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I can understand why people don't do it. We weren't taught how to learn at school or college and when we turned up at university we were expected to know how. I

by setquk 8y ago

I can understand why people don't do it. We weren't taught how to learn at school or college and when we turned up at university we were expected to know how. It took me a semester of alcohol fuelled hedonism, followed by screwing up, panic, then introspection to work it all out. I imagine a lot of that could be avoided with some assistance from the education sector along the way. My eldest wants to be a doctor so I've tried to share as much of my experience with her on how to learn so she doesn't have to make my mistakes as they still don't teach them any of this today, at least in the UK.

dhimes 8y ago
This is exactly what I have observed among today's students also, and I am desperately trying to help! Smart students actually get hit harder because they cruise through high school and hit the wall in college. Then they may have a seminar or something on how to take notes and basic time-management (usually delivered through a first-year experience program or something similar), but if they want a real understanding of how to learn they have to get it on their own.