Approaches for Making a Study Plan Stick

Approaches for Making a Study Plan Stick

Approaches for Making a Study Plan Stick

Educator and children's advocate Todd Tobin has aided generations of Kansas City's students. He created a tutoring and college preparatory service during a period when conditions threatened to contribute to a large number of at risk students from lower income neighborhoods to fall through the cracks. Quite a few of these students have gone onto college, graduate school, law school and medical school. We asked Mr. Tobin what hints he has to share for productive study habits for kids that don't have access to the tutoring center he and his wife Annelise started over twenty years ago.

Todd Tobin is quick to point out to us that no two people study in the same exact way and by recommending a set sort of studying schedule, you could be setting a few students up for failure. One student may entirely crave total quiet to be able to focus while another may find it simpler to focus accompanied by chaos. "My daughter Sondra, for example, always insisted on studying with the TV on. She wasn't watching it, or even paying attention to it. She always said the background noise really helped her focus her efforts, any time it was quiet, her mind wandered," Tobin told us.

Tobin also stresses the need for the student to take into account every class they take. "It won't benefit the student well to study for just one class; they need to study for every class, laboratory, lecture and seminar on their schedule." Todd highly suggests that students go with a regular place to study whether or not that's their bedroom at home or the school or local library. "Start to study as soon as you sit down. Minimize potential distractions like email, texting and Facebook. All of those things can be performed whenever the student is done studying," Todd told us.

Tobin is a believer in the value of a to do list when studying. At the beginning of each study session, the student should really write down just exactly what they really want to get done. For instance, a sample to do study list may perhaps look something like this:

1. Do Math Homework

2. Study for History Test

3. Write three page Composition Essay

4. Read four chapters of Grapes of Wrath for English

5. Complete Biology practice test

6. Outline English Paper

"It is a good idea for kids to set blocks of time aside - for example some may study for 45 minutes and then take a 10 minute break to stand up, stretch, walk around, etc.," Tobin said.

Todd has been advocating for students and allowing them the freedom to find their own method of studying for decades. He supports and suggests, but his main goal is to promote the students to find their own way. One thing he stresses is the value of a schedule. "The student must make time in their schedule for studying. Somewhere in between school and family and friends and extracurricular activities, time must be set aside for studying." Todd is always reminding students that schedules can be revised. Just because 3pm to 5pm works for them this semester, doesn't mean it will work for them next semester.

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