Advantages of doing course over holidays

[the.watchman]

I did a pretty large chunk of biology (because i like it the most) over the summer holidays.

I found my teacher and my book (what i used to teach myself) focused on very different things. For instance, i focused hard on learning formulas for carbohydrates or proteins or whatever...where as my teacher completely glossed over it... whilst some sections in the book i paid little attention to we're the heavy focus of a couple class weeks. So, theres always a danger of that.

I dont think it helped hugely to be honest so i wouldn't recommend it. I did however have the chance to hear it explained a completely different way and this helped a little.

I reckon this would be true of knowledge-filled subjects, like bio, but for maths subjects, where question types is more of the focus, I think working ahead in the holidays would definitely help (well it really helped me

[appianway]

I think that if you finish a course over the holidays, there's a real risk of being bored.

I'd covered all of the maths in methods (except about a chapter of probability) before the year started... to a much higher level. I've found that I simply haven't been able to concentrate in maths class due to the sheer boredom that it entails - if I already know the material, why should I listen to convoluted explanations which don't derive them from first principles (my preferred way of learning)? This isn't the best attitude to take (and most people who complete the course over the holidays would be more motivated than I am), but I'm getting careless in maths (I don't think I did that well on my SAC...)... even though I should theoretically be able to do well in the subject. My recommendation would to not do the course in the holidays unless you have a lot of intrinsic motivation for the subject. Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

[superflya]

I think that if you finish a course over the holidays, there's a real risk of being bored.

I'd covered all of the maths in methods (except about a chapter of probability) before the year started... to a much higher level. I've found that I simply haven't been able to concentrate in maths class due to the sheer boredom that it entails - if I already know the material, why should I listen to convoluted explanations which don't derive them from first principles (my preferred way of learning)? This isn't the best attitude to take (and most people who complete the course over the holidays would be more motivated than I am), but I'm getting careless in maths (I don't think I did that well on my SAC...)... even though I should theoretically be able to do well in the subject. My recommendation would to not do the course in the holidays unless you have a lot of intrinsic motivation for the subject. Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

too true.

[the.watchman]

I think that if you finish a course over the holidays, there's a real risk of being bored.

I'd covered all of the maths in methods (except about a chapter of probability) before the year started... to a much higher level. I've found that I simply haven't been able to concentrate in maths class due to the sheer boredom that it entails - if I already know the material, why should I listen to convoluted explanations which don't derive them from first principles (my preferred way of learning)? This isn't the best attitude to take (and most people who complete the course over the holidays would be more motivated than I am), but I'm getting careless in maths (I don't think I did that well on my SAC...)... even though I should theoretically be able to do well in the subject. My recommendation would to not do the course in the holidays unless you have a lot of intrinsic motivation for the subject. Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

To be honest, I'm thinking in the opposite way
Yes, I am rather bored in methods class, but, I don't agree with your statement that:

Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

I think the time saved by doing the course early would allow you more time to focus on honing your skills, rather than trying to learn something for the first time. Just my opinion though

[appianway]

It only allows you more time to focus on honing your skills if you have the motivation to go through hundreds of past questions. If you don't, you won't be solidifying your execution as the year goes on to the same extent as everyone else.

I just use maths class to do other things. My maths teacher knows. I don't think it's good at all, but I honestly can't bear drawing graphs of e^x when I could be doing curl, fractals or physics. It's my own problem, but I think it would affect a lot of VCE students in that scenario.

[the.watchman]

It only allows you more time to focus on honing your skills if you have the motivation to go through hundreds of past questions. If you don't, you won't be solidifying your execution as the year goes on to the same extent as everyone else.

I just use maths class to do other things. My maths teacher knows. I don't think it's good at all, but I honestly can't bear drawing graphs of e^x when I could be doing curl, fractals or physics. It's my own problem, but I think it would affect a lot of VCE students in that scenario.

I suppose, but in my case at least, I still practice

Yeah same, I do other stuff in methods sometimes (not often), except my stuff is way less productive (like creating nice-looking hybrid functions and drawing flowers in polar graphs )

I know that working ahead was definitely a good move for me, but I guess everyone is different

[wildareal]

You don't want to be to ahead as was the case with me in Term 1. We had our Methods SAC on Chapter 1-6 functions and gallery of graphs, and I was too ahead (Chapter 12) and I didn't end up honing skills and lost marks on very easy questions on the Tech Free paper, which would have been avoided had I paid attention in class and not been miles ahead.

[the.watchman]

You don't want to be to ahead as was the case with me in Term 1. We had our Methods SAC on Chapter 1-6 functions and gallery of graphs, and I was too ahead (Chapter 12) and I didn't end up honing skills and lost marks on very easy questions on the Tech Free paper, which would have been avoided had I paid attention in class and not been miles ahead.

That's why I finished the lot over the hols, so I could practise properly leading up to our SAC
Be careful in that situation, don't keep working ahead with a SAC approaching, stop and focus on the here and now

[physics]

so you feel as though u did some work on the holidays and u dont regret it afterwards and say to youself that u should have done some work on the holidays and stuff like that

[Albeno69]

im doing the whole of unit 3 accounting over these holidays then when i go back to class relearn the theory and when class get time to do exercises ill be doing either practice exams or enhancing my accounting skills.

[luken93]

My recommendation would to not do the course in the holidays unless you have a lot of intrinsic motivation for the subject. Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

Would this include wanting to beat family in every class that I'm in?

[the.watchman]

My recommendation would to not do the course in the holidays unless you have a lot of intrinsic motivation for the subject. Otherwise, you'll lose interest and won't eradicate careless slips until the very last minute.

Would this include wanting to beat family in every class that I'm in?

Lol, I guess
But seriously, I think it's beneficial, for all the reasons pointed out earlier

[AzureBlue]

Lol I did half of AOS2 in a day, the NOB chapter questions etc... just to get rid of some of the homework off next term, so I can concentrate on some of my other subjects. Furthermore, it's going to be a great overview before the teacher teaches it so I'll probably pick the concepts up easier. As for maths, definitely a great idea to get some practice done over the holidays (I only just started today) and if you're doing olympiads, most of the practice you'll ever get is during the holidays. I did more in 2-3 weeks over the summer holidays then I had done in the past year.

[physics]

Lol I did half of AOS2 in a day, the NOB chapter questions etc... just to get rid of some of the homework off next term, so I can concentrate on some of my other subjects. Furthermore, it's going to be a great overview before the teacher teaches it so I'll probably pick the concepts up easier. As for maths, definitely a great idea to get some practice done over the holidays (I only just started today) and if you're doing olympiads, most of the practice you'll ever get is during the holidays. I did more in 2-3 weeks over the summer holidays then I had done in the past year.

but ..but ..ur only in year 10 T___T makes me feel like i wasted my year 10

[AzureBlue]

but ..but ..ur only in year 10 T___T makes me feel like i wasted my year 10

Yeah, but next year's gonna be a killer.