All Posts Tagged With: "classes"

post thumbnail

Take the Poll

Tony over at Said at Southern noticed our discussion here, and set up a poll on whether all your seminary classes are worthy of your best attention. I say no. What do you say? Take the poll. I’m really curious to see the results.

January 31st, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

At the start of each class

Here are the questions you need to ask and answer at the beginning of each class: 1. Will this be among the 20% of most valuable classes, to which I should devote my best energy, or will it be one of the 80% that are (comparatively) low-value? Many things go into this determination. Some classes [...]

January 30th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
sippingstraw100.jpg

Sucking out the marrow (and spitting out the pits)

Back to planning your study. Again, I mention that our key idea here is triage. If you have time to devote full attention to every class (and your ministry and your job and your marriage and your health), then knock yourself out. If you’re one of the rest of us who has to let something [...]

January 28th, 2008 | Mark | 3 comments | Continued
headinhands100.jpg

My Crummiest Classes

So if my top 20% of value came in 18 hours of classes, then surely I had a bottom 20%, too? You bet I did. Here they are: Old and New Testament (Four classes, 12 hrs) – Here the culprit was poor instructors. I had dithering graduate students for two of the four classes, and [...]

January 17th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
classroom100.jpg

Classes Worth Taking

The reasons for the value of a class can vary widely. Some factors can be: High-value books as part of assigned reading High-value lectures – good information High-value assignments which help you learn critical skills High-value professors whose teaching, life and/or personal example are impactful If the 80/20 principle holds true, then the highest value [...]

January 15th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
stinky100.jpg

Some Classes Stink, or Introducing Mr. Pareto

After you’ve chosen a degree, you need to plan your study within your degree curriculum. To do that, we’ll use the 80/20 Principle. The 80/20 Principle, also known as Pareto’s Law, is an incredibly powerful tool for time and priority management, with thousands of uses. The reality, for instance, that 80% of the work in [...]

January 14th, 2008 | Mark | 6 comments | Continued