tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184413898243462710.post336162750620709751..comments2023-06-24T02:08:14.168-07:00Comments on Effortless English Club Blog: Greek Family LessonsAJ Hogehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182460969294472340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184413898243462710.post-29852183766269847192007-11-27T12:35:00.000-08:002007-11-27T12:35:00.000-08:00School and LearningHi. This is a good question......<B>School and Learning</B><BR/>Hi. This is a good question... and I dont have a good answer. Here is my very direct and honest answer:<BR/><BR/>School and learning are separate. Dont expect to learn much in your English classes at school (or any of your classes at school :). The tests, the assignments, the textbooks, the grades-- none of these are for learning. <BR/><BR/>If you want or need a good grade, I guess you need to memorize those 60 words (and then probably forget them). <BR/><BR/>But if you really want to learn English-- in other words, you really want to speak fluently, have conversations, etc... you need to follow the 7 Rules you got in my emails. <BR/><BR/>I think its very important to never confuse school and learning. They are separate. School is for grades, for a diploma or degree, and sometimes for getting a job. <BR/><BR/>Learning is acquiring real skills, knowledge, information and abilities... and you get those mostly outside of school. <BR/><BR/>So you have two choices: <BR/><BR/>1. Quickly memorize those words, take your test, and get a good grade. Then spend the rest of your time following my 7 Rules for learning English! <BR/><BR/>2. Forget the grades and decide to really learn English. Use only the 7 Rules and really enjoy learning English. You might do worse on a few tests in the beginning, but by the end of the year you will be much better than everyone else in your class. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!AJ Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182460969294472340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184413898243462710.post-91153097686015429862007-11-26T12:18:00.000-08:002007-11-26T12:18:00.000-08:00Hey. I´m a swedish girl, age 16, who just singed u...Hey. I´m a swedish girl, age 16, who just singed up to get these 7day-emails. And in this first, you gave the tip to only learn phrases, but you see. I have 60 words to study this week, and it´s impossible for me to memories all the words AND prahses to each word. How do I do ? It totally agree with you. It feels worthless to learn words one by one, but they are to MANY to get along with pharses too. Please, give me an advise. roxette_jr@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com