#learning modalities

[bone-marreaux]

Time for a teaching rant! Things I learned in college that changed me. Not necessarily a negative rant, just an observation with a healthy dose of frustration.

So in teaching college I learned about learning styles about how important it is to incorporate all types of learning styles in your lesson. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc. As a kid either they didn't know about this shit or my teachers never bothered with it. Because for so many classes I was completely disengaged and often wasn't learning except to regurgitate info at test time only to forget it when I didn't need it anymore. Because they only taught with books or lecture.

*However* when i got to college and learned about the different learning styles, I was SHOOK when I realized I was 100% a kinesthetic learner. AKA I learned by doing things hands-on. Someone shows me how to do something in front of me and then they watch me do it and correct me as I'm going if I mess up. If we can do it step by step together it's even better. This is why I was SO successful in art classes, that was their primary mode of teaching. The fact that I didn't realize I wasn't retaining or caring about information was because they weren't teaching it in a way I could grasp blew my mind. And it explained a lot of reasons why learning new tasks at work was difficult for me, because my manager at the time would tell me and give me a job aid—a packet with written instructions. When I realized I was a fully kinesthetic learner I told him that, told him what that meant, and asked if he could modify the way he teaches me things. Because he was baller he DID and just GUESS who became one of his best and most efficient managers within a couple of weeks? Yeah. Rather than constantly asking him to repeat things he's told me a million times all he had to do was give me a quick 10-20 minute hands on situation and I would know it perfectly. Sure it took more time in the moment but it paid off and saved time reteaching in the end.

Another thing is that while I LOVE learning new things, I am horrible at teaching myself new things. Classes—hands on classes—are almost a must. Learning new languages is something I love doing but I cannot teach myself very well. I need to be in a physical space with other learners in order for anything to stick. Same with a lot of other things. I can remember random interesting facts, but I cannot teach myself something completely new without being in a classroom. Idk if it’s because they completely neglected teaching kids how to be independent in learning or if it’s just how my brain is wired, but it is frustrating to say the least.

My main gripe/rant is that I fucking wish they would teach kids learning styles earlier. If I had known I needed to be hands on in everything I did I would have likely actually enjoyed school and obtained way more information. Another reason why I was also good at science because in science you do labs, which is doing stuff with your hands and observing it. If I could have told teachers in classes I struggled in that I cannot learn via lecture and worksheets alone and they actually accommodated for that I think school would have been so different for me. Not to mention how it affected my work life. If people could tell someone “hey, I learn better by doing it as you teach.” Or “I learn if you physically show me and I do it right after as you watch.” It would make a big difference. Instead so many workers just watch training videos or reading job aid packets and are expected to know pretty advanced stuff depending on the job. I feel like life in general would be better if learning styles was acknowledged in every aspect of life and taught to everyone early on, not just teachers in teaching college who learn about it and then never fucking use it in practice because it’s too much work. (Not hating on teachers here, really, it is so much work and teachers are chronically overworked and underpaid. Schools dgaf if students retain information outside of school, they only care about test scores, so teachers “teach to the test” as they call it and pray students know it well enough to score well so they don’t lose their fucking job.) I think if schools weren’t so heavily test-focused, ESPECIALLY standardized testing, things would just be better as a whole.

But things won’t change. Not even really sure why I complain at this point.

[communityhouse-caswell]

Exceed and Excel

Only 4% of our population is adequately prepared for tomorrow’s complex environment, where advanced learning methods are both crucial and constant. Current educational modalities are artifacts of mass processing, engineered to crowd herds of boomers through institutional indoctrination for factory work with production-line mindsets. Sadly, this approach remains the norm. Don’t buy into it anymore: it outgrew its relevance in the 1980’s.

[absurd-conundrum]

In this week’s podcast we chat about the idea of learning modalities and how they impact how and what we learn. Hear about our journey with our own modality and how you can figure out what your best practice for learning might be.

EPISODE 3 IS LIVE!

Head to www.pursuit-project.com for more!

[darkcrusadme-blog]

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[intj-confessions]

I have many intj traits but the one I'm most out of sync with is intelligence . Ive had a horrible phase in my education for some years and I feel like I'm buckling in and getting dumber by the second. Its frustrating and well its pretty annoying too.

Remember that INTJ is only your personality type. It’s a pattern for how you interpret and respond to the world.

There are many, many types of intelligence and ways of learning. Traditional education works well for those of us who can sit still and pay attention for hours on end. It’s not really designed for kinesthetic learners. Most of my family members did well in school, but my uncle and little sister failed miserably. Both are intelligent, just not what you would call “book smart.” Neither of them read much or have any interest in academics, but my uncle can fix any car you throw at him and my sister has excelled at every job she’s taken. It could be that your talents lie elsewhere, or that school is just more difficult for you. It’s important to know your learning modality so that if school isn’t helping you learn you can at least help yourself.

It could be that some subjects just aren’t your thing. I have always struggled with chemistry, which sucked because I had to take a lot of it. In high school I failed my first test, then somehow studied my ass off and began to get As. In college it was all Ds for the most part. I had to go back later and retake the subject, which turned out to be much easier the second time around at a different school with a very different learning environment. That said, it was still never my strong suit and I had to work very hard to maintain decent grades.

My advice would be to look at what you are good at, rather than where you struggle. Play to your strengths! It’s good to know your weaknesses, but your strengths are what help carry you forward.