re-education

I'm taking a class through the local college - statistics. thought I'd keep the ol' nerve endings sharp in the brain. Man, whatever happened to my math skills? I'm having to re-learn how to learn. Don't get me wrong, I read all the time - but that's different than having to process information another (professor) feels you need to know. Anyway, it's made me think of the Word lately. Do I study as if there was a mid-term or final next week, or do I merely read as if perusing a good fiction novel? I think I'll start preparing for the test.