Do you read everything that is assigned to you?

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Skim the major points, focusing on the powerpoint notes, while also using outside sources to help me understand the material better. One thing I have noticed about graduate school is that there is so much reading required, that if you don't become a professional skim reader in some way you will fall behind, especially if you are a working professional. In my courses I have to read 1-3 chapters a week, along with reading 3-4 peer reviewed studies weekly (per a course). I also like to watch Youtube videos on the material as it allows you to observed the material in action. I think the more you progress in education, the better you understand your study methods. When I was a freshman I used to read sites like ratemyprofessor just so I could find an easy professor. After having an abundance of professors people claimed to be terrible, and hard to pass I learned that your grade depended on your effort. So if a professor was difficult or easy I always passed with an A or B grade.

I've always read every word of my textbook. I'm enjoy law so if it's a law class - I have one law class now - I tend to read everything because I enjoy it. I have a leadership class that makes me want to cry it's so boring. My Project Management class I'm invested in so I read that through from cover to cover. I just am really struggling with reading my leadership book. It's so boring...so I've been skimming...except some of the psych concepts. Because this school is GAC accredited, my core project management courses are proctored and not open book either. I'm not sure if that's PMI's requirement or the school but it means I can't just ignore most of what I'm reading.

I have a professor that a lot of people talk badly about but I am enjoying his class (law class) and so I'm also getting A's where everyone else is claiming to be receiving C's. I've talked to him on skype and I try to send questions that are more than just procedural and he told me he appreciates that. So I agree, with some of these "difficult" professors if you just make effort, they really see that and grade accordingly.