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Becoming A Master Student, Concise, Tenth Edition
Dave Ellis
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The first edition of Becoming a Master Student
began with the sentence: This book is worthless.
Many students thought this was a trick to get their
attention. It wasn't. Others thought it was reverse
psychology. It wasn't that, either. Still others
thought it meant that the book was worthless if they
didn't read it. It's more than that.
The book is worthless even if you read it, if reading
is all you do. What was true of the first edition is true
of the most recent edition of the book and of this Web
site. Unless you use the ideas found in them, they
won't do you any good.
- Are you a student who is looking to improve your
GPA and find a direction in life?
- Are you a teacher who is looking to invigorate
your students?
- Are you a parent who is looking to encourage and
motivate your son or daughter?
You will find suggestions here, but you have to use
them. You have to commit to make a change and do the work
that needs to be done.
You probably won't take action and use the ideas
until you are convinced that you have something to gain.
The main purpose of this introduction is to sell you on
the value of committing yourself to spend the energy to
use our Becoming a Master Student Web site
actively and commit yourself to become a master student
or a master teacher. Here's what's in it for
you.
Pitch #1: You can choose from hundreds of
techniques.
The Becoming a Master Student Web site is
packed with lots of practical, nuts-and-bolts techniques.
And you can begin using them immediately. If you
can't get out of bed, don't know your purpose,
are stressed about career choices, or are just stressed
in general, there is something here to help you.
Not all these ideas will work for you. That's why
we've included a bunch. You can experiment with the
techniques. As you discover what works, you will develop
or re-develop a unique style of learning that you can use
for the rest of your life.
Pitch #2: You get the best suggestions from
thousands of people.
The concepts and techniques in Becoming a Master
Student come from tens of thousands of students from
all kinds of backgrounds who have tried them and say they
work. These are people who dreaded giving speeches,
couldn't read their own notes, and couldn't
remember where the ileocaecal valve was. Then they
figured out how to solve these problems, which was the
hard part. Now you can use their ideas.
This Web site also integrates the techniques of many
people. By actively participating, by talking to each
other, and by sending us feedback, you can help us make
this site something that will continue to work for you.
What we commit to is cycling your suggestions and
feedback into our Web site so that when you come back,
you'll find new ideas.
Pitch #3: You can use a new approach to a
proven product.
Becoming a Master Student has been successful
for tens of thousands of students. In schools where it
was widely used, the dropout rate decreased as much as 25
percent and in some cases, 50 percent. Student feedback
has been positive.
The Becoming a Master Student Web site offers
you even more: slides you can download for use in your
class, exercises not found in the book, including
interactive versions of activities unique to Becoming
a Master Student, and numerous opportunities to talk
directly with your peers.
Pitch #4: You can learn the secret of student
success.
If this sales pitch still hasn't persuaded you to
actively use the Becoming a Master Student Web
site, maybe it's time to reveal the secret of
student success. (Provide your own drum roll here.) The
secret is, there are no secrets. Perhaps the ultimate
formula is to give up formulas and keep inventing.
The strategies and tactics that successful students
use are well known. You have many of them at your
fingertips right now. Just point and click. Use them.
Modify them. You're the authority on what works for
you.
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