Mulhern's English Site: Freshman English and AP English--Why do I Make You Handwrite Notes?

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Freshman English and AP English--Why do I Make You Handwrite Notes?

Memories of a Night, Luigi Russolo (1911)

All Classes--Handwriting Actually Improves Memory

Students sometimes ask me why they can't just copy and paste, or type some notes. Brain research demonstrates that actually using your hand to write out the letters and words is more beneficial than typing, and certainly more beneficial than just copying and pasting.

Check out this link:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Writing-Helps-Memory-More-than-Typing-181157.shtml

Know Current Events

All Scholars:

You need to be aware of current events. Check out the following websites on a regular basis so that you are up to date on what is happening in the world. You should consider yourself a global citizen and be cognizant of important issues facing the world community.

http://www.economist.com/

http://www.theweek.com/

http://www.bbc.com/

http://www.drudgereport.com/

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/

http://www.mediamatters.org/

http://www.npr.org/

http://globalissues.org

http://www.cnn.com/

http://www.cbsnews.com