Successful students

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5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distraction that interferes with learning.

Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollar, but willingly seek the worst seat foe their educational dollars. Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no.4). Why do they expose themselves to the temptation of inactive classroom experiences and distraction of all the people between them and their instructors? Of course, we know they chose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why, then are you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons; is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6. … take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understanding and organized and review them often.

Why put something into your notes that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still a fresh on your mind helps you to learn more. The more   you learn then, the less you’ll have to include some deciphering time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.

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