Organization Difficulties

Our students come to us with varying degrees of (dis)organization. For some students, the extent to which they are disorganized is obvious to all. These students fail to hand in assignments, constantly lose and misplace notes and paper, have messy binders and backpacks, come to class unprepared, and put themselves at the bottom of a rather difficult academic hill to climb. This is an example of physical disorganization.

Other students, in contract, lack organizational skills in ways that are quite subtle. These students may keep good track of their work, and have a ‘tidy’ academic appearance. From the outside, they appear wonderfully organized. However, many of these students are not very strategic when they do their work. They may not plan tasks well, prioritize, or break up larger assignments, which can leave them prone to being overwhelmed or stressed by the amount or complexity of their assignments. They might not be good at estimating results, or estimating the time something will take to complete. We consider this type of disorganization to be more ‘mental’ than physical.

At StudySpot, we define an organized student as someone who feels in control of his or her academic lives. Organized students know what they have to do to get a certain result and are rarely surprised by the results they obtain.

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What people are saying about us

  • I would like to thank our coach and your organization for giving my son a great opportunity to improve. He is much more responsible now and understands the importance of working hard as well as how to work and organize himself.

    Chieko(mother of grade 10 student)
  • Thanks for your good work with our son – I believe we are starting to see some positive changes and improvements. He seems to have a positive attitude overall and he is getting at his work on his own initiative which is good to see.

    David(father of grade 12 student)
  • Our daughter feels much more confident and on top of her work and comments often about how strong her marks have become. She feels that her sessions with you have been a big reason for the turn around.

    Sharon(mother of grade 8 student)
  • Thank you very much for providing such a very helpful facility for my daughter. She has benefited so much from the program, not only for her present situation but I think for life. Your coaches were excellent and they gave her the motivation, guidance, self-confidence and self-esteem that she lacked.

    Sandora(mother of grade 12 student)
  • Our coach works hard with our son in helping him approach his academic studies with more maturity, effectiveness and independence. Our son has responded well to his mentors coaching and guidance.

    Barbara(mother of grade 11 student)