Binder Organization

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What is the best way to organize a binder? My son is in high school and his papers keep ripping out of his binder. We've been using hole protectors but they're useless and it's as if every lined page is being ripped out. My son says he's not doing it on purpose but it's getting overwhelming.

Any ideas? I'm looking for something that will stay in tact more but easily removed if he has to hand something in.

Two suggestions: either use an expanding file folder like this:
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I got my one of those at staples in grade 8 and I am still using it (grade 10). Some of them are really sturdy and I never worry about tearing my pages or pinching my fingers in the binder rings.

Or you could always put folders in the binder and paper in the folders instead of putting the paper directly in the binder.

Are they big enough to fit lined paper without having to fold it? I'm not sure how that would help .. unless you are superb with your organization skills I'm just thinking about my son's desk (got rid of it) .. full of crammed papers and crap!

Ok. I spoke with my son about the accordion folder and he seems to be interested in it. I just hope it's not going to get his pages all crumpled up. I'm also going to buy those 3-hole notebooks that has a clean tear for assignments that need to be handed in. Then, he can just add them into his folder.

Yes, they are. Mine is easily big enough for the 8 1/2 X 11 in. standard printer paper, too. I use one of the sections for each class and one left over for my stuff, like a flyer for a club or a drawing my friend gae me or something.

He often forgets things .. pencils, crayons, text books, etc
What do you do to help you with that? I know the files aren't great for that..

I have a planner book. I write down EVERYTHING. I have a really great memory, but I am always forgetting things like spanish homework and trig assignments. If there is a specific thing I need for that day, I also leave a notebook on top of my clothes that I lay out for the next day, so I see it and remember to bring that certain project or the markers or whatever for that day. On a daily basis, in terms of remembering things, I just only take things out of my backpack one at a time and put them back IMMEDIATELY or I WILL forget them. I know those things probably aren't all that helpful, though, as remembering things like that is not one of m major problems (probably due to the anxiety forgetting things causes me, lol). I also keep the pencils in a case, the other small things have their own cases a well. I used to keep every different subject's notebooks and such in its own big ziplock, but I don't need to anymore.

I am debating whether or not to ask this (because I never can gauge what kind of response I might get), but is your son in general ed.? How spectrumy is he? Some of these things will get him made fun of, if he is, like all the flack I took for the ziplocks and the post it notes everywhere. I am über organized.

My son is high functioning and in a learning support program designed for students with learning disabilities. Your strategies sound great and something I'd do too .. but with him, he doesn't take initiative to avoid forgetting things (something we're working on). He doesn't have a game-plan just yet and I'm trying to get him to come up with some strategies of his own so he won't forget things. His agenda is a joke. He often "forgets" (avoids) writing in it if it takes too long .. unless a teacher is on top of him and checks before he leaves the class. So, he has one teacher who does that (who teaches 2 of his subjects).