The primary notetaking teachers are usually those who teach English. But for notetaking to reach its potential, the entire faculty must be involved in notetaking instruction. Whereas specific teachers are designated by the school administration to teach notetaking, all teachers at all grade levels must support the lead teachers' efforts. Notetaking is too important to be ignored, excused, or left to chance. It is not something that should be taken lightly by the faculty.
Researchers verify the failure of schools to teach students how to take good notes.
Further, in most cases the instruction was of extremely short duration, thirty minutes or less, and was in effect more warning as to the necessity for taking notes rather than instruction on how to do so. High school English teachers usually provided whatever instruction the respondents had received. Without an organized plan, notetaking can be confusing and even discouraging to students. A student may spend significant time and effort taking notes and still not make sense of what he has written. There are a number of general strategies which help students become more effective note takers.