Take Notes or Perish

Notes: everyone has to take them.

I myself have notes that most teachers would describe as “guys handwriting” in a lady’s detail.

There are a million different ways to do them. Some don’t take notes and then there are a few that write them in class and then rewrite and highlight at home (are you CRAZY?!)

Fun fact number one, in Seventh grade I had my Pre-Algebra teacher threaten to fail me for my notes. Nothing better than the first period teacher yelling at me in front of the class as I cry. That was fun.

When most people think about AP/ honors gifted kids notes, they think they are strangely neat.

Some of the things you can hear in the hall or during class is that they are the kids that suck up in class, they are the teacher’s favorite and they are crazy when it comes to studying. In the case of junior Jadeyn Snow, the “writing perfect notes” part is true.

“I make sure I write down what stands [out],” Snow said.” [I use] a lot of sticky notes, [and] I color-code a lot. Colorful notes can make things more organized/ enjoyable to read.”

But students are not the only ones that strive to be organized. The AP English 12 and Mythology teacher Mrs. Lentz is, in her words, an “organized mess”.

“I have a strong desire to be highly organized, but my brain fights me on it constantly,” said Mrs. Lentz. “I have to work very hard for the level of organization I have, but it could be much better.”

The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup………

Sorry I got distracted… the best part of my notes is the fact that only I know what is written. (Sometimes, I don’t even know). Wait…that might not be a good thing.

Fun fact number two: the only teacher that liked my handwriting was my second grade teacher Ms. DeLair. It wasn’t even my written print; it was my cursive she liked.

When you see a 5”7’ person in an All American book bag that they could fit in, it screams I am in the “advanced classes”. But in the case of sophomore Keven Perris, or KP as most kids know him by, he is really in those classes. It may shock you how he keeps his papers.

“I’m an organized mess because while I have all my work, it’s all in one folder, mixed in with other classes,” KP said.

Snow would probably have a heart attack if she saw KP’s notes. She enjoys studying a day before, not like KP, cough cough, who studies during lunch.

“I use highlighters to motivate me. I usually study with another person so we can quiz each other each,” said Snow. “I [also] read all of my notes out loud to myself.”

So, notes. . .

Most of us hate them. We dread the days we see “notes today” on the board.

Then, a few weeks later the dreaded chapter test comes.  At that point, everybody in that class wants to be a French royal during the French revolution.

Why, you might ask?  It’s because our notes aren’t the greatest and therefore our grades aren’t the greatest.

So, can you live without notes?  Yes, but the only reason why we do them is so we don’t fail our classes. When we don’t fail our classes we don’t fail in life and wind up living in a trash can or our parent’s basement.