Doyouwanttomakehomeworksimpler？OxfordLearningfounderandCEODr．NickWhiteheadsaid，"Homeworkmightbeanunavoidable（不可避免的）partinschool，butitdoesn'thavetobethatboringpart．Withtherightskillsinplace

　　Do you want to make homework simpler？Oxford Learning founder and CEO

　　Dr．Nick Whitehead said，"Homework might be an unavoidable（不可避免的）part in school，but it doesn't have to be that boring part．With the right skills in place，

　　students can turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free．"These stepswill make an obvious （81）d___．

　　Use your notebooks

　　The brain is able to finish great works，but it is not（82）a___perfect．Students should never rely on it to remember all school details．When a teacher assigns homework，students should write the details in their notebooks．According to Whitehead，to makethem effective，students （83）n___to remember to take the note books out of the school bags at night，open them up，and read over the night's list．

　　Remove distractions（使注意力分散的事物）

　　Computers on，music on，text messages receiving…Whitehead says if students aren't doing research，they should turn off all the above electronics，and focus on thetask at hand for a set period of time．They'll find that it is （84）e___to concentrate andthat homework takes less time．

　　Think actively

　　Getting homework done is the name of the game，but what happens if students arestruggling with a question or can't work out an answer？When facing difficulties，it iswise for the student to take a small break，then（85）r___to look at the problem again．

　　Get organized

　　Homework is often the most disorganized part．Whitehead recommends，"Studentsshould keep all the homework-related things in a bin，so they don't waste time （86）s___for pens or rulers．"He also recommends picking the same place to do homework every night，and （when possible）completing homework at a （87）c___ time each day．