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Organize, Prioritize & Maximize

With summer quickly approaching, many students will use vacation months to study for the SAT and ACT.


Since time off from school means less structured time overall, many students lose themselves in the free time and accomplish very little. Doom scrolling, video gaming, and other distractions prevent students from using their free time wisely and ultimately result in procrastination.


The solution to productive time management is remarkably simple: encourage your student to organize and prioritize their summer months with a simple task list. Whether you use a piece of paper or an app (Google Tasks, for example, is my go to resource), a simple daily task list is a great way to maximize time this summer.


A task list is nothing revolutionary. In fact, it's downright boring. However, perhaps the most mundane is also the most useful especially during unstructured summer months.



With that, here's what a test prep task list looks like:


  • Take a practice test

  • Score the practice test

  • Categorize wrong answers for verbal into vocab, grammar, reading comprehension

  • Categorize wrong answers for math into content or careless

  • Target the weakest category of verbal answers on Khan Academy

  • Target the weakest category of math answers on Khan Academy

  • Repeat targeted work on verbal

  • Repeat targeted work on math

  • Take another practice test

  • Repeat the process


This is not complicated but the progression of tasks helps even the most unfocused students find a path to productivity.


Try it out. Put your tasks on a list and feel the sense of accomplishment when you check completed activities off the list.


And task lists aren't just good for test prep. They are good for everything and anything. Use a task list to organize, maximize and prioritize what you need to do.


If you need help, contact CROSSWALK.

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