EducationWorld Q&A columnist Dr. Matthew Lynch is a department chair and an associate professor of education at Langston University. He has researched topics related to educational policy, school leadership and education reform, particularly in the urban learning environment, and he is interested in developing collaborative enterprises that move the field of education forward. Visit his Web site for more information. Read all of his columns here, and be sure to submit your own question.
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This week, reader Caitlyn W. asks:
Help! The cabinets in my classroom look like they have been hit by a tornado. How did you organize the cabinets during your classroom teaching days?
ANSWER:
Caitlyn, thanks for the question. Now take a deep breath and relax. Your cabinets are most likely overflowing with folders, teaching materials, handmade cards from students, wads of paper, pencils and other stationery, all of which seem to be appearing on their own. Remember that the bigger the mess, the more time it will take you to rummage through and find what you are looking for, which may cause you to lose precious minutes. Use these tips to keep your cabinets in order:
Don’t clutter your cabinet just because you don’t have the heart to throw some things away. When you discard items, put them in a carton labeled ‘free,’ and invite everyone to dig around and see if they can use anything. Something that you discard may be useful to someone else. If you follow the strategies I have outlined in this column, you will become a lean, mean organized machine.
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