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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Make Your Class Lessons Useful

One of the problems with lessons learned in the classroom is that they can be forgotten very quickly if that learning is not reinforced.

The question is How do you reinforce the lessons that you have learned.

There are several ways:

1. Read and re-write your class notes. This is good to help you improve your understanding and supports the work that you have done in the classroom. But it is limited as you can become very bored very quickly.

2. Build a study group with friends from class. This can work well if you and your friends can meet up in a place such as Starbucks and are disciplined enough to make an agenda and stick to it. All too often though you might find yourselves talking about your great night out instead of the math or physics problem you really meant to discuss.

3. Teach someone else. Teaching someone something which you have already learned is perhaps the most profitable method of supporting your own knowledge. Ask at you college about peer tutoring one of your old classes or post a advertisement in your local public library offering to tutor a student. You may charge a fee if you wish or you can offer a free service. It is up to you, the real aim remember is to help you understand your subject. Having to explain to others is a great way to learn.