Day 27 - Study Skills
Today in WHAP we switched tables, had a discussion on study habits, went over reading strategies for Strayer, and took notes on Hinduism and Buddhism.
First we switched tables, always a paradigm changer. Then, we started discussing study habits, mainly referencing what's difficult for us, and then taking suggestions for coping with those issues. The common choice was time, whether it be time studying or time spent reading/taking notes on Strayer. The one exception I heard was Michael Scheibe's strategy of "Winging it" (Insert Mongoltage). We had a class discussion about these topics, and the main coping mechanism was to plan out your reading, and not to wait until the last second or read all of it in a large bunch at the same time.
After this, Garrett spawned a discussion on the Reading Quizzes, making a point about how in his opinion he felt that sometime the questions on the quizzes reference obscure information, diverging in a separate direction from what Strayer emphasized. He used the example of Norte Chico on the first reading quiz, mainly because it wasn't really mentioned in the chapter, and was really an afterthought. I definitely agreed with him here. Manolo then added on an example of the Aryan HTS in the other class, which while covered heftily in Strayer could easily be overlooked. Mr. Profitt then countered these points by showing the chapter review, saying how all the questions come from it, and that we can be prepared for all the possible questions, even the less known ones, by looking at the margin review questions, since the quiz questions are derived from them. While I understand we can see all of the questions, I also see the point of view in which the seemingly "more important" topics are covered more thoroughly than the less mentioned ones, which could easily lead to a lack of preparedness for one of those questions.
Moving forward, we then went over recommended strategies for reading. They where (Mr. Profitt's) skim the chapter on the weekend and then read the rest and take notes during the week, (Nickol's) to read and take notes on the weekend, and finally (Garrett's) follow the suggested pages on Moodle and read each day. Different reading strategies work differently for different people, so really you just have to find the one which works best for you.
After this, we took some notes on Hinduism and Buddhism. One of the key points was the class structure of their culture(varna), which was in the order of Brahmins(Priests), kshatriyas(warriors), vaishyas(craftsmen), and shudras(farmers). I left off one of the classes, which is the pariahs, or the untouchables, which really emphasizes their place in society. A point Mr. Profitt made was a reason the Brahmins didn't necessarily go out their way to simplify the religious texts was for job security.
We ended the powerpoint here, the bell rang, and we were dismissed. Until another shortened day!
First we switched tables, always a paradigm changer. Then, we started discussing study habits, mainly referencing what's difficult for us, and then taking suggestions for coping with those issues. The common choice was time, whether it be time studying or time spent reading/taking notes on Strayer. The one exception I heard was Michael Scheibe's strategy of "Winging it" (Insert Mongoltage). We had a class discussion about these topics, and the main coping mechanism was to plan out your reading, and not to wait until the last second or read all of it in a large bunch at the same time.
After this, Garrett spawned a discussion on the Reading Quizzes, making a point about how in his opinion he felt that sometime the questions on the quizzes reference obscure information, diverging in a separate direction from what Strayer emphasized. He used the example of Norte Chico on the first reading quiz, mainly because it wasn't really mentioned in the chapter, and was really an afterthought. I definitely agreed with him here. Manolo then added on an example of the Aryan HTS in the other class, which while covered heftily in Strayer could easily be overlooked. Mr. Profitt then countered these points by showing the chapter review, saying how all the questions come from it, and that we can be prepared for all the possible questions, even the less known ones, by looking at the margin review questions, since the quiz questions are derived from them. While I understand we can see all of the questions, I also see the point of view in which the seemingly "more important" topics are covered more thoroughly than the less mentioned ones, which could easily lead to a lack of preparedness for one of those questions.
Moving forward, we then went over recommended strategies for reading. They where (Mr. Profitt's) skim the chapter on the weekend and then read the rest and take notes during the week, (Nickol's) to read and take notes on the weekend, and finally (Garrett's) follow the suggested pages on Moodle and read each day. Different reading strategies work differently for different people, so really you just have to find the one which works best for you.
After this, we took some notes on Hinduism and Buddhism. One of the key points was the class structure of their culture(varna), which was in the order of Brahmins(Priests), kshatriyas(warriors), vaishyas(craftsmen), and shudras(farmers). I left off one of the classes, which is the pariahs, or the untouchables, which really emphasizes their place in society. A point Mr. Profitt made was a reason the Brahmins didn't necessarily go out their way to simplify the religious texts was for job security.
We ended the powerpoint here, the bell rang, and we were dismissed. Until another shortened day!
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