Not quite recently, but after skating through high school and most of college I learned that if you read through your notes before a test you remember more things. I also learned that this is referred to as “studying”.
I am convinced that being “smart” in high school and college stunted my career. I didn’t do any work in high school, and had like 2 classes that I’d consider difficult in college. I never learned the value of hard work.
Same for me! Everyone told me I was smart, so I never studied in college. Turns out you can still be smart and also fail out of college. Luckily got my act together, but I hold some resentment for my teachers and parents for not teaching m that you can have a knack for things but without follow through it’s worthless
Not quite recently, but after skating through high school and most of college I learned that if you read through your notes before a test you remember more things. I also learned that this is referred to as “studying”.
I am convinced that being “smart” in high school and college stunted my career. I didn’t do any work in high school, and had like 2 classes that I’d consider difficult in college. I never learned the value of hard work.
I hear you. Finally ending up in a class that properly challenged me was like roller skating into wet cement.
Same for me! Everyone told me I was smart, so I never studied in college. Turns out you can still be smart and also fail out of college. Luckily got my act together, but I hold some resentment for my teachers and parents for not teaching m that you can have a knack for things but without follow through it’s worthless
I had to check the username on this comment to ensure that it wasn’t me posting this. I’ve said these words verbatim.
Bonus points I discovered after a bachelor’s degree and most of a master’s:
If you pay attention in class you’ll understand most of the material, and the rest you can ask the professors directly. Truly astounding.
I was you once
It’s not fun, but doing it before bed also helps in my experience.
You mean right before a test? That’s cramming.
Cramming is a form of studying, and is still significantly better than my original strategy of “I remember what they said in class”.
I think part of the problem is that schools don’t actually teach how to learn, study strategies, etc.