Chapter 7

Before reading this chapter, I thought from the title "Getting It Down: Making and Taking Notes Across the Curriculum" was just going to inform of the basic skills of note taking and ways I can help my children with note taking and making. I didn't know you could ever teach students how to take notes. When I was in middle school and so on, they never taught us "how" we just did it they best way for us with learning/reviewing the material and getting the information down quick enough before the teacher changed slides on the overhead quickly. I want my students to know how to take notes in a way that is best for them, and like the chapter says, help my students be successful in it. Yes, saying that, "be successful in note taking" does sound  a little strange but honestly it is true. Some students are so disorganized that things are scattered or not organized or neat on their paper that when it comes time to studying for test or looking back over the notes for projects, they have no clue as to what is on their paper and have to go back and read chapters upon chapters because of not knowing the correct and effective way of note taking. I never knew there was a difference in note taking and making either so this was interesting to read in the chapter too. I loved how the chapter explained and showed in different content areas of strategies for note taking and making. This was really helpful to teach me now of taking better notes, that I can use for certain classes. I really enjoyed reading this chapter because I do believe that students do need to know how to write notes correctly not only for their learning and to help them be successful but it will teach them a sense or responsibility and organizational skills for later in life.