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General subject-area websites are not going to help you. You may just have to tear yourself away from your computer!
Your teachers expect you to learn the material in your textbooks and the information that they present in class, not some random stuff on the internet. Here are some study tips that will help you to learn what your teachers have prepared for you:
1. Use different colored pens (if your teachers allow it). The brain loves color, so this will help you to learn, and also to remember what you have learned. Whenever I had to study vocabulary or a subject with lots of content like a science or humanities course, it helped me to write down all the main points in fabulous colors! I even did this with Statistics, and it helped me remember all those formulas.
2. If you are trying to learn some content with a friend, you can drill each other while tossing a ball back and forth. This movement also enhances learning and memory. And besides that, it's fun! You can also change this idea -- the only limit is your imagination. Suppose your friend asked a question and demonstrated a dance move, then you answered the question while repeating the same movement. Fun!
3. When preparing for a test, make up your own multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank practice test and drill yourself and your friends like crazy until you all know it well. They will really appreciate your help!
4. If you have a lot of assignments you have to do, arrange with your study-buddy to chat after you've finished, or maybe before school the next morning, so you can compare notes and make sure you are both ready to face the day. Sometimes reviewing and discussing your work together cements the concepts for you, and again, helps you to remember them.
5. Break your homework assignments down into smaller chunks. Do the hardest one first. Once you reach that goal, take the next hardest one, and so on...
6. Make a rule and promise yourself to stick to it: For every 45 minutes you work on your assignments, you will give yourself a 15 minute break. If you do this faithfully, you will be done in NO TIME! Keep a clock or timer handy!
7. When you are on a 15-minute break, HAVE FUN! You can go outside and enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise, or just veg in front of the TV. You don't have to feel guilty, because you know you have the situation completely under control.
8. Your break is also a good time for a little snack, like carrot sticks and dip (or a bag of m & m's -- hehe) That way you are training yourself to be more disciplined by sticking to your 45/15 study/break rule, but also feeding your brain some energy food! Ice water is a another great pick-me-up, and if you add a little lemon or lime juice to it, it's very zingy!
9. When you start reading novels for your teachers, it will help you to run by the library and get the books on CD or tape, so you can listen with headphones and read at the same time. Not only will time fly by, but you will remember what you read a lot better than you would have otherwise.
10. When you have a writing assignment, do it in steps: (1) research and planning, (2) first draft, (3) proofreading, (4) final draft. It will be a lot easier that way!
11. If you get stuck on the computer a lot playing games or IM'ing with your friends, set a FIRM time limit (see the 15-minute rule). This is a really big problem for a lot of students.
12. Certain foods will help you focus throughout the day. They are called "brain foods" for that reason! They are: salads, raw vegetables, and meat. Things that make you sleepy: simple carbs such as chips, pasta, rice, bread, french fries, and sugary foods. Keep this in mind when you are choosing food in the lunch line, or you might feel drowsy in your afternoon classes.
Good luck! I know you will do fabulously!
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