While in grade school, if I would have been a better note taker, I probably would have received better test scores and had an easier time completing my homework. I believe that it is very important to understand the importance of taking notes as well as being able to take organized notes. Below is a sample from the entire article from brighthub.com.
"These tips on taking notes will benefit you and those you teach.
This is the introduction to a multiple part series on taking notes in the classroom.
PART 1: HOW TO DELIVER NOTES EFFECTIVELY
Long gone are the days when the walking Encyclopedia at the front of the room droned on and on for hours as uninterested students doodled in the margins of their notebooks hoping to hear enough to pass the test on Friday. Today's students are much more demanding than their predecessors. Here are some tips to engage them in the process."
These articles on taking notes are brilliant!
I should hope that the majority of educational practices from my generation of the 70's are gone forever. When I come across good articles, or in this case a series of articles, I am blown away with how far teaching teachers students and education have come.
I was unfortunately part of a generation of students, hopefully the last, that had to put up with a majority of monotone teachers at the head of the class droning on and on about things they themselves barely even cared about. So how could most students get excited over the subject matter? And why would they want to take notes if the teacher didn't seem to care?
Now if you're lucky, and most of us are at some point, as a student you do have a teacher or two who really get excited about what they're teaching and that gets you excited to learn more. You might even notice yourself taking more notes than usual and when it comes test time or report time the grades you get are way up there. And that's what these articles are about, the main ingredient in a recipe for great education, excitement. When a teacher sees the spark in an idea and shares their enthusiasm about it then the students get excited and that little spark grows and grows until it's a big old blazing bonfire warming the hearts and minds of all involved.
So what's rule #1 in learning and teaching?
That's right, EXCITEMENT!
So read these wonderful articles by Trent Lorcher and see the possibilities to be explored when your pencil hits the page.