Pros And Cons Of 8th Graders

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Greetings 8th graders. Taking high school classes as an 8th grader can definitely be a challenge. To make it an enjoyable and simple year there are a couple tips to guide you. Three things you can do to ensure a great year are, manage your time, stay organized, and have a positive attitude.
The first and most important tip that will assist you is time management. Last year I made a commitment to managed my time well. Most likely you will have homework every night. On top of this it is quite possible you play a sport. With everything going on after school,time will have to be cut out for schoolwork. If you ensure to make time for all of your work you will probably do better on the assignment and along with that, you won’t be staying up all night. Time management can be just as important during school. Teachers very rarely give you time to work on projects,so when given an opportunity to work on them you need to make the best of it. Time management is certainly important but it’s not the only thing that can help.
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For example it is nice to have a binder for every class you take. This way you won't lose or misplace things as easy as if you had one binder for your entire day. If you are not organized, valuable class time will be used trying to get organized. An easy way you can be organized is to write in your planner each class period. By doing this, it is magnificently easy to know exactly what work you must take home. Without your planner you will have to remember what work you have and in case you didn’t already know, humans forget things. So to ensure a spectacular year, make it a point to stay organized. There is one more thing i can help you

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