How to begin spring semester the right way

Here’s a 7 minute video where I share how I help prep students for the spring semester. Of course many students won’t want to do this. After all, it’s not exactly fun. But the amount of energy and frustration it will save makes it well worth it. Not to mention, it will help you have a much more successful semester, ultimately giving you more free time to do what you want.

Here are the main keys:

1. Bring everything home; books, folders, papers, everything from the desk or locker, etc.. (if you didn’t bring everything home, get it on your first day back and do this process.) 2. Purge papers. Recycle everything you possibly can (old assignments, busywork, etc.). Archive everything you might need and everything sentimental. 3. Freshen up folders and notebooks. Reevaluate your systems. 4. Update your calendar for the entire rest of the school year. 5. Get everything back into the backpack and you’re ready to go. Realistically, this process takes 30-60 minutes, but it’s well worth it. If you’re ready to hit the ground running, you’re less likely to end up swimming upstream all semester. Good luck, Seth