| I have a different binder for every class. They're color-coded so I automatically begin to associate one color with a particular class and I never really grab the wrong one. You have to make it make sense though (e.g. Red for history because of the bloodshed in war, orange for math because it needs something to brighten the classroom, white for foreign languages because you want peace with those countries, etc.)
I then have a half-inch binder of looseleaf and graph paper that is always in my backpack so that I don't have to have the extra weight in each of my binders and I always have fresh paper.
The binder system makes the most sense to me because you can add the class handouts right next to your notes, as well as storing tests and homework in the binder. I do everything chronologically (or by chapter), not separating by the type of assignment. It makes everything very simple to study for exams.
I did this for chemistry and calculus last year and it worked wonderfully. My poor binder for gifted english/history died after a month or so because we got so many handouts. I never bothered with french literature or psychology... |