Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

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How can I learn to concentrate? Most people have that trouble. Here are some tricks of the trade. Cl! Do alll studing at one desk as far away from distraction as possible. Use this desk only for study. You'1l get the habit of associ ating-sitting before that desk with studying. Q20 Sit in a chair that you can't sink down in and donft give yourself a chance to relax completely. C33 Have the right lighting. cap Have on the desk all and only those materials which are necessary for a good job. KS? Start with all the drive you can muster. 165 Work with the thought to get the job comp- letely done as rapidly as possible. C77 Use a self-question- ing attitude in studing, C87 Make a routine for your studies and follow it. C93 Don't wait for inspiration, get right in- to your work. flOD Extensive training makes the best man-- learn as you go along--keep nflash cardsu donlt cram just before exams. A good study method to follow is - Read the whole assig- nment rapidly spotting all important points, new words, or definitions. Notice heavy type and headings especially. Write these words on your nflash cards.U Reread the assignment with the self-questioning attitude Write your questions down in your notebook on one page and right opposite them the answers. Go over these just before class to be sure you have them learned. When exam time comes, gather together your notebook and nflash eards,n you will then have a very good review of all your work. Compositions are written words which express the writer's opinion. These words should be interest catching. Writing is not magically acquired, writing is developed--by writing. We learn by doing and by overcoming our errors, Take criticism on your compositions as an advantage. You must try to correct your errors that are pointed out by the critics. When learning languages, you should observe these points flllearn punctuation. C21 Associate words and phrases with pictures in your mind. 433 Practice all you are able. CHD Use Wflash cardsn when learning vocabularies and cenjugations Note-taking is a hard job for some people because the words all, or most all, go in one ear and right out through the pencil tip. The student is not interested enough or the teacher does not make himself clear. When you make good notes, your interest is actually built up. You pay attention to the material more closely. You learn to tie in yesterdayfs notes with todayfs. You become successful in your school work. You also have enough organ- ized material about the course when the time for finals comes

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STUDY YOUR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL We all agree on one thing--high school isn't a cinch. Most of us want to get through high school with better than minimum grades and we want to accomplish this with the least amount of effort. , The abilities to reason, to grasp facts, and to think objectively are necessary in studying. The degree of such abilities varies in each person. Probably some people have a lot more than they use. Your sense of value should help you to gain a more pro- fitable education. Don't shy away from a course just because you don't know anything about it and are afraid to venture into something new. Take a course of special interest to you or try an unfamiliar subject which you know will give you a broader background and will help you find out what field you will eventually want to specialize in. You should be thinking about the fields in which you are most interested and in which your chances for success are good. Take advantage of related courses. If you can1t take a subject your first year, take another subject which you know will help you when you do take the other subject later. You must choose a goal toward which to plan your work. You must also set up intermediate goals that will take place in the near future. These intermediate goals will increase your incentive to work to your definite goal. When studying, how much time should you spend? All of it? No. Mix with people. Go to shows. Bowling and all recreational activities should be enjoyed. Especially learn to get along with others. Do you study by the job or by the hour? By the job is best, because you get one subject done before you go on to the next one. The best method is to study for thirty or forty minutes, take two or three minutes out and then go back to your studying. Your rest period should not be long enough to make you lose your Nsetn yet it should be long enough to allow you to relax a bit. When relaxing, stretch your body, and look out of doors or close your eyes to rest them also as they are a vital implement in studying. During study, you should occasionally look up for a few seconds to rest your eyes. HFlash Cardsu--what are they? They are little cards which you should carry with you. On these you can put your technical names on one side and their definitions on the other Use them for learning scientific terms, formulas, dates in history, or authors and their works. Shuffle these cards and go over them during study periods and between classes or in any spare time which you happen to have.

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1 3 i I When taking notes get f'set to do so. Sit up straight with your mind alert. Use a large notebook if available. Date every page and place the course name at the top. Write legibly and rapidly. Use abreviations if you can understand them later. Use shorthand if it is one of your accomplishments. Keep your notes in order and in ai notebook where they can not get tern or lost. Pick out the most important things, jot them downg then after class, write out your own interpretation of the lecture from your notes and from what you remember in your mind. Use these interpretations and notes when finals COYIIGQ - You den't stop taking examinations when you finish schoolg you will be taking them all through life although they will not be planned tests over specific material. While in school we have a chance to prepare for these examinations. Do not cram before exams. If, however, you feel you must study, go over your material lightly and go to sleep direct- ly aftere Yeu'll be in better shape for the test. After you have completed your test, be sure to ge ever it for errors in spelling and words. When the report card comes, you should not be toe surpris- ed at your marks because you know how much work you are doing and how well you are deing.it. If they are low, put on the pressure, do more studying and be sure to follow the rules of studying that are suggested above. These rules will help greatly in being successful in school and in the future. Betty Dyer 'SO