Chapter 7

When we were assign this chapter to read about note taking, I was like, "Note taking?? You just do it!" From my memory, I can't recall someone actually breaking down how to take notes correctly. You either just copy word from word off the board what the teacher has written or you just write down things that sound important. As you can see my thoughts on note taking aren't very good. From the chapter I gather, note taking can really help a student be successful. "Better note takers generally do better in school and specific types of notetaking produce better results." I've always been a bad note taker, especially after reading this chapter, because a necessary skill is to be able to block out all other distractions when taking notes. It is nearly impossible to write down everything the teacher says, and I know I will try to do that when listening to a teacher while taking a notes. I will probably get one sentence of what is being said, and then be confused about the rest. So learning how to listen to key phrases is important, because notes become more valuable while studying. So when will be a good age/grade to introduce "how to note take?" This will be vital for a student throughout their education career.