1. ANDRES GARCIA
Every student experiences the frustration of working hard to remember something that seems
irrelevant.
• How do you handle this?
- I personally don’t struggle with this situation so often, even though that sometimes
because I might be so tired or exhausted I deal with the frustration of not remembering
some things. I try to stay calm and focus on what I have to remember, putting all my
thoughts in order.
• How should you handle it?
- I should choose a system that will cause me to engage actively with the material.
- Apply journalists’ questions to design my study plan.
o When?
 How much time do I need and what time of day is best?
 Choosing a time close to original learning
 Know when to stop studying
o Where? Minimize distractions
o Who? Alone or in groups? Follow guidelines for working in groups
o What and why? Choose prioritized materials to study
o How? Use strategies that work for me.
• What memorization techniques do you resist trying?
- Working in groups.
• Is it because they seem too unrelated to the information, or too goofy?
- I focus more studying by myself.
• What would you be willing to try?
- Prioritize materials to study.
• What does Norton’s story mean for you?
- That its very interesting and that it will very helpful.
• What effects can take you beyond your world?
- It will help me to become a better student, approaching every goal that I have in mind.
• What can you learn from Norton’s case about memory and study strategies?
- That if we apply it in every different scenario of our lives we will be successful.
• What can you learn from Norton about analytical, creative, and practical thinking?
- I believe we all have it in different ways, it’s just that we have being negligent in our regular
live of study. But its very supportive learning this things.