I had a Social Studies teacher in 7th grade that was just always in a crabby mood and slightly angry at everyone.

Anyway despite our mutual antipathy, she actually had a big impact on my life. One time everyone in the class did poorly on a test she gave, and she got really mad (as usual). So she told everyone that when she studied back in college, she used to turn her chapters into an outline and then memorize that. We went through a few chapters as a class and outlined them, and everyone's grades went way up. It was amazing.

It turned out to be a really useful tip not just for that class, but for every class I took in junior high and high school! It definitely improved my ability to cram textbook crap into my feeble memory. I always wondered why teachers didn't teach more tips on how to study and learn stuff, as opposed to just throwing information at the students who retain almost none of it.

In any case, thanks Mrs. Myers! I still don't have warm feelings towards you, but you did improve my life and for that... I salute you!

How did you learn to study?