<p>i remember seeing that quote in some economics book about teaching…</p>
<p>^ while the numbers are a bit different for everyone, it’s really true. Says my mom, a teacher. And my personal experience, too.
You learn by explaining? Well that’s the same as teaching. ;-)</p>
<p>Google Cal Newport - that’s the guy with the Quiz&Recall idea. He is my hero!</p>
<p>I rarely study, unless it’s like memorizing vocab or something. If that’s the case, then I’ll make flash cards or write it down repetitively.</p>
<p>i heard this idea and thought it was interesting (would only work for a history, language or science, probably not math):
pretend the teacher said you could use a notecard on the test. cram everything you would put on there on the notecard, and study from that the whole day. then, when the test comes, put the notecard away.</p>
<p>Maybe this is just me, but the absolute best thing for me to do is pay attention in class. No, I can’t remember every little thing without the aid of notes, but I spend most of my time looking at the teacher while he/she talks rather than mindlessly taking notes. This works in history, english, math… Then I usually cross-reference the material with the textbook, and if it’s difficult, I “teach” it to a friend and we bounce the material off one another until it clicks.</p>
<p>But, seriously, pay attention. It’s the most important thing.</p>
<p>You guys study?
Holy crap, I just pay attention in class and get 5’s.</p>
<p>ummmm i sleep through class and read the book the day before the test and get A’s, worked so far</p>
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This is so so true. The numbers, obviously, vary from person to person though. I’ve worked as a private tutor for over a year now, and the subjects and material that I teach has become SO firmly embedded in my head that I feel I could never forget it. Lol.</p>
<p>Lol, speaking of never forgetting things, mnemonics are killer! I still remember so many obscure things that I committed to memory using them. The most recent being a cruel demonstration our psych teacher played on us a little while ago, forever etching 5 objects into our brains. They are:</p>
<p>Keys
Banjo
Soccer Ball
Mustache
Rave</p>
<p>Memorized by:
One- Run - Horse running with a set of keys in its mouth
Two - Zoo - Monkey swinging on a vine playing a banjo
Three - Tree - Soccer balls hanging from trees
Four - door - A mustache lodged in a revolving door (and preventing it from moving) in a hotel in NYC
Five - Hive - A bunch of bees waiting outside a beehive because a rave, you see, is currently taking place inside</p>
<p>I am fully confident that my terminal breath will be used in quoting these things verbatim.</p>