Some students prefer to study
alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Study habits are a very
individual thing. Some people like to study alone, while others like to study
with a group. Personally, I would rather study alone, but I can see advantages
to both ways.
It can be very helpful to study
with other students. For one thing, you can exchange information about the
topic. Not everyone is going to hear everything the teacher says in class.
Comparing notes is a good way to be sure you get what you missed. You can also
discuss various aspects of the topic. Other students can bring a different
perspective to the discussion. They can point out things you may not have
thought of , and help you make your arguments clearer.
Studying with other students can
also help keep you focused on studying. If you’re in a study group, you have to
be at a particular place to study at a particular time. This is good
discipline. The group reviews all the material available and then begins studying.
There’s not a lot of wasted time, if things work the way they should.
Of course, it doesn’t help if
you’re in a study group that doesn’t take studying seriously. Then you’d be
much better of studying by yourself. If you’re trying to study with friends and
all they want to do is talk about other things, you’d get more done going
somewhere to study by yourself. Being with people who don’t want to study can
mean you’ll be constantly distracted. There’ll be a lot of interruptions, and
you won’t gain much hearing they points of view on a study subject.
Finally, whether you study alone
or in a group depends a lot on your own study habits and on your personality.
If you need absolute quiet to study, then you’re better off alone. If you’re a
very social person, then you’re better off studying alone, too: you’ll be too
tempted to socialize instead of studying. This is the reason I prefer studying
alone. When I’m with other people, I want to play, I don’t want to work.