Today I thought for a while about how college students learn. For most of us, myself included, we're not expected to do much more than memorize and regurgitate information, facts, and equations. This works great for a while, but then you graduate to a higher level of learning in which knowing the material suddenly isn't good enough anymore. Now you've got to relate it to other things and understand how the processes work--to the point that memorizing the facts isn't even necessary anymore, because you've got the whole image of it in your head. What sucks about this process is that the wake-up call comes too late--I wish I could've learned like this when I was a freshmen. Sure it would've been more difficult, but imagine how adapted I would be today. The mere thought of it makes me hope that by the time I get to pharmacy school I will have mastered the technique. For now though, the game of catch-up is as frustrating as it is elevating. Learning material these days seems the same, but every now and then I have a revelation in which I connect what I just learned with something else and suddenly I understand why. Suddenly those regurgitated facts aren't just notes I scribbled quickly in my notebook--they take on a whole new meaning.
I thought about this in Biochem, and afterwards I didn't feel so badly that I did poorly on the first exam. I've just got to think in a different gear.
And so long as we're on the subject of biochem, here's a virus, and some DNA. WooO!
Brute Update: He's in critical condition again--I'm not sure he'll recover this time. I'm pretty sure there's some serious brain damage going on. If he's not better by tomorrow... I might have to flush him. *cringes*
So gruesome. There must be a better way.
4 comments:
You violated a major English and college policy: You did not cite your sources!! So, WHO told you about those images? huh? HUH?!?
They're not images dear, they're articles, and if you want to know where they came from, all that information is contained in the link.
In actuality, I believe the policy you're referring to is only in effect if I quote or use information within the literature in my own works (without citation). Since I made no mention whatsoever of what the material was, I think you're WRONG AGAIN!!!!
O I'm sorry, did you mean you wanted me to give you credit for showing me the articles? You know me... so easily confused. :-*
ouch to the anonymous person...and nerdy blushes to the DNA and viral articles honored a moi. :)
Heehee, the anonymous person was Mike, he showed me the articles and wanted credit for them. All in good fun. ;-)
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