So I got my first reader question and I wanted to make sure I responded quickly!
As anybody that goes to school either online or on campus, we all have something that we struggle with while we are pursuing this goal. For me, I think that my main struggle is time management. It's not good that I struggle with this as I feel that this is one of the most important elements of online education. It's not that I am lazy or anything. It's just that my issue right now is that I have two young children that demand my attention all day long. I do not have the ability to do much work while my girls are up because once I get started and get in my "groove" a diaper needs changing, a sippy cup wanted, coloring to attend to, or to kiss a boo-boo that one has recieved (and thats not including the housework or anything like that!). So for me, my homework time doesn't start till after 8pm when the girls are nice and tucked away in bed. Unfortunalty, most of the time, I am exhausted by the end of the night! Which means that I am usually up way past midnight studying.
One idea that I have gotten and have been implementing is a schedule. Every Tuesday, which is when my school week starts, I look at my classes and calendar to see what I have to do for the week. Then I write down the days and the assignments that I need to do for each day. I try to give myself at least Saturdays off so I can just relax. Lately, it's been a bit hectic for me to stay exactly on schedule but I do try. Even though I have been taking classes online for about 2 1/2 years, I think that things have been easier when I make a schedule and stick with it. I have even made a schedule for my cleaning lists as well!
So for all of you that need some help with time management, try to break it down into a schedule and stick with it! You could really see how much time, or not, that you do have in a day!