Classroom Civility Reflection

The following reflection is based upon the following articles that intrigue me to become successful from the textbook “How to be a Master Student 6th edition”. Most of the articles that are going to be mentioned are strategies that I believe will benefit my own life and future. The first article that I selected is called “Classroom civility – what’s in it for you” in the introduction chapter of the textbook pages 15-16. A key concept that’s highlighted in this article is to participate fully in classes. The purpose is to learn and engage throughout the class. Especially in University, we paid just to learn and get the credit we need for our future jobs. It’ll be a waste of money if we just go there just go on our distractions instead of being active in class. This resonates with me because …show more content…
This will allow me to picture all the information and it helps me to learn it faster instead of by paragraphs of text. Pictures allow me to get the ideas memorized so that I can get the concepts faster and easier. The sixth article that I selected is called “When reading is tough” in the fourth chapter pages 144-145. A few concepts that’s highlighted in this article is getting engaged with the text, reading out loud, and continue to read. Reading is essential to help write and develop skills in English. Furthermore, it helps a lot especially in University since professors normally assign readings in the textbook. This resonates with me because reading is not my greatest strength, but this is something that I can try to develop in University. One thing I can do is by reading 10 pages, then take a break, and come back to do the next 10 pages. This loop continues until I finish all my readings. Not only I’m making progress on my readings, I’m not consistently reading the whole thing at once. The breaks allow to take the readings into my brain without having the next readings being