Hormones

kmlnielsen · Jul 23, 2012

I use a white board and break it into parts-you can't progress until you nail that part. Take breaks too. I use to be a teacher, and brain research shows that if you use a larger board and your hand/arm crosses your midline while feeling the vibrations of writing the words down your brain will retain it more. I have no idea why, but it's true. Many special needs children use black boards for this reason. I also will get up and move around if I get in a funk like this, it helps jog my memory-I remember I walked over here for adrenocoritcoids, etc. Good luck.

gelibean · Jul 23, 2012

That is a really good suggestion!! I have to write things down in order for me to memorize things more. I can not just do straight memorization. When you see and personally writing things down, you tend to be more cautious of what you are writing and visualize it a little better

I use a white board and break it into parts-you can't progress until you nail that part. Take breaks too. I use to be a teacher, and brain research shows that if you use a larger board and your hand/arm crosses your midline while feeling the vibrations of writing the words down your brain will retain it more. I have no idea why, but it's true. Many special needs children use black boards for this reason. I also will get up and move around if I get in a funk like this, it helps jog my memory-I remember I walked over here for adrenocoritcoids, etc. Good luck.

mmh2 · Jul 23, 2012

Thanks! That is very interesting. It never occurred to me not to move on to the next thing until I had nailed the first. I was trying straight memorization and I also made a huge chart but got all cramped up from laying, sitting and kneeling on floor. White board is brilliant! Will def try it.Thank you again!

EMT89 · Jul 24, 2012

Try making up tables if you can. My professor gave us some to fill out in class. They were helpful :)

mmh2 · Jul 25, 2012

I got a white board and various colors of dry erase markers and I love this system! I can write larger and waste way less paper! It was a great tip. Actually, they all were. Thanks to you all! P.S The white board is much more user friendly when drawing things out. I learn better by drawing it out than by staring at a diagram while praying for a photographic memory!

kmlnielsen · Jul 25, 2012

Oh and and the color is HUGE! It helps me soooo much. When I'm taking a test I'll remember that I wrote something in pink or green. I love my white board and markers! Now if I could keep my kids away from it. :) Luckily markers are cheap and they are practicing literacy skills.