Thursday, September 11, 2014

Learning!



When I think about learning, I immediately think of school. I know that's not the only place you can learn things from but that is like the main place that is meant for you to learn. Learning to me, takes place in everyday life, not just school. We might not experience it as much as we used to when we were in elementary school. For example, when you're just an infant you learn how to hold your head up (which no one really taught you how), crawl, and eventually walk. Just as when we are toddlers we learn many different things through experiencing them in life or just by watching things happen. Like with fire, I mean I think we’ve all been told not to mess with it but you never really listen until you learn why it’s dangerous.  Plenty more learning actually takes place once we start school.
For me, learning was always fun in elementary school, then it kind of got hard in middle school but I still liked it, in high school it got sort of overwhelming at first, and now I am slightly scared haha. I’m not going to lie; I have always been a good learner. I catch onto things quickly, but now it’s more out of laziness that I don’t get things done. But honestly, I’ve always found learning/school to be fun. I like to know something new every day. There are certain things that can’t be taught in school. Most of us learn from mistakes, from accidentally breaking a plate, to hurting someone’s feelings, to maybe even relationships. Most of the time you learn all this stuff on your own or your family teaches you.

3 comments:

  1. I like how you are building up the fun of school, and could you give more details about how learning outside is different?

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  2. I agree with your statement that school was a lot more fun in elementary school than it really is now. And I want to say that I don't really know why this is, but I have a feeling that it's because our teachers now are more interested in relaying information and expecting us to retain it instead of actually being willing to engage us in learning new things as students. Discovery seems no longer like a real factor in "learning".

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