One of the things we forget to do as students is to plan.
We meander through classes, wait until due dates to produce an essay which may scrape us a "C" if we are lucky.
All this builds stress and causes us frustration. The best stress reliever available is to create a plan.
Planning ones classes has been shown to increase overall grade performance. Students who have a planned series of courses are more focused on studying because they can see a route of study and can see an end. Students who move from class to class without a plan get lost in the system and spend more time stressing about where their school career is going and are unable to focus on an end point.
In essence it is like going on a journey with no real idea of a destination. How can you know how to get somewhere and how would you know that you have arrived.
As soon as you can, talk to someone who can help you create a learning plan. This will save you time and stress in the long run.
With individual classes, prepare as much as you can before classes start. Read through the text books, not in detail perhaps just skim chapter introductions and summaries. Look for links in ideas from other classes. Get hold of a copy of the syllabus and read it for course objectives and see if you can link those to your knowledge. Also look for an interesting feature in your class that may be expanded into a final paper. The earlier you choose a paper topic the better, all your study can be aimed at creating a paper which will knock your teacher out of the ball park for a class capping "A".
Planning for the class and the course is vital. Don't struggle and stress along with everyone else. Create various plans and stick to them best as you can.
A plan is not set in stone and need not be rigidly followed, but it does help you see where you are going and lets you know when you get there.
We meander through classes, wait until due dates to produce an essay which may scrape us a "C" if we are lucky.
All this builds stress and causes us frustration. The best stress reliever available is to create a plan.
Planning ones classes has been shown to increase overall grade performance. Students who have a planned series of courses are more focused on studying because they can see a route of study and can see an end. Students who move from class to class without a plan get lost in the system and spend more time stressing about where their school career is going and are unable to focus on an end point.
In essence it is like going on a journey with no real idea of a destination. How can you know how to get somewhere and how would you know that you have arrived.
As soon as you can, talk to someone who can help you create a learning plan. This will save you time and stress in the long run.
With individual classes, prepare as much as you can before classes start. Read through the text books, not in detail perhaps just skim chapter introductions and summaries. Look for links in ideas from other classes. Get hold of a copy of the syllabus and read it for course objectives and see if you can link those to your knowledge. Also look for an interesting feature in your class that may be expanded into a final paper. The earlier you choose a paper topic the better, all your study can be aimed at creating a paper which will knock your teacher out of the ball park for a class capping "A".
Planning for the class and the course is vital. Don't struggle and stress along with everyone else. Create various plans and stick to them best as you can.
A plan is not set in stone and need not be rigidly followed, but it does help you see where you are going and lets you know when you get there.
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