To begin, I had an interest in science for several years and even considered going into pharmacy, so I expected that I would learn a lot of useful information in my first Chemistry class. ... He gave us notes sometimes and told us exactly what we needed to memorize and "know" for the exams. ... It is incredibly difficult to understand and relate to the material in a Chemistry class when you are not told how different processes really work. When the class was over, I came to the conclusion that Chemistry was incredibly boring, tedious, and repetitive, and abandoned the thought of going into ...

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Computers allow for taking notes faster during class and being able to organize them in anyway you choose. ... Another example is my chemistry class. Instead of using her own notes on specific topics, my teacher would use PowerPoint from other teachers, teach under their curriculum, and save herself all the hard work. ... I found that having a laptop of my own for educational purposes such as research and note-taking was very beneficial but at the same time, I spent the last two years of high school staring at a computer screen, taking notes, reading, everything become electronic. In the end, ...

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My math teacher used to keep me after class just to talk football; he would give me a note so I could be late for my next class. ... Each night after practice, I stayed up late outlining my notes and completing my class assignments. ... (I still remember the surprised look on the face of my chemistry teacher when she handed my first exam back to me and told me that I had received the second highest grade in the class.) ...

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