{"id":9676,"date":"2016-10-13T22:42:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T05:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dminlgp.com\/?p=9676"},"modified":"2016-10-13T22:42:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T05:42:12","slug":"even-wonder-woman-isnt-a-super-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/even-wonder-woman-isnt-a-super-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Wonder Woman Isn’t a Super Student"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wonder<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I have a confession: I LOVE to research and take notes, and I may have a little<\/em> crush on Professor Derek Rowntree.<\/p>\n

Professor Rowntree made my week with two simple ideas: 1) the ideal of the Super Student is a myth (Kindle Locations 313-315), and 2) every author is, essentially, trying to sell us something (Kindle Locations 632-635).<\/p>\n

I am THAT student \u2013 the one who tries to reach the ideal, then crashes and burns when I can\u2019t achieve my own expectations. I don\u2019t want to just learn and do well, I want to ROCK it. Coming home from our London Advance brought me face to face with a stunning reality \u2013 I can\u2019t do it all. In order to thrive academically and personally, I am going to have to organize, scale back, and say \u201cno\u201d to a few things. Realizing this put me into a bit of a tailspin. How can I still claim the title Wonder Woman if I am not a Super Student on top of everything else? Well, my new BFF, Professor Rowntree, poured soothing oil over troubled waters by pointing out what I should have known all along \u2013 there is no such thing as a Super Student, only students who work hard, work smart, and learn from their mentors, their colleagues, and their mistakes. Well shoot, I can do THAT.<\/p>\n

\"Keep<\/a><\/p>\n

Since I love to research and take notes, Professor Rowntree made my heart go pitter-pat when he dedicated a whole chapter to organization and preparation. His suggestions about lighting, timetables, and task lists reminded me of the incredible joy that comes with a new notebook, multi-colored post-it flags, highlighters, and an Amazon delivery box. While his suggestions for reading, studying, listening, and note-taking aren\u2019t new, there was something comforting about having them all laid out in one book as a reminder. Yes, we\u2019ve all done this before, but it\u2019s time to sharpen our pencils for this new adventure. Rowntree\u2019s book gave me the opportunity to review what has worked in the past and what needs a bit of rehabbing.<\/p>\n

The final swoon for me came with Rowntree\u2019s oh-so-cynical-but-spot on note that every author has a bit of Harold Hill or P. T. Barnum in their soul and we need to keep a watchful eye that we are not the newest \u201csuckers.\u201d Evaluating, questioning, testing, and vetting are necessary tools for research. It\u2019s too easy to go all \u201cfangirl\u201d when a favorite author presents an opinion or suggested fact, but good researchers (and thereby good dissertation writers) approach an author\u2019s work a bit like a used car they are trying to sell. It may be shiny and run well, but what if the sun roof leaks? It\u2019s important to fact-check, analyze, and listen with a critical ear or your own work may end up being all wet (see what I did there?)<\/p>\n

In the spirit of skepticism, I will note that my new-found crush let me down a bit with his SQ3R formula (Kindle Locations 2050-2054). I do like the idea of this formula, and the title is like a snappy Star Trek insignia, but I feel like the Recall and Review sections of this process create an extra time and effort burden that could be minimized by taking good notes during the Read step. I\u2019m not saying the Review is unnecessary, but I do think the Recall step relies a bit too heavily on young minds that nimbly read a section, retaining the information well enough to capture it. At 50 years old, that ship has sailed and if I don\u2019t write the thought as I read, the review step is moot. While this is not worth breaking up with Rowntree over, it\u2019s good to be reminded\u00a0that no one is perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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