Everyone gets very busy during the school year and forgets to stay organized. Some push it off for another day, and some just choose not to. However, organization is pivotal when aiming for a stress-free school year! I’m here to share some helpful tips on how to stay organized and why it’s important.
Good organization starts with your backpack. Never shove random papers into the bottom of your bag! Teachers won’t want to give good grades to papers that look like they were run over; it makes it seem like you put in less effort. Instead, take the extra minute to take out your binder or folder and put it safely away. One helpful thing I did to keep my bag organized was to have designated pockets for specific items. My folders all went together, my binders were together, my books were together, and so on. It’s little things like that that make a big difference.
Another thing to do is have different folders or sections in your binders for your classes. If you have one folder full of work for five different classes, everything’s going to be hard to find. Same thing if you have a binder with no dividers. Everything will just get clumped together and be hard to find. You can get all sorts of fun-colored folders or dividers for your binders off of amazon. The fun thing about that is you can get some to match your own personal style. In a school with uniforms, we all dress the same. So, express yourself with your supplies!
An important thing to keep clean is the side pockets of your bag. If you have papers, pencils, and other random things sticking out of it, you might forget they’re there or they could even fall out. One thing Iyou could do is to put your pencil case in one of those pockets. That way you can just put your pencils and other things away instead of shoving them in there.
My final tip is to keep your lockers clean. Never shove old papers or already graded assignments in there just because you’re done with them. You should bring all your old papers home and throw them out there or keep them for the future. You never know what you might need. You could get shelves for your locker to hold books, or hooks to hold extra clothes. There are more than just clear shelves so you could get them to fit your own style or even paint them to be what you want. Anything that has to be kept in your locker such as beauty products, feminine hygiene products, and more can be kept in a pouch. Pouches are a cute way to carry stuff, and they are a great way to keep stuff grouped together.
Organization is so incredibly important because it can help relieve stress. When you get home from a long day of school, do you want to spend 30 minutes looking for the paper you need? Or would you rather spend a minute opening your binder and taking it out? I think everyone would rather have it the easy way. Organization isn’t always easy, but I hope these tips made you want to try.