The easiest lifelong
learning habit for me is accepting responsibility for my own learning. This
habit certainly did take my entire life to learn. As a small child and
teenager, I wasn’t eager to learn the more difficult subjects, and I felt that
it was only necessary to go through the motions of classwork and homework.
Since I began my college career 9 years ago, I’ve developed the habit of taking
control of what I can do with the knowledge offered to me. I’ve made the
decision to grow from my academic experiences rather than just get them done.
The most difficult lifelong
learning habit for me is to view problems as challenges. I have a tendency to
see problems as obstacles that I may not be capable of overcoming. I have
difficulty seeing them as experiences that are just less familiar than previous
ones. I let stress and negativity take over me at moments when I’m unsure of
how to solve the problem.
I was pleasantly surprised at how
simple it was to set up my blog. I’ve read tons of them during my searches
online but I’ve never considered creating my own. It was exciting to follow the
steps.
I am excited to
play with Web 2.0 tools and learn new ways to create, edit, and share
information and ideas. Technology is not only useful for educators, but is a great
interest and motivator to students. Most kids of times past did not associate
learning with fun, but now the apps and virtual tools available make learning an
activity as captivating as sports and other hobbies.
Meghan, taking responsibility for my own education is one of the easier habits for me also. And I know what you mean by it taking your whole life to learn this. I was not until college that I began to take full responsibility. The sad part is now I am trying to play catch-up for all the time I spent doing senseless things.
ReplyDeleteYou have a very good point about how fun learning can be these days with the technology available to students.