Some students at Liberty High School ace their tests while working part time jobs. Some Liberty Students are able to do a whole day of school while working part time and still able to succeed academically. The students need to use their time to keep up with their classes in order to succeed.
First, students take steps to ensure that they are successful in prioritizing academics and so that they are not falling behind academically. If students take as much time in class or in their free time it is possible to manage both schoolwork and a job. Sophomore student Trent Bolchalk explained, “I try to study as much as I can and just do as much work when given to ensure I have no homework.”
Students manage time wisely so they can get their schoolwork done in a timely manner in class and won’t have to worry about after work. It also makes it easier for them to work on the weekends when they have a lot of free time and work doesn’t take up as much time on the weekdays where they need to focus on school. Junior student Noah Reeck stated, “I make sure I do it in school or after school sometimes since I only work on the weekends.”
Students may get overwhelmed by the difficulty of maintaining their schoolwork and job. Jacob Gillis, a Junior explained, “Sometimes I do get overwhelmed because the work can start to pile up if I don’t stay on top of it.”
Between going to work and doing school the work can start to pile up and can be hard to stay on top of grades since free time is harder to come by. Students make sure that in what free time they have to get the work done. They also emphasize assuring to be calm and get everything done in a timely manner to avoid stress of handling both.
The classes students have can also be a big factor in being caught up and doing good in school and can be hard to balance if some students are taking AP classes compared to normal classes. Depending on the class it could make it easier or harder on students, however. Sophomore Student Trent Bolchalck states, “Work can pile up sometimes depending on the class because it could be easier or harder to do.”
If students manage their time wisely it is definitely possible for them to manage both the workload and going to a job. If they focus hard and get work done in class or in their free time, they can avoid the stress of having to do it all in a short amount of time. And it makes it easier if students don’t work as often or work on the weekends to avoid burnout and can have more time to themselves.
