Independent Learning – DIY Homework

Deep Dive: Get it Down Notes

You can check out an overview of the two steps note-taking process here. This post is a deeper dive into what lecture notes are and why they are valuable. First, I call them “get it down notes” because that is the main goal of taking notes in class. The main goal of these notes is to “get down” the main points of the lecture. This allows us to add context to the material that we need to master for class,…

Filling Gaps: Overcoming a Poorly Taught Class

January 30, 2019

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Active Learning, Gaps, Getting Unstuck, Group Studying, Independent Learning, self-advocacy, Self-Care, Strategic Advantage, Study Groups, Study Skills, Studying, Teachers, Tests

Teaching is a very challenging profession, but we need to realize that some classes do not work for some students. The cause of these gaps can be stylistic, lack of access to resources, unclear lectures, or a combination of many interconnected issues. The solution is to figure out how to learn the material in the class independently. This is often hard for students because of the expectation in middle and high school is that learning will be directed by an…