Fortunately:
- I spend more time with him!
- I am involved with what he's learning in school and that part of his life.
- I feel warm fuzzy satisfaction knowing I'm able to help him succeed on his tests.
- I create fun study methods for memorization (which I miss since I've been out of school!)
Unfortunately:
- I have precious little interest in the intricacies of science. (I got a BA and not a BS for a reason dude!)
- Never have I seen such a prolific amount of material to know for tests...seeing all that is stressful.
- It takes a ton of time and energy to help study this stuff...the exhaustion can be hard when you still have to take care of a 1 year old and keep your lives at home running during "Before-Test-Med-Student-Checkout."
(I gotta hand it to med students with the burden of studying and the stress they constantly carry!)
Of course, overall I'm so happy to help Studoc study. My most recent creation to help him memorize a ton of drugs and their categories and subcategories involves the use of cups. (I tried to come up something visual and tactile because Studoc--along with most people--is a visual and kinesthetic learner.)
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| We had a bunch of leftover plastic cups I used and labelled for the main categories for this drug set. |
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| Each Main Category Red Cup has several Sub-category Clear Cups inside them. |
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| Each Sub-category Clear Cup has many Colored Drug Sticks with drug names on them (and details on the backs of some). We got the sticks on Amazon for super cheap. |
We started out with Studoc placing the Sub-category Clear Cups into their correct Main Category Red Cup to at least get those straight. The bulk of our time was spent with Studoc placing each Colored Drug Stick in the correct Sub-category Clear Cup and then telling any specifics about the drug. Not only was this study method more fun than looking at words on pages, but it keeps your attention and is quickly effective because you're doing something.
Unfortunately, you can't do creative study aides like this with all the material...because there's simply too much information and nobody has that kind of time. I mean, this drug set was just one part of one test!
Thankfully, Studoc has an amazing study buddy who is happy to prepare these supplies once in a while for the stuff he thinks he'll have the most trouble with. :)
Does anyone else have any good study ideas that we can steal utilize for test success?
