Time Management
by Finn Fleischer and Hailey Nichols
"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." -Paul J. Meyer
We are often told we need to manage our time, with many assignments, jobs and sports after school, and we have to manage it. However, no one ever tells us how! Well here is some advice that can help you learn how to manage time wisely.
Managing time may seem difficult at the moment. However, once it gets done, life will become so much easier; just like that. One way to manage time is every morning, on the way to school, think about what needs to be done that day and only focus on today, not tomorrow. Once at school, try to finish any work during classes when the time is appropriate. It is imperative to stick to a schedule!.
One student here at Ascent, Bella Skagerberg, 11 manages playing volleyball and a job on top of her school work. She says, “I make to do lists to help with anything that needs to get done for that day.” Skagerberg also recommends, “Always prioritize sleep over any type of work, [because] even if you stayed up doing your work all night it would not be as good as it would have been, if you had a good night's sleep.”
Life may become overwhelming while one is having trouble knowing where to start. Sometimes not doing work seems like the better option. Even when it gets to the point where the work seems unbearable, one can still catch up. Talk to teachers about what can be done to fix it or make up work. Teacher’s want to help, as long as they see that the work is being put in during class and after. Always try to do something, never give up on any sort of problem, just because giving up seems easier.
Someone would not realize that there may be anything more to a Wendy’s restaurant than a mouth watering Dave’s Triple or savory seasoned potatoes. However one would be mistaken after dining at a Wendy’s restaurant in small town Parker. Conchobhar Patterson, 12 has been working at Wendy’s in Parker throughout the school year, specializing in making the burgers look better than they do on the menu sign. He even shares his unquestionable enthusiasm for working in the food industry: “It’s pretty good. It’s not busy all the time.”
Not only has Patterson excelled in bringing joy to any customer’s hungry stomach with his custom chicken paddy, but he also offered priceless wisdom for any employed Ascent guardian. "It’s important to have that balance with work and school,” Patterson said.
With the responsibility of both homework and a job during the school week, Patterson said that the most useful tool to any employed student is time management. He often takes advantage of the conference periods at school to study, so that he does not have to recite math formulas in his head while flipping burgers.
While you may not see philosophers discussing Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics at Wendy’s, you may find wisdom from one Parker employee about how to not only survive, but thrive at Ascent Classical Academy," said Finn Fleischer, 12.