I have always been a rather organized person when it comes to school, but timing everything to be ahead of assignments can be a challenge for me. I was a bit worried about seeking help for time management, but I knew I wanted to find the tools that could help me optimize my time. I wasn’t sure how to improve my time management skills, so when I found out about the Dennis Learning Center, I knew I wanted to make an appointment.
I have asked for help in the past when I was absent from school or when a concept didn’t come naturally to me, and, although I may have felt nervous, I really benefited from asking for the help I needed. It may feel uncomfortable to ask for the help I need because of the stigma associated with it, but I know that it is important to seek the help I need. Seeking help is one way that I can take an active part in my education.
When I arrived for my appointment at the Dennis Learning Center, I met with an assigned counselor. When I first walked in, she asked me what made me schedule the appointment and we briefly discussed what led me to scheduling the appointment. Once she knew that I was there for time management, she started to very specifically break down a plan of attack for me. She taught me how I can schedule my days out, including scheduled obligations, free time, and study time, so that I can find the how much time I have to study and then decide how to allocate it. She answered all of my questions and helped me make a plan to implement the different systems that we talked about. I really enjoyed the format of the meeting because once she knew why I was there, there was an outline that she followed and adjusted to my needs. My counselor showed me how to maximize my time throughout each day and I in the few days since our appointment, I have already found myself managing my time better. Now that I have found the time I have for studying, I can maximize my productivity and plan out how and when I should work on each assignment. My counselor also showed me how to use several different platforms to make a longterm assignment list and detailed to do lists to organize myself and tackle the oncoming assignments. I scheduled a follow up meeting to check in after I have been using these time management tools for two weeks to hold myself accountable to fully testing the systems. So far, I have found the strategies very helpful and I have seen a large difference in how I am able to manage my time.
I have tutored other students through National Honor Society before and I really enjoyed helping other people understand different subjects. I would love to tutor others at some point in the near future and be able to help others the way that my time management counselor helped me.
