Alex Regenold was handling school pretty well until he entered fifth grade. Then, the increased homework and papers became too much for him to keep track of, and his ADD made matters worse. His parents tried a handful of organizational programs but nothing worked, so they made one of their own.

The system they invented (patent pending) is smart in its simplicity. Pockets labeled ‘Turn In’ and ‘To Do’ sandwich a color-coded assignment notebook.

A student assigns sticker labels with a class name, in chronological order of their classes, to each of the colors. Handouts (but not homework) from the classes go into corresponding file folders of that color.

Everything fits neatly in a briefcase-shaped bag that’s big enough to tote a few books, but that doesn’t become a bottomless pit of forgotten stuff. [Source: Des Moines Register]

The first semester he used the system, Alex’s grades went from Ds to Bs and As, and his parents were getting requests for their organizational system from parents and teachers. His parents started mass producing the system, tentatively called School PLANit, in 2009.

Labels: students, schools, organization

Posted By: CRC Health Group