Have you heard of the teacher with special needs first nations kids who has introduced exercise as a way of getting the kids more concentrated? I know this doesn't match the needs of your classroom, but it's definitely a different approach in getting kids to do their work. :P The CBC has reported on this, and I think the Globe has followed up as well. I won't look it up now (i.e. I can only procrastinate so much, eh) but ping me again if you can't find the articles.
I wish I could resolve this same problem for myself, anyway. (and I do need to exercise.)
These things are avoidance strategies. One thing I've done sometimes at work is to write down every task that I'm doing, including which time I'm starting it at. Every time I start delaying, I can see right on my list where I've wasted time. I haven't done it much, but when I was doing it, I found it effective. Speaking of which, I think I need to do that if I want to finish all that I need to do before 5pm. I find that evaluating how long a task will task, setting down a time deadline, and then forcing myself to be accountable to it helps somewhat. It's a real pain in the ass though.
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Date: 2009-12-30 06:25 pm (UTC)I wish I could resolve this same problem for myself, anyway. (and I do need to exercise.)
These things are avoidance strategies. One thing I've done sometimes at work is to write down every task that I'm doing, including which time I'm starting it at. Every time I start delaying, I can see right on my list where I've wasted time. I haven't done it much, but when I was doing it, I found it effective. Speaking of which, I think I need to do that if I want to finish all that I need to do before 5pm. I find that evaluating how long a task will task, setting down a time deadline, and then forcing myself to be accountable to it helps somewhat. It's a real pain in the ass though.