260: 10 Tips for Learning Even If Your Teacher is a Bad Explainer




The College Prep Podcast show

Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> How do you get help in a class where you’re convinced your teacher is a “bad explainer”? <br> <br> <br> <br> Gretchen walks you through 10 practical tips for things to try first before giving up on getting answers from on your teacher. <br> <br> <br> <br> The tips include how to:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Do your homework and use your resources (textbooks, class notes, classmates, other teachers, google) to supplement what the teacher is teaching* Remember that people show up differently in different settings, so just because the teacher seems to be a “bad explainer” in class doesn’t mean that they won’t be a “good explainer” one-on-one* Know where you are on the Study Cycle before you get help from when you go to the teacher. Do you need retrieval practice or encoding practice? * Build a personal relationship with the teacher so that you know and like each other* Make sure you’re choosing the right time to go talk to the teacher so that they have time and space to explain things better* And more!<br>