<p>Every day I face the same dilemma, where is my assignment? It sometimes takes me a good 15 minutes to find it, and it’s not just assignments that I lose. Basically, everything I use throughout the day gets misplaced. The teachers wait for me to find my assignment because they know I do my assignments (unlike some other people at my school), but I feel like a bother. Another problem I face is my lack of dexterity; I always drop things, probably a reason why a few things get lost. Although, it’s not just fine motor skills I lack, my gross motor skills are also deficient. Example: I dropped my calculator, attempted to pick it up, and fell over. I consequently dropped all my books and supplies and got stepped on by basically everyone in the school (it’s a small school).</p>
<p>I know I really didn’t stay on topic, but does anyone have suggestions for how I could resolve my various problems? Any help would be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>Clearly, one thing you need is a better backpack/binder/whatever for your stuff. Buy a brand new one with multiple sections, and label them for what goes into them, and stick with that plan from the beginning.</p>
<p>As for your general dexterity, I don’t know–perhaps take up juggling or practice card tricks.</p>
<p>I try not to carry around handouts I don’t need…once every few weeks I’ll take all the old stuff out of my folder. I try to keep the assignments on one side and other stuff on the other side, but failing that I usually put my assignments in the back of my folder behind everything else, partially so I’ll remember where they are and partially so they stay nice-looking (I hate when papers dangle out of my folder and get all curled up at the edges). </p>
<p>It doesn’t really matter what you do to stay organized, as long as you follow through. </p>
<p>I personally like to keep a folder for each class. That way all my stuff is separate. I just put new stuff on top so I don’t generally have to dig for stuff. </p>