Josiah

i either cram, or never study :P... in my past years of school, i never studied for like tests or anything, but i still somehow aced them... i think i did good anyway because i have a killer memory...but anyway, back to the point... i dont really care how i study. or how much i study. i just never seem to get any more out of it when i do. even if studying could/might help me, i probably wont do it, because i have a life outside of my schoolwork, and that means i have better things to do in my opinion. not studying has worked for me in the past, so why not continue doing so...

When i study for a test i usually like to cram it al in on the last . That is when i study all. I know it is not the best way to study but it has become a habbit. I shold probably study a week in advance but there is funner thigs to do. That is my study habbit.

Miranda

My studying techniques?? I donno, i guess i kind of just look back and find out what i dont know and what i cannot do and figure it out! But i really really really like having a practice test, because it helps me figure what i know and what i dont know. So, when i know what i cant do, i go home figure it out and wala! I am done! It is fabulous! I donno, i am kinda a crammer like emerson said!

I really think that i, i donno, it is just easy for me to cram! I donno, i just cope with it! I am not suffering but ya, i just do it and it works!

CRAMMING WORKS FOR ME!! (but if that makes me get a bad mark on stuff then, i dont cram!)

HELP

can anyone tell me what Mr. Mckague email is?????????????
from Tyson

David LG.

When I study for a mid-term or some other test I usually just study everything for a couple of days or as much as I can in that day. I think it is better to study in small portions more often than larger portions less often because it is easier to remember it if you go back to it many times and you don't have to cram everything at once. Next time I tend to study less portions in more time because it will be easier and better for me to remember.

Chels.

If I study at all, it's cramming, either the night or morning before. I'm sure that it is smarter to study less more often than to give your brain a whole whack of food and then stop. That's how you forget things super fast. If you taken bits and pieces more, then I'm sure it will be processed with a higher.. remembrance. I'd like to have excellent marks, but studying is a pain in the butt. I guess I'll study every once in a while, depending on how badly I think I need it.

Christina

I personally don't like studying I have nothing against it but its all the information I put in my brain goes in one ear and out the other. Through this year I wanted to keep going with the way i did last year studying at the last second so I could remember. It worked I got all A's except for Math (B almost got an A) but this year I can't because it's hard to do that with all the other important matters on my hand. So this math mid tirm I tried to practice with my sister that night, because I want to check if I knew the information. Then the day of the test I did a study group in the Library. After I figured out an amount of questions I went and asked Mr. Mckague about some questions.
I can't really answer your question because I don't know the answer. I try to do different things to study but I just haven't found the right technique yet.
As I reflect I realize I need practice and help to understand the full competencies of the information and even this question.

Merb.

Yeah.. like Emerson said.. almost all of the time I cram on the last night. I know its not the greatest thing to do, but I'm not failing any classes or anything. When I do study I look over notes and see how things work etc. I also would do a study sheet that a teacher gave me to help my studying get a better outcome. I would like to be a better studier, because I know all those statistics about how you remember a lot more if you do more studying over a couple days instead of one night. But its real hard sometimes because, I guess I just don't feel like it!

Lanna

When I study I usually just do the review work you asign to us..or tell us it'd be good to do. I'll usually try to figure out the ones I don't get too well and that helps. I didn't actually study lots before because tests were never like they are now...but ya. When I'm studying for bigger tests like the mid-term, I search through the chapters in my text book and go to the examples and solutions at new points. I'll try to do the examples and then I'll see if I'm right below. It's probably better to do smaller more because then it's not too much of an overload to your head, but I don't usually do that, or haven't. Umm....I don't really know how it's working for me. I guess I'll find out soon from the mid-term. :)

Personally i do not really "study" i sort of do it now and then and then a day or two before the test i like to study in 15 minutes time periods because.
I am sort of ADD and cant stay on focus when it comes to studying on my own i am no go meaning
I HAVE TO BE PUSHED!
I think it is better to study in small portions because than you take in information faster and better. When i study i sit at the table and study for 15 minutes and than when the 15 minutes is over i go outside 9when it was sunny) and play 10 minutes of volley ball that way i have a goal and i then study harder.
Like when doing the blog post i write a sentence and then leave and while i am i think of what to write and then i have fresh ideas and it is easier to understand and more well written.

Alexandra

Hmmm.... I guess I am a scattered kind of studier. I don't usually intense study for math test because it is kinda hard to. I don't like sitting for long periods so I do a little bit here and there. Maybe a snack or drink break in between. Some times I will to a review before the subject if I can. It helps to keep it fresh. I am a decent memorize so it helps to memorize. It is a good way to study. I am more of a crammer though. I usually put test studying aside so I can do homework. i don't like spending much time doing school work. After like an hour and a half I max out, maybe.

I am personally not a fan of studying.. i usually dont study for long periods of times becasue i usually will forget it all... I do small portions of studying and thats the best stratagie for me.. I go over problems and do the review for the chapter.. As for the Mid term tomorrow i am super nervous, and i may have crammed a bit to much, so i am going to take a break for tongiht and do some for tomorrow at lunch.. I think that would help the most because it is right before the test... I hope this works out for me.. i will know if this is the best for me after the test when i get my scores back... Tests are big stress factors for me and i get really nervous... So I'm just really excited for this to be over..

Billy

I’m not trying to brag, but

NORMALLY, I DON’T STUDY FOR THE MATH TESTS.

But I know that I did horrible on the last test, so I prepared for it in the class trying to figure out why did I get some of them wrong. Amen to Emerson, you told us to express how we feel. I feel that I’m spending and wasting some time writing works. I’m sorry, but that’s just how I grew with. If you get the answer right, then you get them right regardless of works.

Anyway, I think that it’s better to study in smaller portions more often because it’s good to look things over and over again. I think I study in larger portions less often, but I hope that everything would change when I go to Korea because when I go there, it would be the time of competency of good life and bad life. It works for me here, but I’m pretty sure that I would have to change it in Korea.

Bye ( I WILL KEEP WRITING THE BLOG ) (-__-;;) Whew!

Emerson.

Hello my name's Emerson and I'm a crammer.

I CRAM AND IT WORKS, AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT!

Okay, when I study... I just write everything down on recipe cards and then read them over on the bus. Also, do any study sheets the teacher's given us, then review them lots.

I find this method works really well and I don't see any flaws. It's flawless, Ima decent student. Why change something that isn't broken and it works fine? Unless of course it's like an iPod or something. That's a whole different story.

So, I'm tired of blogging (you told us to express our feeling Mr.McKauge) so i'm gonna stop bye.

Topic for week of November 16th

As you are studying for your mid-term (or other tests), what are some strategies you use to study?  Explain and describe these strategies.  Is it better to study in smaller portions more often or to study in larger portions less often?  Why do you think so?  What did you do, or what do you tend to do?  Reflect on how this works for you.

Christina

My group which is Angela, Kate, and me are counting by strides. This can be a advantage and disadvantage. The advantage is that it is easier and it doesn't seem to take as long, but the disadvantage is that we don't all have the same stepping way, mean we don't step the same. We all do the same one then spreading out and going different places at once. It seems like a long process but it is much easier so we dont feel unsure about or strides.

Chels.

That darn mapping project that makes me so happy! =) I'm working with Mercedes, and I guess our "strategy" was the meter wheel.. Except it sort of broke. We did do strides at first, but it was kind of a pain. It also wasn't very efficient, because our steps are different every time we take one. The meter wheel seemed to work while we had it.

sam

Me josiah and tyson are drawing our scale map together . The system we decided to use is the metre wheel. We chose the metre wheel because it is quick and efective. The only problem that it has is it is broken.

Alexandra

Me and Tianna did out project together. We went around with our measuring wheel thing. It was easy because we just had to count the clicks. We found that a fast easy way to do things. You just go around the buildings and count. Some advantages is that this is a fast easy way to do it. It is more actuate than strides. You just have to know what you are doing. But we are not always exact and could of miss counted. But i still think our way had more pro s than cons. I t was a fast simple way to do it.

Kate, Christina and I are doing it together and we found the simplest way is strides. I though it was a good choice because it is quick and easy. One downside is that like Tianna said the slightest mis calculation could mess us up. In the end i am happy with our choice! Us three work well together, one thig that i am glad about is that we dont have to sit there with a measureing tape moveing from wall to wall.

Well me and alexandra were partners and we decided to get alll our measurements done first!! We havent exactly finished but we are pretty close... We had the clicky measuring stick and whenever it clicked it was equal to 1m. We firgured that our scale factor was going to be .5cm to 1m. And that was going to work for us best. An advantage of our strategy is that we got our work done a lot quicker because the thing we used to measure with was an easy and quick way to get measurements. A disadvantage might be that we could have gotten wrong measurements. We arn't 100 percent correct. So if things went wrong out whole scale drawing could be off. But we are hoping for that best and i think we are track :)

Billy

Emerson and I are doing the assignment together, so I pretty much agree with him. And we followed Mr. Mckague’s strategy. We first drew the rough draft of the school by looking at the Google Picture. Then we just measured everything that’s on it. We also added some more things, and I think that the stride is way faster and easier to do the measuring because they don’t easily break like the other measuring tools. For me, I think it is the best way to do it even though it’s not really accurate. But whatever because we are just doing the math assignment. HEE HEE. Bye.

Lanna

Well, at first we didn't really have any strategy other than get the boundaries first. Today, though, I drew out a rough sketch of the school and then we started measuring the boundaries again. After we're done with the boundaries we'll probably find out everything else and write it down on the rough sketch. Once we've got everything measured, we'll probably go and find a scale factor and draw it out. I think this is the best way because a setch could help you keep all the numbers going to the right laces and then the boundaries are a basic outline for everything. Advantage=not confusing this way, disadvantage=I can't actually think of a disadvantage.....It's a pretty good strategy.

Emerson.

Billy and I drew out the school according to the photo on Google Maps. Then we went and measured everything. Once this was done, we went inside and drew the school again. But converted the stride lengths into centimeters (using our scale to do that though!). Tomorrow we'll draw it out nicely with our centimeter scale. THIS IS THE BEST WAY. I think it's the most

efficient and a lot of people are doing it this way. I don't see anything wrong with doing it this way. It's seamless. Haha. Not really... bye I guess.

Topic for week of November 2nd

When you are creating your scale map drawing of the school, what is your strategy?  Is the best way?  Give an advantage and disadvantage of your strategy.

Josiah

I definitely agree that we see proportions and similarity in the area of people, houses, foods, cars, and many other things on our planet. If a businessman is making a scale model of a mall, as a proposal to what he wants to build, he will need to make all of the features proportionate and similar to the life size mall ideas. this is important to do so the building company doesn't screw up and make the parking lot too small or big, or the mall itself not able to accommodate as many stores as wanted. if that happened, the manager would be very angry and hire someone else.

David

You can see proportions and similarities every where outside, in stores, at home and a whole bunch of different places. City workers need to use proportion a lot, ex. If they are building a parking lot they have to make the parking spaces in proportion to the cars. Also in stores there are many things you can buy that are similar to other things, their shape might be the same or what they look like but they aren’t congruent.

Merb.

We see proportion and similarities everywhere. People, houses, other types of buildings, technology, and pretty much everything we look at. Lots of times we compare things and look for similarities without even noticing that we do it. Money-like other people said- is a good example of proportion. Another example is when there is one counselor for so so amount of kids ..

Alexandra

Similarities are everywhere. For the way we dress to the cars we drive. People look alike. Like that show on TV where the make people look like celebrities. And the obvious example twins. Proportions are around too. Expect we might have to think or look a little harder. Like the Courtenay dairy queen is only a small part of the huge franchise. Or that I am only a small part of the whole Millar family.

Beat you Sam

I win!!!!!!!!

Sam

Ithink that we see similarity in buildings, people and in houses. We see proportion in our everyday life like in juice containers and in shipping cantainers. These things are important in are everyday life.

Tyson

We see proportion and similarity almost every day in our life's. Just like Emerson said about going to the grocery store, do you want a one litre of milk or a four litre. We have proportion to help us not waste or get to little of something like if I had a family of three, I would probably get the four litre jug of milk. But if it was just me, I would get the one litre. We also see similarity everywhere even through people, you could be a twin or have a similar personality as someone. proportion and similarity are right in front of our faces almost every day of our lives.

Lanna

Ya to what Billy said about proportion...the money thing. Similarity is everywhere. Similarity with people (You can't have identical twins without similarity) and similarity with clothes. It'd be TERRIBLE for clothes people who make them and stuff if they were ALL different and not once repeating the same patern and design. Animals can have similarity if you don't stare at them until you find something different. I think it's important because for similarity for people it can show how alike 2 or more people can look but how different they can actually be or are and the whole clothing thing. Proportion can be important so you know what you're getting into and the posibilities and ya.

Chels.

I see proportion and similarity all over the place. First of all, proportion could be considered as something like.. okay, my bedroom is just a small part of the my house. A large proportion of my house still remains. CVCS is just a portion of the students in the valley, so proportion is there as well! Similarity shows in clothing, personalities, cameras, cars, colors. You name it, and there has to be something similar somewhere.