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Sunday, February 13, 2011
I am the student Grammy with a Grammy-Brain
As a Grammy, I have discovered a big difference from the first time I went to college. Before Grammy-hood, I studied, took in the information, processed it and sent it back out as test answers, exercise results, etc. Now that I have entered Grammy-hood (several years ago, as a matter of fact) I study, take in the information, assume I process it only to find out it doesn't want to come back out. That is a very frustrating to me. I don't know why it hasn't hit me before in my other classes. Maybe the other classes were easier, but I don't think so. I suspect it's because most of the my classes have involved graphics in some way and they are easier for me to spit back out. There are NO graphics in C++. Maybe I'll discover them later on. I doubt it, though. The concepts aren't anything I haven't encountered before in lots of classes, both computer and academic, and I understand the concepts and the syntax of C++ but the results just don't want to come out when I need them to. I guess my days of studying with background noise has come to an end and I will have to concentrate more on what I am taking in. Hmmmmmm, that's a bit more than I bargained for, but not impossible if I decide it isn't. I can only say to myself, "Onward, student Grammy. You can do this and be successful at it!". I know that it'll all be worth the effort in the end.
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I completely understand, I think it comes from the fact that we had learned something new and being very interested in it we were naturally able to spit it out. I find that I am having troubles with mixing up of names and dates, even if I study in a quite area. It is the memorization of the facts, so now I have to learn a new way of associating the information so that I can recall it when I need it. If you figure out a new way please share.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tony :)
There are multitudes of Grammy-Brains out there that have never tried to do what you are doing because they are afraid of failing. Real failing is never trying. You are a winner in my books! But I certainly know what you are talking about. I started taking Ginkgo a few weeks ago. It has made a marked improvement in my memory and in being able to concentrate. You might want to try it, if you aren't taking it already, and give it a little time to work. :)
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