Learning is meant to be fun; this can be much easier when it is presented in a way that fits in with our own style. How often do you hear from young people that they think school is boring? We all have our own stories to tell about our school or learning experiences, some of those will have been enjoyable, fun and worth remembering; whilst others will have been nightmares from hell at worst or just plain boring at best. What are your experiences? What is your learning style? How do you like to learning?
Failure is one of the scariest words we ever hear. In my opinion, many people would rather be different or overworked than be seen as a failure. With the amount of stress we place on successes, it isn’t surprising really. What we have to remember is, all successful people have at some stage in their life failed in some way, haven’t they?
The majority of us have received a formal education, where we attended school or a similar establishment, we may even have progressed onto further training or learning in college, university or apprenticeships. We also have community learning, which tends to be accessed by adult learners; this maybe because of local policy. Is that what learning is all about?
How much do you enjoy your learning? When you consider your learning as a younger person, maybe when you were in compulsory education you may have given me a different response than you would now! Thoughts of learning will recall different memories to each of us. To some they will be happy ones, of times when you enjoyed a great deal personal growth and self development.
Earlier this week, during my moments of wondering what to write about, I left a message on Facebook asking for ideas. I received a reply from Cathy Winnie Belyea, who suggested I write about special people, which on the face of it sounds like a great idea.
This post is the second of two about helping your learning. You can read the first one; “10 steps to help your learning”. When you’ve read this post don’t forget to add your views in the comments section below, I’m always pleased to hear your views. Your learning has recently moved more into your control and is likely to remain there for the foreseeable future.
The importance of continuing your learning, beyond any formal training, has been highlighted numerous times on this blog. So it comes as no surprise that I feel the need to write about it again; this time I have put together a suggested list of 10 steps to help your learning. This is the first of two posts; watch out for the second one, coming soon.
The idea of learning to learn may seem like a strange concept to you; this is especially so if you started your education when I did, as long ago as the 1960s. There were the days when you belong to a class of other children who tended to be instilled with fear more than learning. The classes were very formal, with little chance of contribution from the children, unless asked to. Also the dreaded corporal punishment was still available to the teachers and they weren’t afraid to exercise their right either.
The power of your mind is without doubt one of the most under recognised resources you have available to you; by continuing to build on your knowledge bank you are agreeing to improve your potential and open up your opportunities for further successes. You may wish to read an earlier post about this subject; “21 ways to boost your personal development”.
Is our education system serving the purpose it is intended to serve? If you take note of the GCSEs (final exams for Young People at 16 years old) and ‘A’ level (final exams for Young People at 18/19 years old) results you would think it most definitely was; however when you listen to the critics, the story is different.
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