Re: Reading papers

Peter Brooks (FISM) <Peter.H.M.Brooks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I said:
Our eldest in the last academic year went less and less to lectures,
preferring to sit on her bed and download the lecture notes in
Powerpoint format. Two consequences have depended from this. Firstly she
has made no friends so has no flat organised to move into next year
requiring her parents to put up with her again. Secondly one lecturer
was wise to this and there were several questions in his exam on stuff
that was in the lectures but not on the Powerpoint slides. She failed
that course and must sit a special exam. I would laugh, but it means on
Sunday I have to drive to where she is working for the summer and bring
her back for said exam. The only silver lining is she is working in the
highlands in a particularly beautiful place. Rivers, a loch, craggy
mountains, a pretty village.

It sounds lovely. I must say that I, at University, used the opposite
approach. I didn't read the lecture notes, nor take notes in lectures,
but I attended all of them and listened to what was said - it worked
for me.

I was a terrible swot I'm afraid. At least in physiology, my major, I
formed the habit of reading the textbook in advance of the lecture. This
left me free to listen to the lecturer and think instead of scribbling
incesantly like my classmates. I only noted down those things which were
in addition to the textbook. Thus people only ever borrowed my lecture
notes but once ;-)

Peter
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