Don't Study for Exams
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Don't study for the sake of passing exams. Written by an ex-student for the students. This book is about regaining back our lost joy of learning. It is about studying not only to get good grades, but also to learn life skills needed to brave the world beyond classroom. Learn about the limitations of formal education and discover the habits of lifelong learners.
Phelepsis Prajnaparamitus
Phelepsis Prajnaparamitus is currently staying Singapore. PP works in the local university as a laboratory technician and helps in co-teach certain courses. During free time, PP reads non-fiction, plays the flute, mmorpgs or meditation. PP likes psychology, philosophy, science and spiritual studies.
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Don't Study for Exams - Phelepsis Prajnaparamitus
DON’T STUDY FOR EXAMS
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Phelepsis Prajnaparamitus
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Copyright 2014 Phelepsis Prajnaparamitus
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Education, Purpose and Limitations
Chapter 3: The Joy of Learning
Chapter 4: Habits of a Lifelong Learner
Chapter 5: Study tips for getting good grades
Chapter 6: The other half of the battle
Chapter 7: Beyond School
Chapter 1: Introduction
Don’t study for exams. This is what I kept telling my classmates and colleagues currently studying part time. For clarity, maybe I shall rephrase my advice as: Don’t study for the sake of passing exams.
Doing that, we will not only forget what we learnt a few months time, we also develop a repulsive loathe towards studying itself, So why do we study in the first place? is it about getting good grades so that we can secure job employment? Well, this long held society’s belief is fading fast. And there are more alternative ways to getting financial independent than ever before. It is total waste of time and youth in my opinion if we just forget what we learnt after exams And studying for the sake of passing exams have a high probability of causing that which I termed academic amnesia. It is time we relook studying from another perspective. To rekindle our long lost love of lifelong learning, taking ownership of our own happiness and be a better educated human being.
I ceased my education life after graduating from polytechnic due to financial reasons. I loved school life very much during my secondary school and poly years, I did very well academically in those years and was ranked within top 10% of the cohort. In contrast, I was quite a delinquent in my primary school years and hated virtually everything at school. I was bullied, ended up bullying others in turn, get into fights and was an underachiever. Been on both sides of the academic spectrum, I was able to appreciate the strengths and detest the limitations of education from a student point of view.
15 years passed since I graduated, I am currently working at a local teacher training institution. My job is mainly a laboratory technician, helping out in preparing materials needed in science experiments. Occasionally, I also take part in contact teaching, training my country’s future teachers-to-be. It is an enriching experience. Getting back into the education scene sure give makes me feel nostalgic again. But this time I am not the receiver, but a provider. Been on the other side of the education system sure gives me more insights into the pros and cons of the education system than I can fathom as a student.
Written by an ex-student, for the students. This book is about regaining back the joy of learning suppressed by the rigid education systems. It is about studying not only to get good grades for our assignments and exams, but also to learn life skills needed to brave the world beyond classroom. Chapter 2 talks about the purpose of education and its limitations. By knowing the limitations and shortcomings, we are more aware of the traps that we might fall into. To excel and get good grades, one needs to be motivated to learn in an education environment. Chapter 3 attempts to help regain one’s lost joy of learning by eliminating those very factors that make us hate studying. Chapter 4 is about what are the habits you need to have to excel academically and in life beyond classroom. Study tips, everybody needs them. Chapter 5 is about how to study smart for exams. What are the studying skills involve that makes those top scorers tick? In every battle fought, one must know oneself and one’s enemy. Studying smart for exam is only half the battle. Knowing the examiners, the way the exam system works and competition from your classmates is the other half of the battle. All covered in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 covers the discrepancies of lessons learned in the classroom that do not work in the real world.
This book is neither an attempt to provide an unbiased analysis of education in general nor does it attempt to provide a comprehensive guide to do well academically. This book is about my personal view on the pitfalls of the education system. It is about what I think is useful to know to perform well academically. It is about what I think you should know to enjoy learning and take control of your happiness. Throughout the book, I may use my personal experience to illustrate certain points. Since I live in Singapore, the education system here may be different from the one you are experiencing in your country. What I am going to do next is to briefly illustrate Singapore’s education system so that you can make better comparisons to those of your country’s.
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