Enriching Education: Biggest Back-to-School Mistakes

 

According to a recent survey conducted by leading homework help app, Brainly, 51% of student respondents feel anxious for the upcoming year. Can parents/guardians assist in easing these stresses? Although school has already started, these tips can still help with the transition, or encourage you to make adjustments next year.

 

According to Brainly, these five blunders can be easily avoided in the new year:

 

#1: Assuming Homework Habits Will Naturally Form  

While most parents may assume middle and high school students have their homework/study habits down, a change in courses, sport and club schedules, and an increased pressure from things such as the SATs can throw off what they had perfected in the previous school year. 

 

It is important to work with your child from their first homework assignment on coordinating study/homework time, as well as set up outside resources such as Brainly, Chegg, etc. 

 

#2: Summer is Over…Time for School

While it is important to get your student(s) back into the swing of things, it is equally important to remember that your child’s mind has just been on vacation. A great way to bridge the gap, if they are having difficulty switching back from Summer break, is to incorporate some of their own interests into their learning. Give them some time between their studies for their own research on topics they enjoy. 

 

Brainly offers peer-prompted topics on everything from space to Roman art.  

 

#3: SAT Prep Starts In School, But Ends at Home

While SAT Prep classes are offered in some schools, SAT preparation should be incorporated into your student’s at home studies as well! With unlimited online resources and apps offering SAT prompts and quizzes, parenting should be urging their children to add in extra time on these platforms to ensure their readiness. 

 

#4: School Shopping Too Soon

While you may be tempted to get your back-to-school shopping completed the moment you receive your school’s supplies list, more often than not, the full list of items is not required for your student’s classes. Utilizing leftover notebooks, pens, highlighters, and book covers from the previous year until your student is assured of the supplies they actually need, is a great way to save money and time going into the new year.