how much studying should I be doing each day??

Question

I'm homeschooled and pretty much have to be my own boss. Does anyone know how much studying I should be doing in a day? Like how much do you get done in high school, how many chapters of certain things should I do. I think I'm really behind in my work and need to get this done. Thanks I hope my question isn't too confusing.

Answer 1

OMG, I have the exact same problem myself as a grade 10 homeschooler. I am also far behind. I started a schedule for myself just recently. I chose to split my 4 subjects into two different days. I chose english and math one day and science and socials the next. I alternate so I'm not always doing english and science in the morning. I wake up at 9 start at 9:30 do my first subject till 12, have lunch then start my next subject at 1 and go till 3. It is working great as long as you stay on track. It is very hard to be your own boss though. Email me if you try my system and tell me how its working. Good Luck!!

Answer 2

How much you need to study is going to depend on a number of things:

-how fast you read, write and do general work (the slower you work, the more time you'll need to take each day)
-if you are following a specific program or have specific texts you are using (in which case you would need to break it down into how much to do per month, week, day and would just have to take however long it took you to get it all done)
-how much time you are willing and able to devote (some homeschooled students are totally in charge of their own educations and spend pretty much all day in some sort of educational activity; others pick something more structured and work 3-5+ hours a day; others have work or sports and are limited in their daily study time)

Your question isn't confusing, but there are more details that need to be added before being able to give you a more specific response.

Answer 3

Well, as many others have said, it really depends on what you are studying and what kind of learner you are. You just need to do what it takes to be done.

What I've noticed is that most homeschoolers need about half as long to do the same amount of work, primarily because they don't have to listen to the teacher give directions a few times to all the different learning types, you don't have to listen to lectures, you can just read it yourself and learn what you need.

Primarily look at your end goal...is it college? Vo-tech? Apprenticeship? Once you do that, then you have an idea of what you need to get there...make a list of what you need to succeed *there*, and then look rationally at how to get to that point. Need calculus? Then you have to get trig and geometry under your belt, and then for those algebra...so plan a semester for each one.

Anyway, that's just an example, you might look at the website for your local education agency (AKA public school) and see if they have a curriculum for each year, get an idea of what everyone's studying, and follow along with that.

Answer 4

Give yourself a reasonable daily, weekly, and monthly goal (short-term and long-term goal of some kind). Make sure you can get your goal done in that time period. If you find your mind wandering, set a timer for an hour. Do school work for an hour. Then, set a timer for 15 minutes and do what you want for 15 minutes. Keep doing this until you get your goal done. The timer is needed, so you will not be looking at the clock a lot.

Answer 5

Make yourself a schedule. Figure out how much time you need for each subject. Allow yourself time for recreation and enough sleep. Readjust your schedule if necessary. Search the Web and library for tips on how to study. The amount of time required varies with the individual and the subject. There has been a lot written about this subject. And good luck.!

Answer 6

As much as it takes

I was in the Cal State Northridge libarary doing research on an article I was writing heard this girl say "my teacher wants 7 citations"

I just finished going to TWO other libraries for my $300 article and laughed when I heard her say that.

YOu do what it takes.

YOur writing. Your words. Your research FOLLOWS you forever.

Go to 10 libraries and look up 300 resources if THAT is waht it takes!

Answer 7

set a goal date, then take your lessons and divide them evenly over the remaining weeks. Then take each week's work and divide it by how many days you want to work.
Include some buffer time in case you are ill or something like that (meaning if you have a specific deadline when you need to be finished, you may want to arrange your schedule so you finish before your deadline, just in case)
that's how I do it for both my children and I have a highschooler and an elementary student.

Answer 8

You should study as much as needed to complete your home schooling guidelines. If you did not know, there are standards that home school students are supposed to complete. You should ask to see your coursework criteria. That way you will know whether you are falling behind in your studies as compared to regular high school students.

Answer 9

Yes , because you need to do study but if you just want to pass your grade you need to that's what i do after school. and listen to the teacher when he or she is teaching . and if you are home schooled you still need to study at home each day . i hope you use my answer to help you learn .if you need some more help go to : [e-mail] and you use the name that you are using on this answer yahoo okay please seen if need.okay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

well, i'm in honors and get straight A's by looking at the material once or not at all. don't study! it's a waste of time for me, and maybe for you.