So far in class work and homework us students have been concentrated on the first two sections of Bishop's text. I am going to be discussing a difficult concept idea I have noticed and would like to explore further and understand more fully. This idea is the topic for my essay. When I am finished I will attempt to solve the problem with a concluding statement.

My concept is knowing how to read and to write down notes at the same time successfully without putting to much useless information. A lot of time students don't like to write down facts in the book or in the notebook because it takes you away from the reading and it is sometimes hard to get back into it. Some teachers try to emphasize that students should write in books so readers don't forget facts and can refer back more easier without any trouble at all. But what's the point if the reader has the ability to remember what he is reading. Reading shouldn't require physical tools like writing does, other than the book and memory you shouldn't need anything. Getting put in a good enough environment and knowing what you're reading about students shouldn't need to write it down. Bishop's text says if you write things down it will help remember things, but if there is something important enough the reader should remember it on his own.

Another concept referred to in Bishop's text is highlight things. Highlighting something should help remembering the items in the book. But highlighting things most of the time leads to highlighting too much or too little. Sometimes students then end up reading the whole page over again anyways.

How can we learn how to write in the book or to take notes while reading? Should students have other people look over the notes when they are done with the chapter? Or should they ask someone who has read the book before and who can help them take down what is important or what isn't