The most common answers are 1. to do well on the test, 2. to pass the course, 3. to advance to the next level, 4. to graduate.
Some people even answer “to make my spouse ( or parents) happy”, or “to please the teacher”.
These are “short term” answers, but the real “long term” answer is so that YOU will really know the material, internalize it, and have it available whenever you need it. Studying/learning skills are essential tools for every human being because they give you ownership of ideas and skills that you can use for the rest of your life.
In a sweeping synthesis of new research in a number of different disciplines, this book argues that we humans are not who we think we are. As he explores the interconnections between cutting-edge work in bioanthropology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, human language and learning, and beyond, James Paul Gee advances, also, a personal philosophy of language, learning, and culture, informed by his decades of work across linguistics and the social sciences.
The human body is an intricate maze, a puzzle that still has not been solved and One Million Things: Human Body sets out to teach readers about human anatomy like no other book has before thanks to the new developments in medical technology.
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.
How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? What will our world be like in the millennia to come?
Dr Yuval Noah Harari gives us an insights from biology, anthropology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities.
Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy, Set of Six DVDs (2016)
The six DVDs in this remarkable and beautifully produced DVD anatomy atlas explore the fundamental structures of the Musculoskeletal System, the Head and Neck, and the Internal Organs.