Massage Therapy Study Tips for the Intrapersonal Learner
This post is part of a series on using the theory of multiple intelligences to help you study. Miss the intro? Find it here. “Know thyself” is the name of your game. You probably didn’t even need to...
View ArticleAttack of the Terrible Study Advice!
It seems like everybody and their mom has plenty of advice on how to do well in school. Having been a rotten student at one point myself (I almost flunked out of high school!), I’ve probably received...
View ArticleAnatomy or Physiology?
Most of us take a course called Anatomy and Physiology, or some variant on it. I don’t know about other states, but in Ohio the two subjects are glommed together into a single test, so there’s not a...
View ArticleTest Driving Google Body Browser
Have you heard about Body Browser, just launched by Google? No? You can read a bit about it, but I really recommend getting the latest version of Chrome and jumping in. This may be the coolest...
View ArticleDeep Study: Levels of Understanding
You’ve heard it from every teacher since third grade: “Read carefully!” Most massage therapy students blow off that advice as quickly as they hear it but not because massage students are inherently...
View ArticleInability vs. Inertia
I am in the deep, deep throes of the massage therapy school equivalent of senioritis. The rationalizations are so easy: We’ve covered all the important stuff already; what we’re learning now is just...
View ArticleTesting, 1-2-3 …
My life is tests. Each Monday, two 110-question tests tests on anatomy and physiology mimic the one we will take for our licensure in June. Each week, as we study harder, remember more, the stakes go...
View ArticleOutside Help, Epiphanies, and Numbers
Just because someone isn’t a massage therapist, isn’t a massage therapy student, and has never taken an anatomy course does not mean they can’t be helpful in your studying process. Occasionally, they...
View ArticleTest Patterns
I’ve got exactly two weeks until my licensing exam, and I’m paying close attention to test patterns. No, not that kind. Not the funky colors on your television screen, but the patterns that show up on...
View ArticleMy 7 Favorite Anatomy and Physiology Mnemonics
Every instructor in massage school has their own arsenal of mnemonic devices. Some are widespread (“I Like Spaghetti,” anyone?), while others are unique to that individual instructor. And while some of...
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