Sunday, March 22, 2009

Study Buddy.

Just had 2 study buddy sessions in a row. One with the juniors, and one with Kaihan. Both went quite well I must say. Telling the juniors the important stuff and teaching them concepts comes easily, especially with Christine around. That's probably why we both wanted to do a study buddy together. We each knew we were good enough to take on a study buddy group ourselves, but with 2 of us together we could almost always rely on each other. Yea study buddy with juniors is definitely a good idea. Very very good revision.

Study buddy with Kaihan on the other hand, I feel that we've slowed down the pace a lot. Its harder to move forward and cover stuff when there's so many people. Its no longer the more focused transfer of knowledge that we've come to like. Today's session was a little messy and slow. So many people talking all at once. So many people talking all the time. Talk talk talk, a competition of answers, a waste of time. Study buddy should take on a more serious tone, where its purpose is primarily to give people the edge over others, to improve knowledge and the understanding of concepts. Not one big laugh fest. More clinical scenarios and examples too please. 

Maybe I'm a little frustrated because I didn't have lunch. Maybe its because the study buddy session with the Year 1's took on a more conducive atmosphere. Maybe we're too swollen as a study buddy group to move effectively anymore. We'll see. 

Jon was talking about a house study session once in a while, and I nearly died. So many study groups, just when do I have time on my own to study? Need to get the lecture notes moving. 

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