Anything has the capability of being a learning experience. While we go through life, we realize that learning through the experiences of others and those of our own help to shape the person we later become. As life goes on, we feed off of these learning experiences all the while gaining lessons on how to be better people and for some people this concept of learning is preeminently important. Fortunately for us, we can count on these individuals with the passion for learning to have some of the most awe-inspiring impacts on educator. I was able to see one of these cases in action after having the opportunity to visit The Lucy Craft Museum of Black History. Here, I was able to acquire stories from the experiences of Miss Lucy Craft Laney which allowed me to leave with a better understanding of how much of an impact education had back then as well as today. Equally important, I left the museum with an insightful understanding of the major difference that teaching, learning, education, etc. could pose in a person’s life. Visiting this …show more content…
Seeing how Ms. Laney was able to make such an extreme contribution to the educational society from acquiring a skill that she did not have before shows me that any student the ability to make something wonderful happen when they have an education. It is important for these students to understand the material they cover in their classes because each student holds the possibility of making something remarkable that would change something important in the world. As a future teacher I want to follow the methods that Ms. Laney used while teaching. Her determination and passion for learning is really a positive reminder of how important it is for the students to learn in environment that depicts these qualities. This experience that I had exploring this amazing museum will be something I will always
When I was young, I could be anything I wanted. A princess for a day? Done. Everything was that simple. My whole world- my whole life was the definition of an idealism. As I was exposed to more of the real world and happenings of real life, my idealistic image seemed to dwindle away. No longer did I possess the adequacy to be a princess. I could not handle the throne much deserve the authority. This analogy, I feel, is fitting for my college experience. Why? There are a few things only time can teach you and only through experience can you remember. The readings Orientation, We’re Not in High School Anymore, and Reading: How to Stay on Top of It along with the illustrations, a smooth ride and an obstacle course, further demonstrate the analogy that there is a great disparity in comparing the idealistic image to realistic happenings.
The process of memorization starts at birth with the development of cells and extends throughout the lifetime through the effects of life experiences and stimulants. Like the rest of the body, the brain is made up of cells. These brain cells are different, more specialized cells. (Sprenger 1). Two major brain cells are the neurons- the nerve cells- and the glial cells which work as the ‘glue’ of the neurons. At birth, the brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons. Although that number remains constant over time, these cells can lose their function if not exercised properly in a process called “neutral pruning”. Learning is defined as “two neurons communicating with each other”. A neuron has learned when it has made a connection with another neuron (Sprenger 2).
Throughout our lives, we have the opportunity to interact and learn from scores of individuals. Whether it is our friends, family members or co-workers, each person has the ability to make an impact on our lives, both positive and negative. One individual who has had a positive impact on my life is Mrs. Shannon Winchester, my former Advance Placement United States History teacher at Weddington High School. Yet, after I concluded my time in her classroom, she not only became a person I deeply admire, but someone who I aspire to become one day.
Subjects from group B and C on the other hand only managed to score a 5-8 score in the test as, there were many commissions as well as omissions.
Reading is a critical survival skill for students with disabilities. Students with learning disabilities will experience multiple challenges in reading decoding, comprehension, and fluency. Many studies have shown that children who struggle with reading difficulties are often at higher risk for dropping out of school and developing psychiatric disorders. Therefore, early identification and intervention of reading difficulties is crucial for positive academic, social emotional, and economic outcomes (Partanen, Siegel, 2013). Unlike students with learning disabilities, good readers effortlessly recognize words and build
This fall semester of 2014 has been an interesting and learning experience for myself. I haven’t attend school in nearly a decade and was unsure of what to expect from my teachers and myself. I would have to say being in Professor Dybala’s English 1302 to start my school day is interesting. She is an energetic professor and I’m able to feel her passion for teaching and that motivate me to try my best in her class as the rest of my classes. I was driven to do the best of my ability and whatever the outcome might be, I know I did my best.
My education experiences are very uniquely different from the majority of college students. I was homeschooled for my entire life until I entered college. The only teacher I ever had was my mother and the only classroom I ever sat in was my kitchen table. Being homeschooled awarded me many distinctive opportunities that other students weren’t entitled to. It also meant that I was shielded from the parts of the education system that my mother didn’t agree with or support. For instance, I didn’t take graded tests and didn’t received grades on the essays I wrote. Instead when I took a test, I would help to check over it to understand any mistakes that were made. Similarly, the essays I wrote would be discussed and then often re-written as examples
For the purpose of this paper I will be describing a personal life experience and I will be applying concepts from the texts to best describe the event. I was born here in the United States (US) but, I was raised in the Dominican Republic (DR). I lived in the DR basically my entire life, I would only come to the US for vacation during summer. It was not until I turned 12 that I decided to move back to the US to continue my studies and learn the language. So I did, I moved with my uncle and his wife on the summer of 2009. At the time, they resided in the Mayfair area of Philadelphia, PA. My uncle and his wife arranged everything for school and as of August of that year I was officially enrolled in Abraham Lincoln High School. Everything was
Her Passion for Learning & nbsp; It took me eighteen years to realize what an extraordinary influence my mother has had on my life. She' s the kind of person who has thoughtful discussions about which artist she would most want to have her portrait painted by (Sargent), the kind of mother who always has time for her four children, and the kind of community leader who has a seat on the board of every major project to assist Washington' s impoverished citizens. Growing up with such a strong role model, I developed many of her enthusiasms. I not only came to love the excitement of learning simply for the sake of knowing something new, but I also came to understand the idea of giving back to the community in exchange for a new sense of life, love, and spirit. & nbsp; My mother's enthusiasm for learning is most apparent in travel.
Experiences are a very important part in one’s life. They teach us a number of things in life. As we all are different human beings and are brought up in different atmosphere and environment we react in a very different way due to different personalities and perceptions. We as individuals have a very different style of learning things. Different individuals learn things differently some learn through observations, while some learn through personal experiences. In short, it can be said as that different person’s different natures and styles nothing can in common. Our cultural and social influences also vary which also have some impact over our learning styles. Doctors, psychologists have come up with number subjective theories which talk about different styles of learning that an individual can have. Studies have come up with conclusions that learning styles depend on the personality of the individual. Since personality traits of each individual is different the learning styles is also different due to different working patterns that they have. The theories talk about three different types of learning styles, they are activists and reflectors and pragmatists.
This typical format often consisted of lectures and multiple tests. The museum experience is currently changing what we know about museums and education overall. The standard curriculum taught in schools is found everywhere, but what a museum provides is different. School teaching alone achieves far less than what we experience at a museum. Due to the lack of technology and setup, classroom learning is taking a detrimental step back. However, museums are changing classroom learning as well. Teacher initiative is altering learning as well. Through the access of museum services, teachers are finding it easy to incorporate class lectures and lessons to museum exhibits. Taking a class to a museum to explore a concept taught in class promotes newer forms of discovery and increases the quality of
Many articles can attest to the subject that is, why education doesn 't just stop at school. Lily Claiborne, Annie Paul, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi are all people who have written articles about learning outside the classroom. Things like the internet, world experiences/ responsibilities, and your peers, teach you so much more that you ever would in a classroom. Articles like “Teaching Outside the Classroom” by Lily Claiborne, “Informal education: What students are learning outside the classroom” by Annie Paul, and “Education for the 21st Century” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, show great examples to why learning doesn 't stop at school. Going to school may be a primary form of education, but with the immense amount
Description: Creating a personal learning environment helps establish a community with the students and all stakeholders. It provides a better learning experience and allows the students to enjoy school more. It helps them academically, socially, and behaviorally in the school setting. If we can adjust the school’s setting to be more individualized for students we can help meet their individual needs. This strategy will help foster relationships between students and teachers so they can gain a lasting relationship. This strategy would use more one on one instruction to help learn more about how the student learns and gain relationships by spending more time individually.
I believe that Face to Face learning is better than online learning because students have access to various learning resources on campus verses off. Face to face allows students to have instant gratification with answers and help. When a student is in class they can ask questions while it is fresh on their mind or help with a particular problem. If the student was at home online they would have to wait for the instructor to email them back. Is that really more conducive to a person’s education and learning?
Learning is commonly defined as the process of acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge through experiences. To me, learning is an ongoing process that continues throughout our lives. When referring to Robert E. Slavin ‘s book, Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice, he mentioned how people are already engaged in a learning environment where they receive stimuli everywhere they go, but they are only aware of some of the stimuli (p.129). By referring to Slavin’s book, what real learning is to me is when an individual actually notice those stimuli, learned particular information and skills from those stimuli, and being able to apply the things they learn to their daily life. Furthermore, when referring to the Operant Conditioning theory by B.F. Skinner, which is mentioned in Slavin’s book, real learning is also when an individual had a change in knowledge and behavior that is caused by experience or consequences, no matter if it is a positive or negative consequence.