Is your middle schooler’s ability to keep up with things baffling you? Find the organizational style that best fits your child and then rein them in with these simple tips!
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November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
you know what? You …
you know what? You can store them at home at least by semester- because as a teacher I can tell you that after we finished a unit, we finished a unit – and we don’t need the last unit’s papers unless we are missing a grade for it in our gradebook.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
do you have lockers …
do you have lockers? Ask your teacher if you can store the papers in the extra binders in your locker each time you start a new unit or a new 9 weeks.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Oh my gosh, I swear …
Oh my gosh, I swear we don’t! Melissa is great! I was probably the one having a bad day… I do the segments at the end of the day and I still have to do my other job during the day.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
You know some …
You know some teachers are like that. but if you politely ask them if you can store your papers after each unit or each 9 weeks in another folder – and maybe keep the last weeks’ of work in it, then they may let you do it!
I know about rules teachers have but they also can be pretty flexible.
Good luck!!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
About halfway …
About halfway through the school year, I just get so lazy, I don’t even put all the different subjects in their place, there is so much crap in there I can hardly move the dividers. So I just put the stuff on top that needs to be done xD Wow thats really bad …
And you really can’t keep papers at home, because teachers want them at school ready to go at a moments notice.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
What if you have to …
What if you have to keep all your stuff in your bunder at all times ???????? You cant file or pile because you never know when your teacher wants that paper back at school!! ???
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Those to ladies …
Those to ladies really despise each other.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
that’s bull. if I …
that’s bull. if I emptied out my binder once a week my teachers would kill me because i wouldn’t have any of my work.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Thanks! That is …
Thanks! That is how I let my students store their papers – by unit!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
My advice is the …
My advice is the same for homeschool children – you have to cover the core subject areas so pick either a filing or a piling system for each subject area!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I know, that is …
I know, that is such a drag! Some of the teachers I worked with liked to keep the whole year’s worth of things in the binder! I always let my students take out their papers after we finished the things they might need them for.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Students should …
Students should have their papers with them for the unit they are learning. Teachers may refer to the sheets and students may need them for partner quizzes, etc. I agree that after the unit, they should take some things home.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
What about children …
What about children who are homeschooled? What would happen then?
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
what about children …
what about children that are homeschool what do we do then?
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
but we can’t keep …
but we can’t keep stuff at home. they make us keep it in our binder, so our binder get stuffed!!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I got many things …
I got many things at the Container Store. What are you interested in?
November 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
where do you buy …
where do you buy this i really need it!!!