When students procrastinate in an academic setting they are making a decision to do something of their own choosing before doing something required by others. The reason for this is often confused with laziness. The real reason, however, is lack of motivation. Instead of forcing students to prioritize activities that don’t fit their personalities, educators should encourage them to turn “procrastination time” into a time in which they develop a personal skill. This doesn’t mean that school work shouldn’t be assigned, but that it should be distributed in a way that doesn’t intervene in voluntary development process of a student. In summary, the issue of leaving things to last minute shouldn’t be addressed by imposing a strict schedule on school work, but by encouraging enrichment activities to the personal liking of each student. Procrastination is a decision that defines one’s schedule, not one’s productivity. If educators can combine the need for completing school work and stimulating student’s interest, they will motivate them to form goals more suitable for the academic usage of their time.
The Overestimated Problem of Procrastination
by
Alejandro
Moyano
One of the most common actions educators yearn to oppress is the action of procrastination: leaving responsibilities to the last minute. While there’s countless arguments supporting the importance of this battle, I believe it is not worth the effort. First of all, students already know the drawbacks of procrastination, they simply choose to accept the consequences in an effort to optimize their time. What I would focus on is the mentioned concept of time optimization.