I wanted to major in physics when I went to college in 2013 (I’m 28 now), but had to drop out and have flushed out a lot of information. A lot of basic concepts are still there, but I’d need a lot of refreshers going back to like algebra lol. I’d love to get back in to studying in my free time, but I’ve completely forgotten how. Khan academy is great, but any other advice for reteaching and retaining would be awesome!
I prefer to have a textbook to work through if I’m self studying. I want a sense of units finished, progress made, and I want it to be quantifiable as a course. Like, I choose the test I want to pass and get the official book for that, work through the material (supplementing with online resources) and then take the test when I’m done.
I also made an office space I really enjoy being in, and I almost never let myself just be at leisure in there. If I want to hang in the warm, cozy room, I’m going to be studying or producing something.
Huh, I’d never considered that, but I think that honestly might be my best option. Looking back, in math, and physics especially, I really enjoyed the “grind” of solving a bunch of problems using new concepts
I’m a teacher as well as a student, and while homework is something I dread, I absolutely recognize how it challenges me to demonstrate that I really have absorbed the content. Sometimes I give myself extra homework if I realize I’m struggling to retain a concept. I’m just going to keep doing that one thing until it’s natural.