Learning Skills

Middle School is recognized by most authorities as a crucial period in a student's life. You are at the point where school work is becoming more difficult, and your grades are being counted on your official transcript. These factors alone are formidable, but classwork is also becoming more involved and more abstract. It is very important that you develop good learning skills that effectively help you learn new information.
Many students don't know how to study. They sit in their room with the radio blaring and read over their notes, again and again. Ten minutes later their parents ask if they've studied for the big test and their answer is....Yes. Hummmm I don't think so.
One of the questions I get asked the most by students is "I don't understand this stuff, how can I get better grades?"

Heres what you need to do!

1. Figure out what kind of learner you are. There are lots of sites on the web to help you decide.

2. Set aside a regular period of time EVERY night to study or review notes. At the middle school level it should be a minimum of 40 min. per night. The type of learner you are determines HOW you should study. For example if you are a kinesthetic learner you might need to write out a "pretend" test or make note card questions. If you are an auditory learner you may need to hear the information by reading aloud to yourself or by having someone else read it to you.

3. Pay attention in class and ask lots of questions.

4. Use the assignment log faithfully!! You have to stay organized and the only way you will remember everything is to write it all down.