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.

許多老師認為家庭作業(yè)是無法避免的災難，它讓許多學生都無可奈何。有些學生似乎永遠無法按時完成任務。事實上，許多學生甚至沒意識到他們有作業(yè)，直到班上的朋友給他們發(fā)短信，或他們無意中聽到有人談論到第二天有什么作業(yè)要交。

以下是可以幫助你按時完成作業(yè)的幾個小竅門：

摘自：www.thoughtco.com

原著：Kelly Roell

湖北武漢 景一 編譯

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：制定計劃

制作一個家庭作業(yè)的計劃清單，寫下日期、科目并留下空白地方來記下你的家庭作業(yè)。當你收拾東西準備放學回家時，你所要做的就是打開你的計劃清單，看看哪些書和文件夾需要帶回家，這樣你就不會漏掉晚上你需要做的任何事情。

有人討厭使用計劃清單。那也沒關系。我以前教過的一個學生一直把作業(yè)潦草地寫在紙條上放到口袋里。這對他奏效，所以也是可以的。

不管你喜歡哪種方式都沒關系，但一定要制定計劃。每一件物品在放進書包里時都要檢查一下。你的大腦一次只能處理這么多信息，所以如果你打算按時完成作業(yè)的話，就必須把你的作業(yè)記下來。

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：把你的家庭作業(yè)區(qū)分優(yōu)先次序

并非所有作業(yè)都是同等重要的。我強烈建議你在家里做家庭作業(yè)時要把家庭作業(yè)按優(yōu)先順序排好。你可以嘗試像下面這樣去排序：

排在首位的任務是最重要的，比如：明天的一個重要考試的準備工作，或一個重要科目明天就要截止的作業(yè)。排在第二位的是需要在本周末之前完成的作業(yè)。排在第三位的是正在進行中的，需要考試當天或本季度末完成的任務。

你把必須要做的作業(yè)按優(yōu)先順序排列好之后，就要先完成所有排在首位的作業(yè)，然后是排在第二位的，像這樣繼續(xù)下去。

通常，你會從你喜歡的科目的作業(yè)開始，但這是個很大的錯誤。你應該從最難的任務開始。首先完成最難的任務可以讓你盡早擺脫掉它，并讓之后的所有事情顯得簡單。

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：有計劃地休息

有些人認為，坐下來完成作業(yè)意味著像字面意義上那樣把你的屁股粘在椅子上，在接下來的數(shù)個小時都不會移動。我的朋友們，那是史上最糟糕的學習方式。你的大腦只有保持45分鐘（對某些人甚至更短時間）注意力的能力。所以，在你的學習時間里要安排休息時間。做45分鐘作業(yè)，然后休息10分鐘做一下你這個年齡段的人想做的任何事情。然后，重新回到作業(yè)上來，像這樣重復下去。

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？

按時完成作業(yè)是一門學問。它需要一些自律，并不是每個人都天生具有自律性。所以，當你還在學校的時候，你必須練習檢查完成作業(yè)所需的一切，區(qū)分作業(yè)的優(yōu)先順序，并計劃好做作業(yè)和休息的時間。難道你的成績不值得你這么做嗎？endprint