How I Learn Best
My best method of learning is through listening. If I can listen to what others have to say then I can learn from them more than I can learn from myself. I don’t learn quite as well from lectures though as much from discussions. I expect my 9th grade English teacher to include a lot of discussions in their class and to really let the students take over when a discussion begins. I also expect that when a discussion or debate starts to slow down and run dry, that they will pick it back up with a well thought out question. I do learn a little bit from my own writing, but it must be prompted with something that interests me. I expect my teacher to use a lot of classic literature because I think that we can and should learn from the past and one of the best ways is through old writings. Finally, I learn from technology. Even though it is not my favorite thing to use, I believe it is a useful classroom tool and it allows us to reach beyond the boundries of the classroom walls. My teacher should integrate it into the class in as many ways as possible but without making it boring or less effective than more traditional ways. If my teacher can use even some of these methods to teach me, then I am certain to learn something in the year to come.
