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I taught new skills several weeks ago and explained in great detail how to do something. Most wrote the information down on paper. Recently, I had a student ask me about the skill. I explained it all again. Instead of students referring back to their notes, they wrote everything I did again on paper. When I noticed this, I told them to go back a few pages to their old notes. They looked at me weird. Finally someone said, "oh. I don't keep those. I just do that because I'm in class." I asked her what she used to study and she said she just "listens" and that's "all i do." If she was a great student, I might agree, but she doesn't have one of those memories and she is earning a C. Checked her other class grades and she's pretty much a C student which isnt' bad,of course, but she could do better if she didn't think we will give her all the questions and answers in a review before every test.

I was reflecting on my own test review practices and I was talking to a few other teacher...See More
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j.e. What a thoughtful and interesting discussion. I don't recall ever being taught HOW to use my notes when I was in school. That doesn't mean the teachers didn't do it; I just don't remember. Having the kids utilize their notes to answer questions in a class discussion or to create their own study questions from the notes might help. I think Karen's s...See More
Jun 4, 2011
muse I did this years ago. I required a 3 ring binder and I had categories. I told them where to put what information and so forth. I reviewed with the notebook. Did it work? no. I think the primary reason it didn't work was the school gives out duotangs (those paper notebooks with the metal tangs to hold in paper). The kids and parents EXPECT to use th...See More
Jun 4, 2011
j.e. I hate duotang folders!! At least, as a 'working' notebook. Even if you had a different duotang for each category, they'd lose one, or not put the papers in. they are a pain in the neck!

On 6/04/11, muse wrote: > I did this years ago. I required a 3 ring binder and I had > categories. I told them where to put what information and so...See More
Jun 4, 2011
muse yes, they are! I really wish the school would eliminate these "freebies" and just have parents provide cheap ones. Maybe I'll buy a truck-load of them this year for my students...

On 6/04/11, j.e. wrote: > I hate duotang folders!! At least, as a 'working' notebook. Even if > you had a different duotang for each category, they'd lose ...See More
Jun 5, 2011
Karen M. I feel so old...We were required to keep one large spiral bound notebook for EACH subject, both in jr high and in sr high. Of course our parents had to buy them for us. My public school didn't provide notebooks, or pencils, or anything else (this was in the 70's). So require your students to buy whatever system you think will work the best. Use tho...See More
Jun 5, 2011


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