Recall the 5 basic tenets to achieve the “Precious Present”.

Then

Quickly Divide into

2discussion groups.

a white board with your thoughts

THE PRESENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WISHING. . .

WHEN YOU HAVE THE PRESENT YOU WILL BE

PERFECTLY CONTENT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE. . .

THE RICHNESS OF THE PRESENT COMES FROM ITS OWN

SOURCE. . .

THE PRESENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE

GIVES YOU. . .

IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GIVE TO YOURSELF. . . .

Retrograde amnesiaAnterograde amnesiaAssociated with aging diseases like Alzheimer’s or senile dementia. Getting hit on the head and forgetting who you are but functioning normally in every other way is mainly the stuff of movies and fiction novels. Some people experience isolated retrograde dementia when subject to severe physical or emotional trauma or illness

Clive Wearing

We are told to live in the present. Clive Wearing is stuck in the present.

Resolve this apparent paradox.

… then empower write!

You need to accumulate credits, most colleges/universities use semester hours.128 semester hours in the proper courses will get you an undergraduate degree.

1 semester hour roughly equals one hour per week in class for an entire semester.So… if you sign up for a class that is worth 3 semester hours that class would probably meet three times for approximately 1 hour each time, per week. Or say, 90 minutes twice a week.

A typical full time schedule would have between 15-17 semester hours.

16 s.h. x 8 semesters = 128 semester hours of credit. 4 year degree! ~31% of students graduate with a degree in 4 years from state schools, 53% private school.12 s.h. to have full time status.20 s.h. is the maximum in undergrad. Why?

~1 to 1.5 actual hours per semester hour of homework reading/writing/problem solving/studying for most classes. (plan on a 40 hour work week for classes and studying to be successful.) Depending on your major and the classes you take it may be more or less. Most of it is reading.How efficient/disciplined are you with your time?

Consider if you are working hard/smart/or not at all.What do you want from your advanced educational experience, what are your goals?Organize yourself with a schedule that is true to yourself and your goals.Use study strategies to work smart.Pick a schedule and use the chart at the back of the packet to see what it would look like each week.Consider when you might study during each day. Don’t forget to eat, exercise, work and play.

Go to class!S.L.A.N.T.Stay current with syllabus. Schedule your time and follow your schedule.Limit distractions (environment/phone/computer.)

Study in the same environment as the test! Study for max. 30 minutes then take a break. This creates many beginnings and endings makes for more primacy and recency effects. Chunk material. Study by class/section/topic.Stay active when reading: notes vs. highlighter.

Don’t eat th

e burrito in one bite

diet

exercise

sleep

rewards

discuss, study groups, support services

Get into the class

Wake up early if you have a morning test. Eat some protein. Get to the test early with the materials you need. Objective test. Cover up answers and visualize what you believe to be appropriate answers to the questions. Then reveal the choices.Essay: Use key words and concepts from lectures and notes/text.Manage your time and stay relaxed and above all don’t cheat.

We are creatures of habit. Meet people in class and ask if they would like to study together. (3 is a good number for a study group.)Study on your own but come together to prep for tests or discuss a lecture over coffee after a class. Help each other with predicting test questions over the material (remember predict a quiz?)Professor’s web site. Discussion sessions are another way to interact with the material. Remember T from SLANT? Talk about the class and the material. To form study groups you have to meet people.

Two heads are thicker than one!

You will be given 20 names and faces to remember. Your group will use the substitution method to learn the names.

You will have 12 minutes to study the names and come up with substitutions for them.

You must study as a group and work as a team on each name.

Mr. Pi”skull”

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