Admit it, no matter how interesting your school is, there will always be times when you feel really bored and don't know what to do to kill the boredom. In fact, there are many things that have the potential to trigger boredom in the classroom, such as an unattractive teacher, material that is difficult to understand, or material that is too easy to understand and makes you feel less challenged. Do not worry; The article below contains various powerful tips to overcome your boredom without risking breaking your concentration in class. Broadly speaking, you can try to do other things, do several things at the same time, and try to maximize focus in class.
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Method 1 of 3: Doing Something Else
Step 1. Think of various plans to fill your weekend
If there's an activity you'd like to do, a movie you'd like to see, or a person you'd like to meet for the weekend, this is the perfect time to put together a detailed plan!
If you have access to a cell phone, use it to message your friends, check out interesting events happening in your city, or discuss travel plans with your friends
Step 2. Bring the game into the classroom
If your class is really relaxed, try bringing a small puzzle that doesn't have the potential to annoy your friends, such as a crossword puzzle, a sudoku, or a small Rubik's cube.
Also take advantage of this opportunity to improve your skills. For example, you can choose a crossword or puzzle that is more difficult than usual
Step 3. Take advantage of the presence of emoticons
If you are allowed to use your cell phone in class, of course you and your friends can kill time by texting each other. However, sometimes, you too can run out of topics even though you are chatting with your best friend. When that time comes, try playing a game using the various emoticons available on your phone.
- Play picctionary. Invite your friends to guess a phrase or situation through emoticons; To make it more fun, don't forget to choose a theme such as guessing a movie, guessing a celebrity, or guessing the name of a country that is explained through emoticons.
- Play Connect 4 or Tic Tac Toe using emoticons. Both games require a lot of concentration and will take up quite a bit of your time. The best part? You can play it on your phone! Do this in a class that doesn't require your active participation; make sure your activities will not be easily noticed by your teacher.
Step 4. Draw different shapes of clothes on a small piece of paper
After that, hold the paper in front of your face and close one eye; Point the paper at the body of your teacher or one of your friends to create the illusion that they are wearing the clothes. You can put a cute hat on their head or add a bird's beak and bandages for their eyes. You can even put a dialogue bubble next to their head, take a picture of the scene, and upload it to Instagram!
Step 5. Insert one piece of earphone into the sleeve of your uniform and listen to music while the lesson is in progress
Listening to music can make time feel like it's moving faster, but it won't completely destroy your concentration in class.
Step 6. Create a word game
To make the process easier, try making word games based on the words you hear in class.
- Make jokes about the word you use most in class or try to create a meme about it.
- Write rap lyrics about how boring your class is, or about one of your classmates.
- Turn common vocabulary into silly, easier-to-remember vocabulary. Fill your notes with new vocabulary that sounds funny but can actually help you remember material more easily. If you want, you can even create a glossary of your findings to be part of your material notes.
Method 2 of 3: Doing Several Things at the Same Time
Step 1. Draw while taking notes
Drawing can kill time, but it won't really break your concentration in class. Try to always carry a pen and booklet with you wherever you go; If you feel bored, open the book and start drawing.
You can draw while taking notes or take notes through pictures. The second activity is actually effective in making you remember the material better, you know. In addition, your lessons will definitely feel more fun afterwards. Remember, notes that are unique, interesting, and colorful will generally be easier to remember over a long period of time
Step 2. Do the assignment for another class
Some classes are so slow that you even have time to do assignments for other classes without having to worry about missing out on material. By doing so, you can even fight boredom by doing things that you find boring! Interesting right?
If you have copies of materials from other classes, try tucking them under your notebook. If you understand the material taught before the class ends, use the remaining time to read the material and complete assignments from other classes
Step 3. Make a joke after each paragraph (or half a page of material) you take notes
Finding cuteness in a material will make you feel more involved in the material; in fact, you might even start to like it! After all, writing jokes while jotting down material isn't that hard to do.
Try making puns or puns. Trust me, even the best puns are hard to sound funny; so, you don't have to think too hard to make it. For example, try writing, “Deadly chickenpox? Ugh, I want to be smallpox then. Your pox!" Even if it's not funny, at least you will spend some of your time thinking about it. After all, the word games that you create can be used as interesting chapter titles to make it easier for you to remember the material, you know
Method 3 of 3: Maximizing Focus in Class
Step 1. Challenge yourself to a class discussion
As contradictory as it sounds, the fact is that participating in class discussions is a way to get involved without being afraid of getting into trouble.
The fear of making mistakes is the biggest reason that students are reluctant to discuss in class. Don't be afraid to be wrong! Remember, schools are there to help you learn; Besides, your teacher won't be angry if you get confused or remember the wrong material
Step 2. Relate the subject being taught to your interests
If you have an interest in sports or music, physics lessons shouldn't be annoying because they have strong relevance to both fields. If you have an interest in painting, then geometry and chemistry lessons are probably for you because they involve a lot of visual aspects. Do you like playing video games? If so, then math and science lessons are your best friends!
Try to relate your interests to the subject being taught by asking your teacher questions or trying to understand the material from a different perspective. If you want, try searching Google search pages and typing “Mathematics in music” and find a whole new way to relate your interests to the material being taught in class
Step 3. Talk to your teacher
If you feel bored because you have understood the material being taught, make sure you convey it to your teacher. More than likely, he will recommend various ways for you to access more interesting and challenging material.
If you are interested in the subject being taught but feel bored with the situation in the classroom, try asking for additional reading material that is more interesting. Apart from that, you can also request additional projects or assignments, or think of more creative and unconventional ways to do the assigned tasks
Step 4. Make studying easier for you
Make sure you always take notes in class and arrange them in order. Also note down any tasks you have as well as other activities that can take up your time to do assignments.
When taking notes, don't be afraid to challenge yourself. In other words, try to write down the entire explanation written on the board or try to elaborate on the explanation in your own words. If you want, you can even create relevant illustrations for each sentence or summarize the material in the shortest possible sentences. Undoubtedly, the activity of taking notes will feel much more interesting; In addition, you will also find it easier to remember things that are recorded at a later date
Step 5. Read the material the night before class
By doing so, you will definitely be more involved in the discussion process in class and will not consider the activity a waste of your time. After all, understanding the material will help you to ask relevant questions, or find connections with your life and/or other subjects. Learning activities will feel more interesting, right?
Step 6. Put your phone away
As big as the temptation is to check your messaging and social media apps, in fact, checking your phone too often will actually make you even more bored, you know! In fact, people who use their cellphones to avoid situations around them are much easier to get bored at school and at home.
- If you're used to living far away from your phone, chances are that the events happening around you will feel more interesting than usual. As a result, you will be more motivated to take notes and avoid piles of academic responsibilities later on.
- Turn off the notification feature on your phone. Don't worry, you really can't forget to check the apps or social media that you really like.
- Create a password to access your phone, and change it immediately after one use. Trust me, doing it can make you lazy to check your cellphone too often.
- If you're used to checking your phone without realizing it, try turning it off in class.
Tips
- Don't keep looking at the clock. Trust me, doing so will make you feel like time is moving really slowly! Nor do you feel the need to reward your patience by looking at the clock; the result will be the same. Forget the fact that there is a big enemy called wall clock in your class!
- Don't complain about the assignment; Don't be lazy to do homework. Remember, your teacher has tried very hard to convey the academic information he thinks is important; After all, procrastinating on assignments or homework will actually be more of a waste of your time than doing it right away.
- Understand the character of the teacher who teaches you in class. If your teacher is not a rigid and/or conventional type of person, there is no need to feel obligated to present an image as a model student in the classroom. However, if that's not the case, make sure you're diligent about taking notes on the explanations he gives. That way, whenever he asks you to answer a question or repeat material, you can do so without any difficulty.
- Interest will not arise if you do not understand what is happening in the classroom. Therefore, always remember that procrastinating will only make your responsibilities pile up later on; truant is actually not going to do you any good. Trust me, doing everything on time will keep you from feeling overwhelmed in the future.
