Q&A for How to Survive Forgetting Your Homework at School

Hello there. If you definitely can't reach your friends at any point that evening, your only remaining bet would be to get to the school early. Try to gain permission for early access to where you can complete the work and hand it in on time.

If possible, call your parents to see if they can bring you your homework. Otherwise, tell your teacher the truth and ask if you may hand it in the next day. To avoid this issue in the future, write yourself a reminder note and place it in a spot where you will see it before leaving for school.

Ask a friend if they have a copy. See if the school is still open or ask your teacher for a copy by email (have your parents email the teacher). Another alternative is to read it a lot just before class the next day, then say what you can remember, then say "um, I can't remember the rest". It's not the end of the world, so stay calm, people do forget lines.

Ask a friend for their worksheet and just copy it on a printer.If you don't have a printer, get a loose leaf sheet of paper. Then get your friend's worksheet and just answer the questions on your loose leaf piece of paper. Better answered on something than not answered at all.

Try your best and think about what you've learned. All you can do is put forth your best effort.

Call a friend and see if they can take pictures of the pages you would need for homework.

Call up a friend and see if you can borrow his textbook. If it's not due the next day, or it's not urgent, you could simply get it from school.

Email your teacher if possible to explain your situation or call a classmate to see if he has papers you can borrow to complete your assignment.

Ask friends to send you pictures of the homework, and copy neatly on lined paper. Or simply tell your teacher the truth and see if you can get an extension to turn it in the next day.

Be honest with your teacher and keep your homework in a safe spot going forward to avoid the issue.

Be honest with your teacher and try to get it at school. Hand it in late.

Every day before you leave school, just take a moment to look through your bag and make sure you have everything you need for your homework. Make it a habit. Set an alarm on your phone to remind yourself, write it on your hand, etc. If you can get used to taking that time to check every single day, you shouldn't have that problem anymore.

If the school is still open, then you can call a supervisor or a teacher, tell them where you think it is and ask them to hold it for you. If not, you can just check the next day.

You should message your teacher telling her/him about how you left your science activity book at school and ask for some extra time.

You can email your teacher anytime.

Tell the teacher the truth. Apologize profusely and admit that this is ridiculous and you don't know how you could have forgotten it again. Ask him/her to maybe make an extension until the next day and promise to never forget it again. In the future, write down your assignments and check to make sure you have everything you need at the end of the day before you leave school.

You can try calling a friend or classmate and see if you can borrow theirs. You could also try getting to school early the next day, get your textbook, and record yourself in a quiet area before class starts. If all else fails, just tell your teacher you forgot your textbook and ask if you can get an extra day to do the assignment.

Look for this book at the library or online. If it is a novel you need, you may be able to find summaries online.

If you can remember the questions, write them down on an extra piece of paper. Or email your teacher so they know and you can work on it the next day.

Ask your friend to make a copy of it and drop it off at your house before they complete it (or you can pick it up). You can also ask them to scan it in and email it to you, then you can go to a public library and print it out there.

Have a parent write a note that says something like, "I am aware that [your name] received a [the grade you got] on [his/her] test. [He/she] forgot the test at school, so I'm signing this note instead. Feel free to contact me." Have your parent include their phone number or email address in case your teacher wants to talk to them.

Explain to your teacher what happened. Tell her/him you are very sorry and offer to stay after school or during free time/recess to complete it.

Search for the info you need online or at the library. In the future, exchange contact info with someone in your class.

Email your teacher for the homework questions or go to school early to complete it.

Either go into school early the next day to get it and finish it before school starts/during a break, or ask a friend if they have the assignment so you can copy it.

Talk it out. Maybe consider having a meeting with your teacher early the next day or after school.

Go to school early and get it done then. If it isn't due the next day, just ask for another copy.

Ask to see if you can copy off of them during lunch or any free periods you might have before the class in which the homework is due.

Ask a friend or classmate for a copy of their worksheet. If that doesn't work out, email your teacher and see if they can help you find your homework online.

Don't worry about it. It happens to everyone at one point or another. Simply apologize to your teacher and try to make sure that it does not happen again. Explain to your class, if they ask, that you made a mistake and you will do better next time.