Making the Most of Class Meetings

Students learn in different ways and instructors lecture in different ways. No instructor can lecture the way every student appreciates. Most instructors try to lecture the way most students in the class appreciate. That means sometimes a student does not appreciate the way an instructor lectures and may choose to skip the class. That is a mistake because the person who suffers the most from the consequences is the student already described. 

From your perspective, it can only be a lucky coincidence that all your instructors lecture in the way you appreciate. You will benefit by adjusting to the way the lecture is delivered and not to be judgmental about the instructor. No matter how the lecture is conducted, there are skills you can use to gain the most from the class meetings  

Concentrate on what is being presented, not what one expects to be presented. In other words, make oneself an empty vessel so that one can absorb whatever is being poured into it. 

Concentrate on the concepts behind any new terminology and grasp and remember the definition of each new term. 

Concentrate on the new tools being introduced and the different ways the tools are applied to solving problems. 

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