Chapter 7 memory and studying retaining what you learn
Chapter 6 listening and note taking
1. ANDRES GARCIA
• When you have no interest in class material, how does it affect you – your behavior, your
grades, your connection to others, your commitment?
I think that it affects in a great manner, because its either you concentrate and do your
best in any project or class material putting all your effort so you can pass it, or you just give up
and fail any commitment. I believe that we have to avoid that. Personally; it affects me in a
certain way emotionally. Because for example when there is something that I have to bring to
class and forgot to bring it, I will go down emotionally thinking that I might not be that good or
efficient to elaborate any due work that has bean charged to me. It’s funny because just of little
things like that; I could be a little bit pessimists. My behavior obviously it’s so inappropriate. But
I think that we all learn from mistakes too, I have to recognize that there has been times in which
I haven’t been interest in some class material but I also know that we have to accomplished all
that has been given to us in order to pass the class, and I am talking about it in general. That’s
when the grades starts getting low and low, not doing assignments on time or doing them
mediocrity. I had to learn that if you don’t want a bad or unexpected effect you better have a
good cause. I know I haven’t got to the best place in which I can say I do everything the best way
but I am trying to do the best every day, I guess its easier when you really commit and propose to
be responsible and accomplish until the end of any situation. Also because its not only me, but
others that are around, expecting the best from you, and when you don’t focus or commit to your
goals, not all the times only you are going to be affected, but the other ones following you.