Well, the end of the semester is here. Hard to believe it. I have gone through several changes this last semester and have made some positive life changes and I would like to believe that edpy has encouraged me to think about things about how I want to continue with my education degree. Going back to school as a mature adult has been challenging. Planning a wedding and going to school has been challenging as well. Since the GPA is so high to get into the middle years program, I have decided to do my second year over two years, head back to work so the financial responsibility isn't all on my hubby-to-be and focus on completing 3 classes a semester with hopefully high grades. I have learned different aspects of what it truly means to be a teacher. The theorists would have to be my favorite part of the whole semester. Each one is so different but in the end each of them are linked to each other.
Anyways, I will end this blog post with some good news. My boarding school in Saskatchewan has possibly been sold! Please keep your fingers crossed because in this day and age who ever wants to see a school shut down let alone torn down? Especially that one, with all the history (and ghosts!) in the building.
Thank you for providing a positive and encouraging learning environment in every class we have. It was a pleasure to learn from you.
Karissa
Monday, April 11, 2011
Andi Bell's card technique
This technique is actually quite fascinating. At first you think it would not work but as the video shows it does and it works quite well. The trick for memory is that the information needs to make it into your long term memory or you probably won't remember it. The card technique works well, but it would be quite time consuming to do this for all of your memory work and how could you manage this with university courses?
Myself, it helps me to rewrite my notes every day I have class. I first write my notes on canary paper and then when I get home I rewrite these notes onto white paper or into a coiled notebook. I just started this technique this semester and I believe it is helping getting the information from my short term into my long term memory. When I study, I rewrite notes and make lists. These 2 techniques have proven to be successful for this class. I have found that studying for exams for EDPY the list technique seems to work out the best. Make a list and rewrite rewrite rewrite.
I googled to see what else is out there for memory techniques. What I have come across does not surprise me one bit. The first tip I have found useful is do not skimp on exercise or sleep. When you exercise the body, you exercise the brain. When I am tired, my brain shuts kinda shuts off. I don't retain anything in class, so I agree with this tip. The second tip I found was summed up as let yourself have some fun and don't sweat the small stuff. If you don't have any fun social activities in your life and just concentrate on school and the stresses of it you are going to go completely crazy.
So looking at these tips I have found, I have done everything I possible can to improve my memory. I'm sure that my techniques will change and improve over the next 3 years as I continue my degree.
Myself, it helps me to rewrite my notes every day I have class. I first write my notes on canary paper and then when I get home I rewrite these notes onto white paper or into a coiled notebook. I just started this technique this semester and I believe it is helping getting the information from my short term into my long term memory. When I study, I rewrite notes and make lists. These 2 techniques have proven to be successful for this class. I have found that studying for exams for EDPY the list technique seems to work out the best. Make a list and rewrite rewrite rewrite.
I googled to see what else is out there for memory techniques. What I have come across does not surprise me one bit. The first tip I have found useful is do not skimp on exercise or sleep. When you exercise the body, you exercise the brain. When I am tired, my brain shuts kinda shuts off. I don't retain anything in class, so I agree with this tip. The second tip I found was summed up as let yourself have some fun and don't sweat the small stuff. If you don't have any fun social activities in your life and just concentrate on school and the stresses of it you are going to go completely crazy.
So looking at these tips I have found, I have done everything I possible can to improve my memory. I'm sure that my techniques will change and improve over the next 3 years as I continue my degree.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Positive Reinforcement
The Sisters believed in positive reinforcement at SAA. We used a "X" system and the worst possible thing that could happen to you as a student is that you could receive an X. The reward for not having an X's at the end of the month was that we got to wear normal clothes on the day that we went home instead of our usual school uniforms. You could receive an X for many different reasons. Being out of your room past lights out, not cleaning your room on a daily basis, not completing housework chores, etc. Mostly the X system was used on the outside classroom side of things. We received dt's if we did something wrong during class time and you had to go down to the creepy school library which was in the basement of the old part of the school, which was haunted (you may be laughing at this but it is true I've seen one!!) and usually it was just you and cranky Sr. Helen (who was kinda creepy in her own way lol). I think that if we didn't have the X system, none of us really would of taking the responsibility of cleaning our rooms and going to bed on time. It taught us housework and essentially discipline.
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