Exam / revision techniques

Thanks for your honesty Clare. Also just so you don't think I'm totally nuts I am taking a full 6 months off the day job, but I think I'll go mad if I don't keep my hand in with something during that time - hence an hour and a half a week of lecturing I am hoping will be managable after those first couple of weeks or so (once I can be sure of being showered and dressed by 5pm!!!!). I also feel a bit of a responsibility towards students and don't want to leave them abandoned for long!

Thanks also for making me realise that I needed to get a move on and get some plans done for September - you inspired me to get some work done and funnily enough did a couple of worksheets last night to get the students to read some research papers in a more targetted way.

I hope you find it easier to focus on just the two for November - it should give you a bit more confidence, but if you are not going to go back for a new year of study this year please speak to your centre about what support they can offer in terms of revision sessions for retakes, just so that you have some structured study in there as well. You don't want to break the habit of learning and doing homework, because you may find it harder to get back into next year.

Good luck (not that you'll need luck any more!) and let me know how you do.

Claire

Thanks for your honesty Clare. Also just so you don't think I'm totally nuts I am taking a full 6 months off the day job, but I think I'll go mad if I don't keep my hand in with something during that time - hence an hour and a half a week of lecturing I am hoping will be managable after those first couple of weeks or so (once I can be sure of being showered and dressed by 5pm!!!!). I also feel a bit of a responsibility towards students and don't want to leave them abandoned for long!

Thanks also for making me realise that I needed to get a move on and get some plans done for September - you inspired me to get some work done and funnily enough did a couple of worksheets last night to get the students to read some research papers in a more targetted way.

I hope you find it easier to focus on just the two for November - it should give you a bit more confidence, but if you are not going to go back for a new year of study this year please speak to your centre about what support they can offer in terms of revision sessions for retakes, just so that you have some structured study in there as well. You don't want to break the habit of learning and doing homework, because you may find it harder to get back into next year.

Good luck (not that you'll need luck any more!) and let me know how you do.

Claire