My Experience Of Learning

As we pulled up to the massive elementary school building, I begged my mom to let me stay home from school, just once. As usual, she said no. Realizing my attempt to get out of school was futile, I shouldered my backpack, swung open the door, and trudged over to the front door. I would rather be anywhere else than here. For the majority of my life, I attended public schools. It wasn’t rare for me to fail a test or even a whole class. It was because of these failures that I would get even more demotivated and threw away the idea of working hard or completing quality work altogether.

People’s experiences shape their lives and influence the choices they make, their expectations, and formulate their behavior and mindset. I have always loved to learn! As a child, I was constantly at the library and playing school. I recall being in 5th grade when my teacher handed me the science manual and a box of equipment, and asked me to ‘figure it out’ and recreate it for the class. I couldn’t have been more thrilled!

Understanding how learning works is just as important as understanding what is being learned. Knowing what type of mindset and learning styles are exhibited by a person is an important tool for their growth. It is commonly thought that a successful learner is academically gifted, but this isn’t necessarily the case. Learning is not restricted to only academics; people also learn from experiences. In fact, experiences are what have had the biggest impact on my constantly changing learning style and habits. The experiences that I’ve had have allowed me to form certain qualities, and a certain learning style and profile. Reflecting on these experiences and what I learn from them is vital if I want to figure out what I need to change in order to learn more efficiently. I also think that reflecting on what habits successful learners have is an important part of becoming the best learner I can be.

One of the best things you can do before entering the teaching business is to have experience. Throughout this course I had the chance to work in an actual classroom setting, create my own lessons and teach them to the students in the kindergarten classroom. It was an amazing experience and helped me become more comfortable working with early childhood students. Each lesson was recorded and showed my strengths and weaknesses in being in front of a classroom. The three of my strengths and what went well in my microteachings are; creativity, student engagement, and preparation. The three components that I could work on are; redirecting the students, lesson management and time management.

I learned that some students learn better by being able to move around and some students like to sit quietly. I learned to present ideas through both auditory and visual means. Offering manipulatives or other hands-on support for students who need them. As a future educator, I thoroughly understand the differences of all learners. So now I can provide a better chance of meeting the diverse learning needs of all my future students.

Through my work and life learning experiences, I have come to depend on my ability to adjust my learning style to that that best applies to the task. Some people don’t predominately fit into any one learning style but learn in multiple ways (Katharine Hanse, Ph.D.). Sometimes this happens distinctively, and at other times I have to step back and rethink my strategies.

Learning is defined as a permanent change in attitude or behaviour that occurs as a result of repeated experience (Sims & Sims, 1995). Understanding one’s learning style has many advantages as it

Even though the path of improvement is not effortless, it is a path I enjoy greatly. I don't know much, but I embrace every learning experience that allow me to grow as a person. The reminder of all the teachings received in the past from children, parents, colleges , bosses, clients and strangers is a formidable way to live the present moment enjoying the learning received and conversely passing on your experiences to others. The learning path continues, yet, being able to enjoy every step of the way has made me the person I aspire to be.

Everyone has a different stance on learning and how it happens for an individual, which affects people’s learning philosophies and how they are created. Learning philosophies can change as time progresses, depending on how and if society changes and events that may take place to change a person’s perspective. I believe a learning philosophy is created by being exposed to certain life events, as well as the way you were taught to view learning. Since the beginning of this class, my learning philosophy has not changed. I still believe that learning and going to school is vital for today’s upcoming generations because it provides an individual with endless opportunities.

Since I was a young girl, learning was something necessary to do in order to mature into my own self. It's something us as humans do to evolve from our younger selves. From learning to talk, walk ,and read we learn many things throughout our lifetime to be the person we are today. Learning is the key to life. Learning makes us progress. Riding a bicycle was a learning experience that I might never forget it.

Without reading and writing I would not be here writing this paper, I would have dropped out of school and been walking on the street somewhere not knowing what the next day would bring. I wouldn’t be able to use this chromebook because I wouldn’t have been able to read directions or know how to actually type the words or even spell or write for that matter. I can list a million ways that being able to read has helped me along with writing.At the age of twelve in second grade I asked my grandfather if I could join Boy Scouts. Scouts involves a lot of reading and writing when trying to get a rank advancement from learning recipes to making a grocery list for a camp out. I earned more than 34 merit badges for many different skills that

How has Service, Scholarship, Leadership, and Fellowship influenced my educational experience? To be truthful, these Hallmarks didn’t really register with me until my second time around in college. Before, I spent most of my time trying to find myself, or what major I wanted to be in and then finally making sure that I completed all the required classes so that I could finally earn my college degree. I was the first person to go to college in my family. I wanted to make something of myself and still do.

As a maturing student, I have come to realize there are things that can not be taught to you. Sometimes the lessons can only be grasped if they are self discovered. No matter how basic the lesson may seem, after you learn it, it is something that is bound to change your perception looking forward. For me, that now obvious lesson is however much effort I put into something, I am bound to see equivalent results.

I chose to follow the digital path in school because I was taking traditional art classes outside of school. My junior year of high school, my graphic design teacher encouraged me to join my school’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). There, I left my comfort zone and joined the competitive extracurricular activity, and have now held an officer position for two years, including Treasurer and Vice President. My first year in FBLA, I placed second in our regional graphic design competition and moved on to compete at state. FBLA has brought out the natural born leader in me and has taught me more about time management, the value of teamwork, and how to better communicate with

For my Unit, I want my students to learn through stories and experiences of others because history is more than a stranger writing things down it; it is someone’s life. I want to ensure that all students will participate by encouraging class discussion. I started by picking a unit that I knew personally and could discuss and be very passionate about. I also wanted to make sure I had time to get to know many of my students before I implemented the unit plan because I may need to change activities based of the individual needs of my students. I write out my lessons on paper first so I can cross out and draw arrows and physically move things around. I finally settled for the current order. I felt that it was important to try and stick with