This week's blog is about the distinction between time management and activity management. I'm sure you hear students say it all of the time, you may even say it yourself, "I didn't have the time." When you really consider this statement, it's really not a time management problem because time is going to pass whether you do things or not. You don't have much control over time. What you do have control over are the priorities of your activities and this is a key principle for a student to grasp if they are going to become accountable for their progress.
Often we fill our day with so much noise and so many activities that at the end of the day, we feel frazzled and unproductive. We don't feel like we've really accomplished much. Or, if you have gotten something done, you start to feel like a hamster on that wheel because you are tending to the busyness of life, instead of the business of living. In the case of your students, they need to become aware of the feelings of success they want to create in themselves based upon the goals they have set. Accomplishing those goals is a matter of activity management, not time management. If they learn how to manage their activities they will create the feelings of success and motivation that will continue to propel them forward.
Is the process a quick one? By no means, but education is a marathon not a sprint.
That's your Diamond Distinction for today.
The tips in this blog are culled from my two books, Coffee With Ray and Lessons With Matt. If you would like more strategies that will both nurture your students into self-directed learners while making your job less stressful and more rewarding, please check them out on Amazon.
Often we fill our day with so much noise and so many activities that at the end of the day, we feel frazzled and unproductive. We don't feel like we've really accomplished much. Or, if you have gotten something done, you start to feel like a hamster on that wheel because you are tending to the busyness of life, instead of the business of living. In the case of your students, they need to become aware of the feelings of success they want to create in themselves based upon the goals they have set. Accomplishing those goals is a matter of activity management, not time management. If they learn how to manage their activities they will create the feelings of success and motivation that will continue to propel them forward.
Is the process a quick one? By no means, but education is a marathon not a sprint.
That's your Diamond Distinction for today.
The tips in this blog are culled from my two books, Coffee With Ray and Lessons With Matt. If you would like more strategies that will both nurture your students into self-directed learners while making your job less stressful and more rewarding, please check them out on Amazon.
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