<p>Hey guys! I was going to wait until later this month but my mom forced me into going with her to buy some school supplies. I need some help, like what works best with what subject, you know?</p>
<p>Ex. Does a binder or notebook work best for math?</p>
<p>So, I am going to list my classes and it'd be great if you could give me a heads up on what goes best with what, from experience.</p>
<p>Classes:</p>
<p>Allied Health I
US History I
Chemistry
Math Analysis
English II
Spanish III
Health I</p>
<p>Feel free to even post your own classes for others to give advice on. :) Thank you!</p>
<p>Your mom is probably trying to save money by taking advantage of current sales. See if you can contact kids who had classes with your current teachers last year; they probably know those teachers’ preferences. Some classes are big on handouts that you may want to interfile with your notes; others not so much. Some of DD’s teachers had binder checks, so obviously you needed to use a binder in those classes. Some teachers are incredibly particular and specific about what they want. (Note: Five Star is the only brand I’ve found that sells two subject (vs. 1, 3, or 5) notebooks.) Again, check with friends/older classmates. And from your mom’s perspective: Don’t write in anything until school has started, and keep track of all your receipts!</p>
<p>1 accordion folder for take home papers / graded assignments </p>
<p>My locker is in a very convenient location and our school allows 6 minutes in between classes, so I think my system will work out the way I want it to.</p>
<p>I use 1 big binder to put paper in with 2 subsections for each class. Depending on the teacher/subject that requires binder checks, i’ll have a binder for that class only.
This year I’ll probably use notebooks for math but the rest I carry lined paper to write on and put in my binder :D</p>
<p>For math, I used a notebook, and had a folder for any worksheets or packets. This depends though, does your teacher collect your assignments, or just look at them? Mine just looked at them, so a notebook was easy to keep notes and corresponding homework together. If your teacher collects your math homework, a binder is better. You obviously haven’t met your teacher yet, or may not know who they are, but that is my theory.</p>
<p>Something else, buy your own graphing calculator now! I’ve had to use raggedy ones provided by the school and one malfunctioned during the state exam on me and I was so mad! It may be a pain now to buy the calculator, but I’ve had math teachers that’ve said they used the same calculator (TI-83 or TI-84) all the way through high school and college.</p>
<p>I would really prefer a folder for each subject to put in due and graded assignments instead of an accordion folder, because accordion folders are just so big. It would be a little bit of a hassle to take that out in class than to open your binder and take something out of a folder. But the problem for me is that it’s hard to properly fit a sheet of paper in a folder that goes inside of a binder. When you put a paper inside a folder inside a binder, the paper gets damaged from the binder rings.</p>
<p>Unless they sell extra large folders so that problem doesn’t happen, please feel free to let me know!</p>
<p>Buy a mouse or other small animal (like a hamster) so u can entertain yourself while sitting through class. Make sure to keep it in your sleeve! Or under the table in your hands.</p>
<p>I have a binder and notebook for each class :)…and i color coordinate them…so the color of the binder and notebook are matching…also…this may sound weird but fir my favorite class i use my favorite color…so my AP US binder/notebook are Pink(my fav)</p>
<p>Remember your teachers might have specific requirements. My Biology teacher last year required a composition book and a binder with a certain number of labelled dividers. Your math teacher might allow you to keep all assignments in a notebook, or you might need to turn in a paper copy of every assignment, in which case you need loose leaf paper or a notebook you can rip paper out of.</p>
<p>I’d get a couple of composition notebooks, a binder or two, a couple of notebooks, and definitely loose leaf paper with folders. Some teachers don’t care what you use, they’re more flexible, so it’s about your personal preferences.</p>
<p>Up until this recent school year, I always had one folder for like homework. Four other folders for work that’s been given back, and a binder(notebook, not sure what to call it) for loose leaf paper. </p>
<p>Butt this year I might doo:
Notebooks for:
Stat, Pre-Cal, USH, Psych, Chemistry(maybe), English(maybe)
and a folder for Yearbook.
And also get a notebook for paper.</p>
<p>I was never a fan of the big binders. They seem a bit excessive for me, but I might just be saying that because no one at my school really uses them hahaha.</p>