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Asked by hlc22 {112}
5/8/2010 1:01:58 PM While you were in school, did you take day and night classes? If so, did you find that it helped in building speed and accuracy? |
5/9/2010 3:44:52 PM | [2 Votes] Flag as inappropriate |
![]() | I did day school pretty much the entire time. I had some afternoon/night classes for real-time software, etc. I did try to do both day and night when I was around 180-225 so I could at least sit in the qualifier (plus night classes were free for day students.) I think this was a bit much. There is a law of diminishing returns for just about everything. You need rest and nourishment in general for your brain to operate at maximum. The most important thing is to stay consistent and practice efficiently. Everyone says it, and it's true - practice smarter, not harder. It never was about the hours of practice for me but what I was practicing and focusing on. The one thing I'm glad I gained from the night classes was meeting more students and learning in a more relaxed atmosphere. |
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This is a great answer. It's so true about the law of diminishing returns. Even in exercise, your body can't just go and go and go. It needs time to recuperate in order to function and grow. I always say you have to sharpen your axe. Meaning, if you were chopping a tree down using a dull axe, then the effort required is so much more. But if you sharpen your axe -- get rest, get refreshed, recharge -- then you will be so much more effective. - Todd Olivas 5/9/2010 2:33:02 PM | Flag |
5/9/2010 8:56:33 PM | [1 Votes] Flag as inappropriate |
I started off in days after high school. I ended up quitting. Took off for a year or so. When I went back, I went back to nights. The cost was less - the hours were just what I needed to finish up! I wasn't the best student in days - arrived late and left early. When I graduated, one of my teachers was crying. She was so happy! I was crying, too! She made the comment that it's very difficult for students to get through and finish in nights only. It's all how you look at it and use the time. Maybe I benefitted because I knew what I had to do and had had the full curriculum during days. But on the other hand, why pay for the full curriculum when I wasn't partaking. DunbarCSR's response is a very good one as well. I think I vaguely remember something about nights being free for day students. They didn't have online back then. Suppose with online, you could do it whenever you wanted, or no? |
http://http:www.toddolivas.com/blog 5/9/2010 5:41:14 PM | [0 Votes] Flag as inappropriate |
I went day and night for a number of years. I doubt that any of the tests that I passed were at night, but I did benefit from the added structure that night school affords. I was never as disciplined to practice as I was at school, so for me attending at night forced me to get in the extra time speed building and typing. |