Ben Nikpour: Week 5 - Due on Thursday!

Due on Thursday! Once again, I get an alert that I have an assignment due at midnight. Checking Google Classroom, I then realize I have 15 other assignments due on top of the college supplements I need to complete after studying for the 5 tests I have this week. While I may be inflating some of the numbers, this level of stress is constant. I often feel overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do and feel like I have no break. Recently, I have been consumed by college preparation as I attempt to finish my supplemental essays due in just a few weeks. These essays have left me with no time to do anything else, and when we are given tedious homework tasks, I have to pick and choose which one is more important. I will also be traveling this and next weekend, and I know that I am going to need to do work on the plane and my trip if I don’t want to fall behind.

I am grateful for the holiday breaks we have had the past weeks as they have given me some time to work. I also know that this feeling of stress is just temporary and should get better once November 1st comes around, but until then I need to stick to a strict schedule. The schedule I made is the only way that I have been able to remain afloat, and if you can relate to my situation, I suggest making one as well. What I did was print out an hourly block schedule for a whole week, and I filled in the exact times I want to work on each assignment. I dedicated at least two hours per college supplement and a lot of time to doing homework. I also worked in times to relax, eat, shower, and sleep to avoid going crazy. When I stick to the exact times I wrote, I tend to get a lot more done and feel a lot less stressed. 

While it has been working well for me, I know it is not a plausible solution for everyone, but maybe give it a try! 

Have you been overwhelmed with work? Do you think teachers should assign less homework? Would you try making an hourly block schedule to reduce stress?

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  1. AnonymousOctober 26, 2022 at 7:28 AM

    I have also been super overwhelmed by work recently. With all of the college work due so soon on top of all of the homework I have been getting from my classes, I have felt so stressed. I think that teachers should definitely assign less homework in order to take stress off of students' shoulders.

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