‘7. You will learn nothing from books as valuable to you as your eyes. Ha
enough light, avoid cross lights, flickering lights, and direct sunlight on your.
poo. If you need glasses don't let false economy, much less false pride, keep
you from wearing them. Comfortable eyes will make you feel better all over.

 
 

  

8. Avoid internal distractions, too. Common sense in eating, drinking, smoking,
amusements, and sleep will increase your efficiency and will make teachers, legsons,
and all your surroundings seem more friendly to your success.

ae 8. Keep your temper. You can't study when you are boiling over about something,
= nor when you are worried and ashamed because you have lost your temper before others

STUDY PROCEDURE

10. Do you kmow, clearly, what the assignment is: Some students seem uncertain
half the time. Write it dom when given; ask the teacher after class; find out

some way.

 

oe ll. Recall what the last lesson covered. What has been the gencral theme of the
cS last several lessons? How does the new assignment fit into it? Have you the pre-_
a vious work of the semester clearly in mind? Probably a few minutes of every study
Sees! period should be spent in systematic review.

oe 12. What is the new assignment about? Glance through it and see: What main prob-
— lem or problems will it-help to answer? Can you guess what the answer will be?

&: We learn when we are seeking the solution of a definite problem: ~-we find when we
lnow what we are looking for. ee Le es :

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ee: 13. Find the idea of the assignment as a whole. (me big idea is easier to remen-
as per than twenty little ones, and much more valuable. Perhaps the assignment is in-
tended simply to modify or clarify another idea. Sometimes it will contain two or
a three distinct ideas, rarely more. This does uot mean to ignore details, rather

| - that they are easivr to learn as parts of a larger idea. ‘

14. Understanding is better than memorizing; parrot-like repetition is not learning |
at all. When memorizing ig necessary, it is far casier when we understand the rea-
| sons behind what we learn. Memorize through umderstanding, not instead of under

= standing. There are rules and reasons underlying even the seoming vagaries of ir-
< regular verbs. ;

 

 

ea. 15, Notice the chapter titles, subheads, marginal guide~titles, etc. They help
ee you to get the general idea at the first and to organize your thinking as you go.

- 16. The importence of illustrations is frequently out of all proportion to their
- * size. Read the legends beneath them; be sure you understend what you see. Some
students scem to ignore them entirely. 3

 

17. Master the vocabulary of the subject. When a word of umcertain or unknown
meaning occurs look it up. If there is a glossary in your textbook spend a few
minutes a week with it wtil you have mastored it. Familiarity with tho torminol-
ogy of the subject is not only a great help in study, but is of immense value in
helping to make a creditable showing on cxaminations .

18. Some technique of outlining, underlining, (if the book is your owm,) or of oo
writing summarics, is almost indispensible. Even meager notes on your reading will |
help to fix the points in mind at the time they are made. re

    

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