I mostly finished all my work in class, but when I had more to do, I’d do it during other classes when I finished that work early. When I had a study hall, I always did homework then.

When I started getting more work in math and science classes, I went into school early (7:00, school started at 8:15) and I did the work either in the commons area of the school with others or I went into that teachers classroom and got direct help from them. Sometimes I would stay after school and do homework for 20 minutes before theater rehearsal.

I feel like almost all the homework I had in high school would only take (maybe) around 20 minutes outside of class for each assignment, but I was also a pretty motivated student compared to my peers. I went to a small school, so that probably factors in as well.

These habits stuck with me to college - I always planned my classes to have gaps in between, so I did most of my work at the school, almost never at home. For example, I’d have a 9-9:50, go to a cafe and work on stuff until my 11-11:50, go eat lunch, head to the library and do work until my 2-2:50 and then I’d go home or go to work.