Wednesday, August 1, 2012

You and Your Learning Style

I often marvel at what an amazing world we live in, and our world is like that because of the many unique, wonderful people that fill it. Everyone is so different, and yet we all share many things in common that connect us and help us to learn and grow from each other and our relationships. The process of self-discovery begins at birth and continues forever, as long as we are willing to learn. Yet, sometimes, learning is a struggle. There are plenty of people who don't enjoy learning in the classroom because they would prefer to be outside learning from nature. Others need to move around in order to get their brain working, and yet others like to hear things in a song, or create a piece of artwork in order to help them understand the meaning of new concepts. Do you ever feel like teacher just do not understand you? Do you find yourself daydreaming about the outdoors when you are stuck inside at a desk? You  may be a naturalistic or musical learning style person. Click here to take a short assessment that can help you learn a little more about yourself and your learning style. Please print out your results and study them. Finally, talk to your teacher or counselor about helping you find some ways to enhance your retention and understanding of the things you are learning in your classroom every day. As educators, we are more than happy to help you, especially when you know what you need in order to be successful!

Teachers, click here for a guidance lesson for test anxiety that incorporates this learning style questionnaire and adapt it as needed for you classroom use.  

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