Out of the seven and a half habits of lifelong learning, the easiest one for me is accepting responsibility for my own learning. Any time that I find something new and fascinating, I immediately delve deeper into the subject and learn everything about it that I can. I understand that if I want to learn about something and commit it to my memory, I must embark on my own journey to teach it to myself or find a mentor that can help me understand the subject better. I have always known since I was young that my learning is my responsibility.
One of the most difficult habits for me is beginning with the end in mind. I know my ultimate goal upon learning of a subject, however once I start, I quickly lose sight of my goal and get side-tracked easily. Without beginning with the end in mind, one suddenly starts losing the clear path that they should take. This causes a serious problem because I suddenly forget why I was learning about a certain subject in the first place. I think this habit is especially important in a classroom. In a classroom, the students need to understand why they are learning about this and how it affects them as individuals and how their knowledge affects the world. The students need to understand that they are learning for more than just a letter grade, and by beginning with the end in mind they will hopefully pursue learning fiercely, which in turn results in better grades.
Setting up this blog for me was really easy. I am very technology savvy and have used BlogSpot since 2007, before it was even connected with Google! I was actually excited that we would get to keep a blog for class because I think keeping a blog is very important: I have had over 10 types of blogs and I also keep a written journal. I love blogging because sometimes you even get incite and experiences from other people.
I am jealous of the fact this is easy for you :-). I also take responsibility for my own learning and this task of blogging is one I have to conquer. I still can't get my avatar attached and will probably try to find you and see if you can help me with that. I usually don't have a problem with beginning with the end in mind because I am very task focused. It was a pleasure reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteI am the same way, (Suzette) very jealous of the fact that this comes so easily for you Lynn. I have never blogged before, but I am always willing to give new things a try. I wouldn't classify myself as technologically savvy, but I am also not technologically impaired. I do not usually have trouble keeping the end in mind. One thing I have learned over the years is that whenever anything seems like a daunting task and you feel overwhelmed, just take things one thing at a time, keeping your end goal in mind.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like this one...
ReplyDeleteWhen I started to read this blog, I instantly like the way you write (and think), Lynn. I had planned to read all of the Things 1-4 of all the classmates on the list and comment after on the five I chose. But, I simply had to write this comment right after I saw your Thing #1. There is one sentence in your post that looked to me as if it was written in neon letters.
"I know my ultimate goal upon learning of a subject, however once I start, I quickly lose sight of my goal and get side-tracked easily."
I couldn't agree with or understand this more if I tried.