Do you ever daydream, want to be home, lying on the sofa, watching your favorite TV show, eating a bag of popcorn just as your teacher asks you what the square root of 2. 8897687 is? You have to try to deal with this: school is not the most exciting or thrilling thing that has ever been invented, but it is mandatory to go there. With a little help, however, you can get through these moments without killing yourself.
Steps
Step 1. Participate in class discussions and activities
You may be interested a lot more than you think!
Step 2. Smile
Maybe such a small thing may not seem very important to you, but it can bring about changes in other people's attitudes. Smiling will also allow you to appear as a friendly, happy, fun, and warm person. You will make new friends soon enough if you have a good attitude.
Step 3. Stay focused
To be successful in school, you need to keep the right state of mind and soul. Think of the whole situation like this: work hard now and then reap the rewards later. Don't let your friends lead you off the road to success.
Step 4. Instill discipline in yourself
Try to always be present at school. This means that absences should be limited to when you are sick or when there is a family emergency. Organize your holidays and your commitments for the weekend or when there is no school. Make an effort to arrive at school on time. While your teacher is teaching, be silent unless he asks you to answer something. If your friend wants to talk to you in class, bring the discussion topic to something related to the topic being taught in class.
Step 5. Plan your study
Take notes if you think your teacher is teaching something important for exams. Also, make a study plan. Include in your schedule all the holidays, breaks and moments to spend relaxing and also everything you need to do, but it is not related to your study plan. The best thing is that you organize yourself to review each topic every week.
Step 6. Relax
At the beginning of the day, make a list of ways to relax at home after you've done your homework: take a shower, relax by putting on your pajamas, eat some ice cream, lie on the bed, watch TV, or talk on the phone with a friend.
Step 7. Be aware of your strengths
If you are good at math, try to get the best grade on these exams. So that even if you are not an ace in chemistry, your math results balance with those of chemistry.
Step 8. Try to improve yourself in your weak points
One reason for being bored in school is that you may be less good at some subjects, which makes you lose all interest in those same subjects. Even if you are not very good at some subjects, make an effort to succeed. Try to make sure you erase the boredom that different subjects cause you, regardless of how good you are at each of them.
Step 9. Keep a positive attitude
Having a positive attitude will help keep your spirits up even when things seem to collapse on you. Stay calm and relaxed if you happen to have problems at school. If so, consider these three things: learn from mistakes, apologize, and avoid doing it again.
Step 10. Laugh
The teachers may tell you to stop, and in the advice above we suggested that you always be good in the classroom, however if you are in a good environment, it helps you tune into the lesson and enjoy it! The important thing is that you don't do it too often.
Step 11. Don't look at the clock
If you do this, time may give you the impression that it runs much slower than it actually runs. If you are really desperate, scribble on a sheet of paper while listening to the teacher. In some cases this can actually increase your focus.
Step 12. Try to copy everything from the board
This is a fun challenge that has the advantage of allowing you to keep good notes and that will help make the time go by faster.
Step 13. Draw
Scribbling or drawing always helps to kill time. Carry a notebook and a pen wherever you go, so you can open it and kill time a little more easily. However, scribbling and drawing can be a distraction - always stay focused the moment you do it.
Step 14. Make sure you read the chapter to discuss at school the next day the night before
If you already know things, it may seem more interesting at school, and this can also help you with your grades.
Advice
- Don't look at the clock every few minutes. It will seem that time passes slowly.
- Think of something to do after class. For example, going to an amusement park, inviting someone over to your house and sleeping with you, or even just a new episode of your favorite TV series!
- Don't complain about homework given in class. Your teacher may get angry with you, and sometimes complaining about too many homework will take you more effort than you actually spend doing them.
- If you just can't stay focused, and start daydreaming, try not to make it too obvious. If your teacher notices this, focus on the lesson right away if you still can.
- Stay calm when focused. And if you are about to lose it, ask for help.
- Don't bring any distracting elements with you, they could get you into trouble. It's best not to think about distractions if they can get you into trouble.
- Ask questions if you don't understand something.
- Try to understand what kind of teacher you have in front of you in the classroom. If he is gentle and not strict about behavior, feel a little freer to daydream. If your teacher is known to be picky and rigorous, take notes on the keywords used in the lesson so that when he asks you to repeat what he just explained, just read the words you just wrote.
- Look at the things around you. You might have some artistic inspiration or something! But be sure to look at the blackboard from time to time to make sure you don't get lost in your thoughts.
- If the lesson is really too long, find a way to have some fun (reading, for example).
- Do your homework, no matter how stupid they seem.
- Don't bring your cell phone to class. The last thing you will want is to have your phone confiscated.
- Have fun maybe a few moments to wink at your teammates, watching their reaction.
- Don't sit too relaxed or you may find yourself daydreaming. Sit in your chair correctly.
- If you know how to solve a Rubik's Cube, bring one to class. It has become very popular over the last few years. Play it only after you have finished an assignment or test, and if you are waiting for the rest of the class to finish. Remember to keep it hidden so that no one sees it.
Warnings
- Don't look at the clock every ten seconds. Time will seem to pass very slowly. Instead, set yourself a goal. For example: "First I finish this worksheet, and then I look at the clock."
- Don't think about how long it is to finish school. Thoughts like this can cause you great stress.
- Don't throw things at teammates or whisper their names. Talking to the person next to you is also an important form of distraction.
- When you do something during a "review" session, do not listen to the music in the meantime, because the teacher will see the headphones or hear the music if you turn it too loud, and do not play portable games, as they will make noise if you forget to turn off the volume.
- Don't pack your bag too early for school. Your teacher may make you stay after the bell rings.
