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One of the biggest mistakes
students make is letting everything go until the
last minute. For example, a student doesn't read
the chapter until the night before the chapter test.
Or he doesn't answer the main idea review questions
until
just before the test. Or he doesn't seek assistance
as soon as he encounters a problem.
Or he doesn't promptly make up work or tests that
he has missed until the very end of the marking
period. I know this is partly human nature.
It is also the easiest way to get into academic
trouble in my American History course.
Don't copy the nightly
homework. Do your own.
I give you a monthly
calendar to encourage you to do the nightly work
and keep pace with the classwork. If you do this,
you will slowly master the material and your ability
to remember key concepts and content will improve.
When we do the review classes before chapter tests,
they will truly be "review" for you and
this reinforcement will serve you well on the next
day's test. The same cannot be said if our
review class is the first time you have looked at
the text.
Come and see me during
flex time if you need extra help. My flex time availability
schedule is posted on this web site
and is updated every month. BTW, the first question I will ask
you is "Have you been doing the nightly reading
and the main idea review questions at the end of
the chapter?" If the answer is
"No", then there's not as much I can do
to help you if you aren't willing to put in the
effort yourself.
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