SLCN Gazette's Online Magazine, COVID-19-Special Edition

you one of the students who find your professor's
Are
so soothing it almost sounded like a lullaby, luring
voice
into deep slumber right in the middle of a class
you
discussion?
Friday or Saturday your most favored day of the week?
Is
wonder why.
I
you ever wished your classes were over even before
Have
started, or to seal the week even if it is just a
they
you one of the lost souls hovering above the
Are
the Caribbean, or somewhere over the Pacific
Himalayas,
one of your classmates is reporting in front of the
while
class?
you answered yes to any or all of the questions, you are
If
alone. not
light of the COVID-19 pandemic and given our current
In
following the execution of enhanced
predicament
quarantine, satisfying our appetite to impel us
community
study has never been as challenging. Conjuring up
to
while we are on campus is already difficult
motivation
And now, adding to the mix is the reality that we
enough.
indefinitely confined in our houses, leaving us in a
are
with no preexisting grasp of how to keep up with
pickle
of us might be navigating from the comforts of our
Some
home and are constantly subjected to the
childhood
distractions that of family, pets, and the tranquility
loving
our neighborhood. Some of us opted to spend the rest
of
the quarantine period in the city, savoring the solitude
of
trying to stay sane at the same time, because home
while
just too far from where we stay. Regardless of where
is
are at this precise moment, it is almost a certainty
we
most of us are still in a tussle from the overload of
that
brought about by these unfamiliar circumstances.
change
a student, you need to keep in mind that regular
As
are bound to resume and this is a decisive phase
classes
are ten (10) tips you can shadow so you can still ace
Here
while in quarantine:
classes
an outline of what needs to be done each day is a
Creating
way to increase productivity and to achieve desired
proven
You may start by designing a study plan to eliminate
goals.
confusion in terms of priority and schedule. List down
any
according to urgency and set a target time and date
tasks
completion. Then, transfer exam dates, activities, quizzes,
of
group project deadlines, etc. into a monthly
assignments,
and create a checklist so you keep track of your
calendar
including what you have accomplished so
progress
Having a concrete and clear set of objectives will give
far.
a head start and lessen the chance that you will forget a
you
task.
specific
and professors alike are used to writing important
Students
on random slips of paper which are often lost in heaps
notes
other unimportant memos. Avoid the confusion of looking
of
lost items by organizing your learning materials using
for
dividers, paper clips, or even recycled boxes.If you
binders,
the type of student who keeps online presentations and
are
pertinent documents on your laptop or computer, you
other
start sorting them out and collating them in folders so
may
can easily spot specific files should you need them. Not
you
will organizing save your precious time, but it will also
only
HOW TO:
KEEP UP WITH YOUR CLASSES
while in quarantine
B Y N I K K A D A N I C E B .
N A G A
Number 1: Start with a plan
Monday?
Number 2: Organize your materials
our classes for an ambiguous amount of time.
help boost your creativity and increase your flexibility.
"Regardless of where we
are at this precise moment, it is
almost a certainty that most of
us are still in a tussle from the
overload of change brought
about by these unfamiliar
circumstances."
for you to not be caught up when classes start again.
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