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Ask students what they think of study hall, and you’re likely to get all kinds of reactions, varying from dislike to indifference to gratitude. Depending on who you are, study hall can be a torturous period of boredom, a last-minute chance to complete work, or a great place to catch some extra sleep. If you’re trying to improve your scholastic performance (and why wouldn’t you be?), here are some ways that you can make the most out of your forced study time!

This May Sound Crazy, But Why Not Study?
My study hall days ended not too long ago, and I’m sure that not much has changed since then. If not, then most students who find themselves stuck in study hall are doing anything but studying. That could mean sleeping, passing notes, goofing off, or any other manner of things. However, let’s try to look at this period of mandatory quiet in a different way. Let’s look at study hall as a gift. Study hall is a gift because hey, you can get your work done without missing out on doing anything fun!

When you get home, you’re going to want to hang out with friends, watch television, play sports, or do anything other than work on more homework. If you get your work done during study hall, you’ll be free to do those things when you get home! That’s an incentive if there ever was one. Again, you’re stuck in study hall anyway, why not make it productive?

Get the Help You Need
Often times you’ll be able to meet with study groups, or even get a pass from a teacher to come to their classroom for extra help during study hall. If the teacher of one of your difficult classes has an off period, you may be able to get some homework help during study hall. If not, you can probably find a way to study quietly with friends, or someone in your class who has mastered the material you’re working on. Again, whatever you get done during study hall doesn’t have to be done after school, so get started! You can also work on homework that you can get done on your own, so that after school you can focus on working with your online tutor!

Use the School’s Resources
Many schools and study hall monitors allow you to go to the library, computer lab, or other places instead of sitting in the designated room for the whole study hall. If so, take advantage of it! This is a good time to get some research done at the library, type out a paper or edit a rough draft for English class, or work with a tutor, if possible! If you have the option to go elsewhere in the school and complete work that needs to be done, why not do so?

For so many students roaming the halls of schools worldwide, the words “study hall” do not evoke good feelings or a positive reaction. However, if you have to be at school anyway, try to make the best of it and use this time to be productive, so that you will have less to do later! Procrastination is the enemy of any good student, and study hall is the opposite: a great friend!