You will notice in the time budget that not only home study but
home work is listed. Having a definite time each day to devote to
work in your home gives you the opportunity of doing your share
as a worthy home member. With regular work you can do much
that will relieve your mother and prove a help to the entire
family.
What about a Saturday time budget? You probably do not
go to school on Saturday. Your program for that day will be
different from that of other week days. Saturday is the day
when you have time for more home work. In order to make the
most of the day, would it not be well to make a Saturday time
budget?
The work you will need to do on Saturday will probably not be
exactly like that of any of the other pupils of your class. Each
Figure 67. A Suggested Time Budget
The entire circumference represents 24 hours. The longer lines divide the
circle into hours and the shorter ones into 10-minute periods.
To make a budget for your own use draw a circle. With your compass
set for the same radius, divide the circumference into six sections. Then
divide each of these larger sections into four sections. You will then have
the circumference divided into twenty-four sections, each one representing
an hour. If the class periods in your school are one hour in length, this
division will probably be sufficient. If your class periods are less than one
hour further division into 10-minute periods may be made. Determine the
time spent on each activity during 24 hours. Draw radii in the proper places.
If your time is not well spent, rearrange your time budget and follow it.
Another way of making a time budget is to use graph paper. Rule two
vertical lines, dividing a page into three columns. With red pencil, draw
nine horizontal lines, each 6 lines apart. The red pencil lines represent
one-hour periods ; each horizontal line of the paper a 10-minute period.
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will need to work out his own schedule. Going to market;
cleaning the refrigerator, the stove, the sink ; washing dishes ;
making a dessert; getting one or more meals; cleaning your
own room and making beds may be some of the kinds of work
you will do.
It was mentioned that time is often lost in deciding what to do
next. Time may be lost also by leaving a piece of work before
completing it. Sometimes a second piece of work is begun be-
fore the first is finished. This means that one will have to go
back to the first piece of work to complete it. Changing several
times from one kind of work to another usually means loss of
time. In making a time budget, it is well to make plans so that
each piece of work can be completed before commencing another.
Of course, there are often unexpected interruptions. When
these occur, we have to do the best we can under the circum-
stances.
To make a Saturday time budget, it will be necessary to
determine (1) what work is to be done on Saturda)’-, and (2) the
time required for each piece of work. While timing a piece of
work we can often learn to do it more efficiently. This is
discussed in the following paragraphs.
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You will notice in the time budget that not only home study but
home work is listed. Having a definite time each day to devote to
work in your home gives you the opportunity of doing your share
as a worthy home member. With regular work you can do much
that will relieve your mother and prove a help to the entire
family.
What about a Saturday time budget? You probably do not
go to school on Saturday. Your program for that day will be
different from that of other week days. Saturday is the day
when you have time for more home work. In order to make the
most of the day, would it not be well to make a Saturday time
budget?
The work you will need to do on Saturday will probably not be
exactly like that of any of the other pupils of your class. Each
Figure 67. A Suggested Time Budget
The entire circumference represents 24 hours. The longer lines divide the
circle into hours and the shorter ones into 10-minute periods.
To make a budget for your own use draw a circle. With your compass
set for the same radius, divide the circumference into six sections. Then
divide each of these larger sections into four sections. You will then have
the circumference divided into twenty-four sections, each one representing
an hour. If the class periods in your school are one hour in length, this
division will probably be sufficient. If your class periods are less than one
hour further division into 10-minute periods may be made. Determine the
time spent on each activity during 24 hours. Draw radii in the proper places.
If your time is not well spent, rearrange your time budget and follow it.
Another way of making a time budget is to use graph paper. Rule two
vertical lines, dividing a page into three columns. With red pencil, draw
nine horizontal lines, each 6 lines apart. The red pencil lines represent
one-hour periods ; each horizontal line of the paper a 10-minute period.
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192
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will need to work out his own schedule. Going to market;
cleaning the refrigerator, the stove, the sink ; washing dishes ;
making a dessert; getting one or more meals; cleaning your
own room and making beds may be some of the kinds of work
you will do.
It was mentioned that time is often lost in deciding what to do
next. Time may be lost also by leaving a piece of work before
completing it. Sometimes a second piece of work is begun be-
fore the first is finished. This means that one will have to go
back to the first piece of work to complete it. Changing several
times from one kind of work to another usually means loss of
time. In making a time budget, it is well to make plans so that
each piece of work can be completed before commencing another.
Of course, there are often unexpected interruptions. When
these occur, we have to do the best we can under the circum-
stances.
To make a Saturday time budget, it will be necessary to
determine (1) what work is to be done on Saturda)’-, and (2) the
time required for each piece of work. While timing a piece of
work we can often learn to do it more efficiently. This is
discussed in the following paragraphs.