Monday, June 27, 2022

How to Prepare for Any Class

In general, here’s how you should plan to prepare for any class before you walk through the door and take your seat. Complete All Assignments Regardless of a particular teacher’s style or the classroom format she is using, virtually every course you take will have a formal text (or two or three or more) assigned to it. Though the way the text explains or covers particular topics may differ substantially from your teacher’s approach to the same material, your text is still the basis of the course and a key ingredient in your studying. 
You must read it, plus any other assigned books, before you get to class. You may sometimes feel you can get away without reading assigned books beforehand, especially in a lecture format where you know the chance of being called on is slim to none. But fear of being questioned on the material is certainly not the only reason I stress reading the material that’s been assigned. You will be lost if the professor decides—for the first time ever!—to spend the entire period asking the students questions. I’ve had it happen. And it is not a pleasant experience for the unprepared. You’ll also find it harder to take clear and concise notes in class when you don’t know what’s in the text— in which case you’ll be frantically taking notes on material you could have underlined in your books the night before. 

You’ll also find it difficult to evaluate the relative importance of the teacher’s remarks. If you’re heading for a discussion group, how can you participate without your reading as a basis? I think the lousiest feeling in the world is sitting in a classroom knowing that, sooner or later, you are going to be called on and you don’t know the material. Remember: Completing your reading assignment includes not just reading the main text but any other books or articles assigned, plus handouts that may have been previously passed out. It also means completing any non reading assignments—turning in a lab report, preparing a list of topics, or being ready to present your oral report. 

Needless to say, while doing your homework is important, turning it in is an essential second step! My daughter, Lindsay, refused to use any organisational system for a short time. As a result, in addition to a host of missed appointments and forgotten assignments, she would often forget to pack the homework she did do, or bring it to school but forget to turn it in. 
One simple change I made in her routine has made a world of difference: She now has a bright red manila folder, marked “HOMEWORK,” into which she puts every completed assignment the instant it’s done. When she gets to class, she immediately pulls out her folder to see if she has something to turn in. (She’s also given up on her “non organizational” system, but that’s another story.) 


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