Education is the kindling of a flame,
not the filling of a vessel. - Socrates
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the
only kind of education there is. - Isaac Asimov
Anyone who stops learning is old,
whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. - Henry
Ford
All I have learned, I learned from
books. - Abraham Lincoln
All the world is my school and all
humanity is my teacher. - George Whitman
Recently, I was reading the book True
Reagan by James Rosebush, which talks about what made Ronald Reagan a
great President and it mentions that his learning style was visual. Due to this, his staff would create
videotapes providing information about the world leaders he was going to
meet. By reviewing these tapes, Reagan
was able to see the personal characteristics and body language of world
leaders. Reagan had a visual image in
his mind of each leader before he met them, which assisted with discussions, negotiations,
etc.
As a life-long learner and someone who encourages people to be
life-long learners, I have been challenged over the last couple of weeks to rediscover
my learning style. With my love for
reading, I thought it was going to be visual; however, I was wrong!
When I was in college participating in human development classes for my
communication degree, I learned there were three learning styles…visual,
auditory and kinesthetic.
Visual learners close their eyes when trying to remember
information, use illustrations when taking notes, watch videos to help remember
information and use every option possible to visualize information to remember something
important.
Auditory learners learn from participating in groups discussions, listen
to books on tape and often times will read aloud when proofreading a document or
want to grasp an important concept.
Kinesthetic learners learn from being active while learning. These individuals often pace while
studying/learning, act out things to learn and use their finger to lead them
when reading to help remember important information.
This was important for me because I have a reading goal; however, since
I am an auditory learner it will be wise to incorporate some aspect of auditory
learning into my daily life and also include in my 2017 goals. If we know ourselves, it will help us become
our best and help fulfill our purpose, dreams, desires and goals.
CHALLENGE: What is your
learning style? Are you incorporating
learning into your day based on how you are going to retain information most
effectively? What changes can you make
to help further your knowledge on various topics?
Below are articles to learn more and also a couple assessments to help
you to determine your learning style!
Resources/Additional
Reading
http://www.forbes.com/sites/olgakhazan/2011/09/12/is-listening-to-audio-books-really-the-same-as-reading/#8e76350576df
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