SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS
5-6
5. DON’T
SIT IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS MINIMIZE CLASSROOM
DISTRACTIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH LEARNING.
STUDENTS
WANT THE BEST SEAT AVAILABLE FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT DOLLARS, BUT WILLINGLY
SEEK THE WORST SEAT FOR THEIR EDUCATIONAL DOLLARS.STUDENTS WHO SITS IN THE BACK
CANNOT POSSIBLY BE THEIR PROFESSOR’S TEAMMATE (SEE NO. 4). WHY DO THEY EXPOSE
THEMSELVES TO THE TEMPTATIONS OF THE INN ACTIVE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES AND DISTRACTIONS
OF ALL THE PEOPLE BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR INSTRUCTOR? OF COURSE, WE KNOW THEY CHOSE
THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY SEEK INVISIBILITY OR ANONYMITY, BOTH OF
WHICH ARE ANTITHETICAL TO EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING. IF YOU ARE TRYING
NOT TO BE PART OF THE CLASS, WHY, THEN, ARE YOU WASTING YOUR TIME? PUSH YOUR
HOT BUTTONS; IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE YOU SHOULD BE DOING WITH YOUR TIME?
5. …TAKE
GOOD NOTES. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS TAKE NOTES THAT ARE UNDERSTANDABLE AND
ORGANIZED, AND REVIEW THEM OFTEN.
WHY PUT SOMETHING
INTO YOUR NOTES YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND? ASK THE QUESTIONS NOW THAT ARE NECESSARY
TO MAKE YOUR NOTES MEANINGFUL AT SOME LATER TIME. A SHORT REVIEW OF YOUR NOTES
WHILE THE MATERIAL IS STILL FRESH ON YOUR MIND HELPS YOUR LEARN MORE. THE MORE
YOU LEARN THEN, THE LESS YOU’LL HAVE TO LEARN LATER AND THE LESS TIME IT WILL
TAKE BECAUSE YOU WON’T HAVE TO INCLUDE SOME DECIPHERING TIME, ALSO. THE WHOLE
PURPOSE OF TAKING NOTES IS TO USE THEM, AND USE THEM OFTEN. THE MORE YOU USE
THEM, THE MORE THEY IMPROVE.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!
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