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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is mind-blowing that they don't teach kids how to take notes or study in middle school. [/quote]
Note taking was important when the teacher (and the text book) was the only source of the information. And then came the internet with all the information taught in MS/HS easily available in multiple formats. What really is the point of notes anymore? Good classroom teachers don't just "lecture" to students anymore. They have a variety of activities, simulations, labs, readings, etc. to engage students in the material. Copying from slides is not engaging to students at all, and a terrible way to learn material.[/quote]

It’s not all or nothing. If done appropriately, it actually is a very engaging way for students to learn brand new material by teaching them how to paraphrase new concepts or vocabulary into to their own words/way/drawings.  I always have my students reference their “notes” as a as we I start to incorporate more challenging materials of the same subject matter. My students rarely fail my class if they follow along.  I find it’s a really great way to build in scaffolding for each student because they all learn the material at the same time but are required to rewrite it in a way to help them remember it better. That’s at least what I do for my 8th graders.  It’s not doing students a disservice to have them learn a skill such as note taking. It’s a life skill in all actuality.  [/quote]

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