[Lu Lao] The big exam is coming, should I keep my textbooks?

Starting in July, the new class of candidates has been pushed to the front again. Parents’ anxiety can be seen in various clubs. At this time, I noticed that a parent asked: “Should I read textbooks for Chinese review?” The following The majority of the responses were, "No, just read the review notes." To be honest, I was very surprised by this result.

The method of preparing for the general examination is of course very different from preparing for the ordinary section examination, because the general examination is an integrated test, and children have to face a relatively long preparation time and face a wider range of test content. But at the end of the day, what the hell is going on with the exam? In fact, any paper-and-pencil test tests the ability to convert information. Here we have to clarify an important point: all exams are made by "people". There is a unified standard for such propositions, which is the so-called "syllabus", but the "syllabus" is very abstract, so for students, the most specific feeling of the "syllabus" is still the textbook. So I will ask and remind my children that when preparing for the exam, there should be three parts:

First, read the review handouts or notes, that is, to understand the key points of each unit in a row.

Second, read textbooks. Many people ignore this point, but the textbook is actually the specific content of the child's actual experience. There are many endpoints of memory, including every transcription, every listening, and even small details outside the classroom. Guide you to recall each important knowledge point. Therefore, it is really a pity not to read textbooks, but reading textbooks is not aimless reading. The important significance of reading textbooks is to connect with "handouts and notes". That is to say, all the lecture notes are the main points of the list, but these points are extended and sorted out from the textbooks or classroom supplements, so here, we must practice "reduction" first. When reading the textbook, you should While thinking, "Ah, this paragraph is really about reviewing that point in the handout." Making a connection between the handout and the textbook makes the memory more solid.

The last step, of course, is to write the test book, but the purpose of writing the test book should not only be to test whether the understanding is correct or not. After the answers and corrections are completed, you should focus more on thinking about where these questions come from. This is a further "reduction". From the title, recall which key point he came from the lecture notes and notes, and then recall which part of the textbook or class he came from from the main point. After practicing this a few times, you will establish a very strong In the memory circle, when you see the topic, you can naturally connect to the knowledge points, and it is not a fragmented and decontextualized memory like handouts or notes, but a more comprehensive memory point in a complete narrative.

This thing is especially obvious in social and natural subjects. As a parent who has gone through all this, you may know very well: "Alas, this question is actually testing a certain knowledge point, and this knowledge point appears in Which unit." But the child is likely to understand this matter in a split way. For him, this is a "question". The better one can feel that this is a "question type", and the better child , it can be understood that this is a "knowledge point", but to specifically understand where it comes from and why it appears, more training is required.

So, is this thing useful in subjects like Chinese and English? It is true that the content of Chinese and English is different from other subjects. Its content is mainly based on "examples" rather than "narrative", but because of this, I feel that textbooks are very important, because they are the best Review tool. I have seen many children who are their first choice in Taipei, and they can quickly answer the question in which text, or in which class they have studied the word example. In my opinion this is the best review practice, that is, every time you see a question or option, you should think: "Why is he here?" If you can't remember, you should search the Internet , or ask a reliable teacher to confirm the chapter where the topic is located, because when you are confused, it means that you are not familiar with this chapter. Therefore, when arranging the schedule, I always recommend reading the textbook once in the early and late stages. The first reading is to evoke memories and understand the overall outline of the two-year study. When I read the second time, I have read the review lectures several times. , has also written many topics, the focus is on the establishment of memory connections, and the process of restoring propositions.

Therefore, I often remind my children that in the ninth grade year, the most important thing is to learn how to change perspectives, that is, if you are a proposition teacher, what questions will you ask? By doing this exercise often, when faced with a question, you will be able to see through the options that are tempting to answer, find the trajectory of the question, and then find the answer.

So are textbooks important? Very important. When I was in the seventh grade, I would remind my children not to lose the textbook, because the textbook is the teaching aid that will accompany you for the longest time, and there are many endpoints of memory that will be connected to it. Facing the general examination is actually a test of the ability to "convert information". All the questions are another appearance of the knowledge points accumulated in the past. You must learn this conversion process before you can disassemble the questions and really want to test you. However, only by establishing a stable memory can the efficiency of conversion be accelerated and the possibility of correct answers be improved.

A little idea to share and encourage each other.