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1st week of self-teaching
Last sunday i made a post on the forum that i was going to start teacing myself, since i didn`t get into the school i wanted. So i`m doing this kind of to see how well i can learn outside of the system of education. And i think it is a good idea to write about it on i-power. If anybody is interested in this kind of thing they will have something to read, and i get yet another opportunity to practice my english, so it`s win-win.
The way i worked this first week was that i set myself two goals. This is no huge amount, but it kept me from getting overwhelmed this first time. One goal was work-related, the other was math-related.
The work-goal was eggs. I wrote down a bunch of questions i had about eggs and then found the answers. I found this most interesting since i had to think not only about the answers to the questions, but also which questions i wanted answers to.
For the math-related goal i decided to complete a chapter in a math-book i bought earlier this year (the same book they use in the school i wished to enter). I felt i skipped a part of the process since i there can just follow the book from start to the beginning.
I found out it was very easy to motivate myself to study when i had a day-off from work. It actually felt like a relief to do something else than playing gaimz half the day.
I also checked out Khan academy. Thanks to michael i now know the difference between compound- and simple interest.
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Comment by SparTom007 - Tom on July 21, 2012 at 5:06am -
Gotta be honest, although I've never found anything wrong with khan academy, I can't stand it :P I'd stick with textbooks then go on youtube and look for video tutorials for things you don't understand :)
I'm pretty decent at maths (did maths and further (advanced) maths at college so know more than average person pre university level :)
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Comment by SparTom007 - Tom on July 21, 2012 at 5:06am
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*edit, so that means feel free to ask me if you need any help
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Comment by March E. on July 21, 2012 at 8:19am -
Khan academy is really good for basic knowledge of any given subject he has on his website, but it is still pretty limited when it comes to delving deep into subjects like physics or chemistry. I was thinking of dedicating 90 days to learning a different language. I could probably try and pick up Mandarin or Japanese again, but i feel like I should learn something easier to pick up.
If you're dedicated enough, I think you'd do much better than learning in a classroom. :)
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Comment by Bart on July 21, 2012 at 6:17pm -
@Tom - i might take you up on that when i reach the inevitable wall of unsolvable equations.
Next week i`m going on vacation to Poland with my gf, so i`m making it a goal to learn some polish since i`ll be away from my computer and books anyway. Even though japanese sounds much more exciting.
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Comment by Nathan Davies on July 21, 2012 at 6:34pm -
Also see MIT OpenCourseware and Berkeley's free classroom stuff. Good shit, also free.
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Comment by SparTom007 - Tom on July 22, 2012 at 4:36am
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@Bart Don't expect too much straight away, not done much maths in nearly 2 years xD I'd have to give myself a lil recap first but once it's learned, it's quite easy to remind yourself of things in maths :D
Also check coursera out :)
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