How do you manage homework and robotics?

[Dulaney1727]

As a Rookie Team, we decided that it would be best to hold work/build sessions everyday except Friday from 4-7. From the time school ends until 4pm, the Tech Ed. room is used a study hall for completing homework. We have found that this has been extremely useful and beneficial to the team members.

Scott
Dulaney 1727

[fnsnet]

When I was in school, during the build season, sleep wasn't an option... at least comfortable sleep. I was head programmer, and worked until 10/11 pm most nights.. perhaps sleep in my car and work a while before class starts. My teachers gave me slack during the build year, and I got everything in eventually... tried to do the homework during classes or when I had down time during the meetings.

It's rough, but it's like that when you're dedicated.

PS: I thought all teams were like this, but I've actually seen a team that doesn't pull all nighters and the students are lethargic... and *GASP* NO ONE WANTS TO PROGRAM *GASP*.

Ugh.
Matthew

[Brandon Holley]

Ranks of importance:

Tied for 1st: Classwork/homework and Robotics (In my honest opinion, the experience you get out of robotics is more valuable than homework....that is also NOT an excuse to slack off!)

Dead Last: Sleep (Basically self explanatory)

[spamified88]

Originally Posted by MORT~11

Ranks of importance:

Tied for 1st: Classwork/homework and Robotics (In my honest opinion, the experience you get out of robotics is more valuable than homework....that is also NOT an excuse to slack off!)

Dead Last: Sleep (Basically self explanatory)

Now when you can combine all three...you're set!

[Nica F.]

im in robotics , student council , and i always have loads of homework [like i do right now ] . the best way to balance things out is to really try to make some sort of time frame for yourself. just be like, ok after robotics , 10:00pm-(lets just say)12:00 i will be doing homework. if you truely stay loyal to your time frame, you'll have time to do more things or to just be able to keep up with all your work. if you know you are going to be busy in robotics late into the night, take the time during lunch and do homework while eating.

[Jake McAtee]

This being my second robotics season I feel no worries about my grades. A team 234 requirement is to get good grades, keep in touch with teachers, and get help when needed. If do not comply- No robotics (which is to close to my life to let go) I feel I have benefited from robotics by having excellent assistance in areas where I have needed help from other team members and mentors. All of these outside sources compiled into one answer- better grades during robotics season!

[oaktown1188]

track is monday wednesday and friday for now then its everday
swing club is thursday

I go to track monday robotics tuesday and wednesday swing club thursday track friday and robotics saturday and sunday and I do homework when I get home or during other classes

[BlackRoboDragon]

I just go to all the robotics meetings, get homework done in class, never take it home, go to robotics, otherwise, my life would suck, because robotics leaves me practically no time to my self days there are meetings. Don't really go to anything else anyway, except Japan Club whenever it is held, but that is right after school, robotics later.

[EvilMonkyPirate]

Well I know my team we're supposed to start right at 2:30 when the last class ends and then we have the room at the school until 9:00. Our mentors though don't get there until around 5-6 o'clock. So most kids will go into our work area and do hw before mentors show up others will go home becuase of projects and things that can't be done at the school. Our team also has a rule that we are not allowed to work on the robot unless our hw is done becuase to stay on the team we have to be passing all our classes.

But yeah it is tough to do both.

[nehalita]

Last year I had 7 AP classes and still managed Robotics.
It's not impossible at all.
What makes it hard is learning how to manage your time.
Obviously, you have 24 hours in a day and school, robotics, homework, etc. to attend to. (I was "oh so lucky" last year and had all this plus tennis team...where I was #1 and Envirothon where we were going to states).

24 hours is a lot. You may end up cutting up on a bit of sleep but you dont' have to go crazy. Just don't waste your time. Do you have time during transportation? Use that time as your unwinding time or work on something else. You can easily get in a few math problems or think about the next essay you want to write.

It's all about being on your toes and not overthinking things. Thinking about what you have to do will stress you out. Make organized lists and if anything, schedule out your time. And leave time for de-stressing yourself, it is important to take care of yourself just as much as it is to take care of anything else.

If you have any personal questions or want advise or just want to hear a good story, don't be afraid to PM me. Good luck =)

[Arkorobotics]

I personally take the idea of playing around the computer out. The only thing i use my computer for is the FIRST pdf, chief delphi, emails, and simple news. Take out gamming. School is more important.. but you will like robotics better.. depends. Just try to cut out the less important stuff, it only lasts 6 weeks and you know how fast those 6 weeks go by.

[twilightboyxx]

homework? whats that.

[tiffany34990]

like the rest of you.. I've had a busy life in high school and now in college. you just have to divide up your time. if you have a big project and needs to get done... remember yes we say FIRST is our lives but grades do count. you can skip a day and do your work. some teams will not let you travel if your grades are low. and if you have problems you can bring your work to robotics because you can ask an older student for help and the engineers and other mentors.

but all in all just don't try to handle a lot of things. keep your priorities in line. you don't want to stress yourself too thin as I've done.

and homework it just a tad important. you need to do it to understand things. but that's my opinion i know many will disagree.

good luck everyone w/ school and keep healthy. your health overall is very important!

[KORN_lover_2007]

This is definitely a problem for a lot of kids who are in robotics. With me and a lot of the others on the team, I just bring my homework with me to the shop and that just means I have an entire team of people who could help me if I have a question on my homework. Sometimes people will just take a night off or come in to the shop late if they have one particular night where they have a lot of homework.

[Pavan Dave]

This is a big problem for me myself. My worst class, AP W. History, has dropped from high B to a low C so thats alomst 14 points So i am thinking about taking a day off of robotics to raise my grades.

But I see I'm not alone and there are many others what face this problem.

-Junx