A New World Of Learning

               As I began reading the book A New Way of Learning, my mind started wondering on what really is learning, How should teachers or Professors really teach us, and is there a real right or wrong way to teach?

              

                 Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, practice, or study, or by being taught. That may be the definition of learning but to me learning is being able to absorb things and really understand them. It’s the ability to understand something enough to the point where you can teach it to other people and/or talk to other people about it with complete confidence in yourself. But how can we increase the learning process for kids and young adults what can teachers do to enhance all of their learning abilities?

                 

                   Professors/Teachers I think should for starters stop being set in their own ways, and by that I mean just because it worked for you the last 10 years and got you good test scores doesn’t mean the students actually really learned anything it just means they remembered it for a certain period of time. They (in referring to the teachers and professors) need to realize that all children learn a lot differently so they need to stop trying to teach the world and start teaching within the world. With that being said that statement is just saying the world around is constantly changing so therefore the same things that needed to be taught 12 years ago aren’t necessarily the things that need to be taught today. The teachers today need to understand that the children in today’s world are completely different their brains are wired to where there attention spans aren’t nearly as long as they used to be, the children have to be constantly doing something. If I were a teacher in today’s world I would do my best to try and adapt to the ways of the children. I would make sure there where PowerPoint’s, games, and interactive activities so that all the children have equality opportunity to learn the best way they can.

                 

                   Is there a right or wrong way to teach? I honestly don’t think so everyone has their own special way, but I do however believe something’s may work a little bit better than others. A New Way of Learning has taught me that everyone learns differently and ultimately you are the one responsible for that so even if your professor or teacher isn’t helping you like they should it’s your responsibility to better yourself, so go out there and learn all you can and carpe diem “seize the day”.