5 Time Management Tips For Students

Today I want to discuss the crucial subject of Time management. I call it crucial because I know that most of the students genuinely do not get free time. I moreover think that student’s life is worse than that of the parents working in MNCs. Students are busier than them. Hence Time management is very important.

1) If your child is a toddler and yet to take admission in the school,  I will always recommend to choose a school nearer to your home as I have observed that most of the time is wasted in travelling.

2) Students and parents should analyse the time wasted by the children in gossiping, chatting, mobile phones and excessive use of T.V This is a real waste of time called as passive entertainment. However, reading books, attending a hobby class, watching a T.V for entertainment for half an hour is considered as an active entertainment.

3) Time wasted in passive entertainment needs to be rectified and must be used appropriately.

However, time invested in active entertainment will gear up the students for the study.

4) Also students invest lot of time to do self study. Completion of books/Copy writing can never be counted in self study. Hence, I suggest that students should manage their time for both but prioritise self study as it will lead to strengthen the foundation of knowledge and improve the performance.

5) Never keep your self study time immediate after the school or class. Your brain will not be ready immediately to absorb the knowledge. So you need to rest before you start fresh. The rest can be a hobby class, entertainment, playing etc.

How to manage the time?

I would like to discuss the case study of my student here. He was in 8th SSC last year. I had given him the similar technique of study that I mentioned in my first post. (15th August 2019.)

He used to go to the school from 7 am to 1.40 pm. He returned home by 2pm. I told him to relax from 2 to 4 pm. (A short nap as he used to get up early, watching T.V and playing).

4.30 to 6 pm he had his tuition. I again gave him 1 hour for relaxation. At 7 pm he used to start his self study and would do it by 9pm. Then he had his dinner with his parents. After that 10 to 11pm he used to complete his books. (Purposefully the book completion which involves writing is kept at night where brain just needs to do copy writing.)

This is just an example. The schedule was made considering the comfort zone of the student. However, if the child’s comfort is taken into consideration, you can definitely plan a schedule where the child will surely get the time for self study. Also, the child will happily follow it as all his activities is also considered in this schedule. Banning the hobbies, putting extra restrictions on the child can never fetch the success. On contrary, it will make the child negative towards the study. Such schedules make the process easier for the child to adapt. Gradually this becomes their habit and becomes easier in the higher standards. Hope this works out for all Parents. Please let me know about the feedback. Happy learning!!!

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