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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: Nobby on February 06, 2013, 11:54:17 pm

Title: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: Nobby on February 06, 2013, 11:54:17 pm
Any advice? I get absolutely nothing done
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: pi on February 07, 2013, 12:02:42 am
I don't have a solution (as I got nothing done either), but that's necessarily not a bad thing. Not many people I know actually got stuff done in study periods, they just saw that as a break and did that 40mins or so of study at home where there are less distractions.
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: brenden on February 07, 2013, 12:04:29 am
Yeah you think "what could I do?"
And then you do it.
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: michak on February 07, 2013, 12:28:31 am
Don't take a laptop with you cause you will just end up searching random stuff on the Internet like I did
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: bully3000 on February 07, 2013, 12:53:44 am
Quote from: michak on February 07, 2013, 12:28:31 am
Don't take a laptop with you cause you will just end up searching random stuff on the Internet like I did

^^ ditto, youtube can be highly addictive. I spend hours each day sometimes learning about religion/politics/current events/news etc.
All very fascinating stuff~!
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: iamtom on February 07, 2013, 01:02:08 am
Quote from: pi on February 07, 2013, 12:02:42 am
I don't have a solution (as I got nothing done either), but that's necessarily not a bad thing. Not many people I know actually got stuff done in study periods, they just saw that as a break and did that 40mins or so of study at home where there are less distractions.

Because Melbourne High boys are really going to get anything done crammed into a library, unless they have a SAC next.
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: Shenz0r on February 07, 2013, 01:09:22 am
Quote from: iamtom on February 07, 2013, 01:02:08 am
Because Melbourne High boys are really going to get anything done crammed into a library, unless they have a SAC next.

Apparently they've arranged all the tables so it's two students on each, all facing the teacher supervisor, and no talking allowed.

I used to just do questions for Bio, Chem and Methods, or I'd just read The Age, or I'd talk to people (40% of the time). Free periods were more of a chillax time for me...
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: BigAl on February 07, 2013, 01:12:20 am
For maths, skip questions but don't forget to come back..the idea is to get familiar with different things..if you don't come back later, you will definitely regret it as I did
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: MJRomeo81 on February 07, 2013, 01:12:41 am
I used study periods to relax and socialise. Some light reading would be sufficient imo.

For me it was the perfect time to gather my bearings and to plan the rest of the day/week/month.
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: pi on February 07, 2013, 01:31:11 am
Quote from: Shenz0r on February 07, 2013, 01:09:22 am
Apparently they've arranged all the tables so it's two students on each, all facing the teacher supervisor, and no talking allowed.

Damn they must be keen on beating Mac.Rob D:
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: iamtom on February 07, 2013, 02:27:21 am
Quote from: Shenz0r on February 07, 2013, 01:09:22 am
Apparently they've arranged all the tables so it's two students on each, all facing the teacher supervisor, and no talking allowed.

I used to just do questions for Bio, Chem and Methods, or I'd just read The Age, or I'd talk to people (40% of the time). Free periods were more of a chillax time for me...

Seriously? LOL

I remember in our study periods we'd be playing Starcraft, we'd toss stuff as high as we could without getting caught, heck we even just randomly left and hung around outside. Couldn't imagine actually doing work in a study period.

Quote from: pi on February 07, 2013, 01:31:11 am
Damn they must be keen on beating Mac.Rob D:

Ludo's contract would expire soon, guess he's keen on that re-hiring lolol (not that they wouldn't anyway, he's a fantastic principal.)
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: BelVP on February 07, 2013, 07:39:09 am
I don't recall ever doing much study during study periods. Especially at my school. Both the VCE centre and library were waaaaaayyyy too noisy to concentrate. Everybody was always mucking around.
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: Yendall on February 07, 2013, 09:17:28 am
I always utilised my study periods, seems like i'm the odd one out here haha.
What I usually did:

Do whatever you please, as long as you're not behind in work :p

(http://cdn.hsmemes.com/2012/3/31/743b841616f76ac8f36869004a16d264.jpg)
Title: Re: Being Productive in Study Periods
Post by: dilks on February 07, 2013, 09:51:59 am
Most of the time I just read a book. Maybe that's why I did so well in English :P.