Hi Friends,

Can you guess what I’ve been doing with my days and nights lately? Well, if you guessed going to class/doing as much school work as possible during the day, and going to practice/relaxing at night, then you’re absolutely correct. Of course, by the time I write my next blog I will no longer be attending practices, because my final season on the university cheerleading squad will be coming to an end. So if I won’t have night practices anymore, why should I keep doing my school work during the day?

Well, there are a few reasons why doing schoolwork during the day is better than doing it at night. The first reason is one that most of you can probably relate to: commitments other than school. Commitments can be things like being on a sports team, having a job, volunteer work, group work, meetings, events, keeping a promise you made, or anything else you can think of that requires you to put your schoolwork on hold. These things are, in many cases, just as important to us as doing well in school is. In fact, sometimes our commitments are the reason we are in school at all. So if we won’t do our school work during the day then it’s going to have to be worked on late into the night, and it’s no fun starting the next day out exhausted.

The second reason why schoolwork should be done during the day is because it allows you some time to relax and rejuvenate, so you can do it all over again in the morning. Making time for relaxation, and sleep, is important because it helps keep your mind focused and your body healthy. I know that when I get out of night practices I’d much rather shower, relax and go to bed than have to go to the library until 1am. Believe me; I’ve spent plenty of days lounging around until I absolutely had to do my schoolwork. And if you do this too, you’re probably always left exhausted and stressed out. But if we do our schoolwork during the day, it leaves you that extra time for sleeping at night that will keep you feeling motivated when you have to do it all over again.

The third and final reason why we should do our schoolwork during the day is a little more obvious and something that a lot of you probably hear from your teachers already—it’s because doing your work right after your classes helps you to retain information a lot easier than if you wait until night time. If you do your work right after class, you usually know exactly where to look in your notes when you need help, because everything you’ve learned is still fresh in your mind. But if you wait until night time, then your schoolwork is likely to take two times longer. So why spend two hours on something when you could spend one hour on it by doing it right after class?

Remember: it’s important to make sure you have time to eat, sleep, and get your schoolwork to minimize stress and illnesses. Everyone’s lives are different and this type of lifestyle may, or may not, work for all of you. What really matters is that you plan your days/nights efficiently according to your schedule.

Until next time,
Kendra

P.S. If anyone has a question related to high school/college, or a suggestion for my next blog topic, I’d love to hear from you! Thanks!