{"id":7952,"date":"2013-12-13T08:56:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T13:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=7952"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:04","slug":"what-procrastination-means-to-plymouth-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=7952","title":{"rendered":"What Procrastination Means to Plymouth High School Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Distracted by his mobile device, Freshman Colten Schuler tries to make an effort to complete his homework on time. Photo by: Elizabeth Gallardo<\/p><\/div>\n

By: Elizabeth Gallardo<\/p>\n

Students give advice to students who are procrastinating.<\/p>\n

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Procrastination is when a person puts a certain task off until the last minute. The reason\u00a0 procrastination happens is because a person can feel overwhelmed, not motivated, or too busy to do the task. By fee ling overwhelmed about an assignment, it causes that individual to \u201cjust give up easily,\u201d said sophomore Gloria Garcia. By giving up, it can cause that individual to wait until it is necessary and not put forth much effort into the assignment. When a people are\u00a0 not motivated, it can cause them to \u201cnot have the physical drive to get [something] accomplished,\u201d said freshman Colten Schuler. Having a busy schedule can also be frustrating at times, which can cause people to put the task off until they have time. \u201cI participate in a lot of sports, so by the time my practices gets over to the time I get home. It\u2019s just hard to find time to get all your homework done,\u201d said Schuler.<\/p>\n

Procrastination can go both ways, it can help or hinder people. Doing this can be helpful because \u201cI can do other school work,\u201d said sophomore Bailey Hatfield. It can \u201chinder [people] because it keeps you from doing what needs to be done,\u201d explained sophomore Kennedy Harless. Hatfield and Harless know about procrastination, but have\u00a0 a different understanding. Again it can go both ways when it comes to procrastination. For example, freshman Daisy Lewis said procrastination, \u201cin some ways it can help by pushing you to try harder at the last minute, but most of the time in can hinder by making you rush.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sophomore Emily Miller, tries to finish her homework before her next period class. Photo by: Elizabeth Gallardo<\/p><\/div>\n

For those who are not motivated in doing an assignment and putting it off until the last minute, Sophomore Peem Gastel advice is \u201cjust remember, when you’re done with whatever you’re doing, then you can do whatever you want next.\u201d\u00a0 Another way to get a person motivated, is by thinking that the due date is closer than it actually is. By doing this it can cause the person to work on it and have a day or two to spare. If the assignment is overwhelming than take this advice, \u201cbreak your tasks up. For example, if your history homework is due in one week, do a little portion of it every night,\u201d said Baca. By breaking the assignment, it can help the person feel less overwhelmed and remember to ask for help. If a person is way too busy to work on an assignment,\u00a0 Harless said \u201cthey should have someone help them manage their time.\u201d By asking for help on how to manage time, it can give the person the chance to work on the assignment without feeling rushed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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