来。

TIP 2： PRIORITIZE5 YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

All assignments are not created equal. I strongly recommend using a prioritizing system when you sit down at home with your homework. Try a system a little something like this：

A first assignment is of primary importance， such as studying for a major test coming up tomorrow， finishing a major project due tomorrow. A second assignment needs to be finished by the end of the week. A third assignment is ongoing and needs to be finished by test day or the end of the quarter.

Once youve prioritized the work you have to do， complete all the first assignments first， then the second， moving down as you go.

Ordinarily， you would start with the subjects you love， but that would be a big mistake. You should get the worst assignment over first. And completing the worst assignment first gets it off your mind， and makes everything that comes after it appear to be really， really easy.endprint

技巧2：把你的家庭作业区分优先次序

并非所有作业都是同等重要的。我强烈建议你在家里做家庭作业时要把家庭作业按优先顺序排好。你可以尝试像下面这样去排序：

排在首位的任务是最重要的，比如：明天的一个重要考试的准备工作，或一个重要科目明天就要截止的作业。排在第二位的是需要在本周末之前完成的作业。排在第三位的是正在进行中的，需要考试当天或本季度末完成的任务。

你把必须要做的作业按优先顺序排列好之后，就要先完成所有排在首位的作业，然后是排在第二位的，像这样继续下去。

通常，你会从你喜欢的科目的作业开始，但这是个很大的错误。你应该从最难的任务开始。首先完成最难的任务可以让你尽早摆脱掉它，并让之后的所有事情显得简单。

TIP 3： TAKE PLANNED BREAKS

Some people believe that sitting down to complete homework means that you literally park your behind in a chair and you dont move it for the next several hours. That， my friends， is one of the worst study ideas in history. Your brain only has the capacity to stay focused for about 45 minutes （maybe even less for some of you）. So， schedule your study time with breaks. Work for 45 minutes， then take a 10minute break to do whatever it is people your age like to do. Then， turn to work again and repeat.

技巧3：有计划地休息

有些人认为，坐下来完成作业意味着像字面意义上那样把你的屁股粘在椅子上，在接下来的数个小时都不会移动。我的朋友们，那是史上最糟糕的学习方式。你的大脑只有保持45分钟（对某些人甚至更短时间）注意力的能力。所以，在你的学习时间里要安排休息时间。做45分钟作业，然后休息10分钟做一下你这个年龄段的人想做的任何事情。然后，重新回到作業上来，像这样重复下去。

Completing your homework on time is a learned skill. It requires some discipline6 and not everyone is naturally disciplined. So， you have to practice checking that you have everything you need for homework when you are still at school， prioritizing your work and taking planned breaks. Isnt your grade worth it？

按时完成作业是一门学问。它需要一些自律，并不是每个人都天生具有自律性。所以，当你还在学校的时候，你必须练习检查完成作业所需的一切，区分作业的优先顺序，并计划好做作业和休息的时间。难道你的成绩不值得你这么做吗？endprint