Chapter 7 Note Taking and Note Making

       After reading chapter 7, there were a few things that stood out to me.  One thing I found interesting is that students learn better when they take notes. Another thing I found interesting, is the number of my peers that were taught how to make notes in high school.  We were just shown how to take them. The teacher would write sentences on the board and we would write them down. When I started college I had to start developing a more organized way to take notes.  Before reading this, I didn't know there was a difference in note taking and note making. Note taking is writing down what someone tells you to where as note making is writing down something in your own words.  When I write notes, I also like to draw pictures (like in figure 7.1 on p. 122.) It helps me process the information better.  The note organizers for different subject areas were also something I found helpful.  As a future math teacher, I'd like to provide my students with ways to take notes on what we learn in math and in the other subject areas (but especially math.) I agree with the chapter. Notemaking leads to student independence, an important study skill.