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NPR: Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/12/164793058/struggle-for-smarts-how-eastern-and-western-cultures-tackle-learning Listen to the podcast and answer the following questions. Submit your answers via safe assign on blackboard. 1. What did you find to be the most interesting idea in the podcast? I believe the most interesting idea in the podcast is presented right in the beginning when they discuss the concept of struggle. The gentleman speaker describes an anecdote where he is sitting in the back of a class in an eastern culture, and a young boy who is struggling with drawing a cube for the assignment at hand is told to do it in front of the class until he gets …show more content…

This is due to the fact that I am an individual who is constantly struggling with their work. I have never been someone to immediately grasp a concept without having to do a lot of independent research to ensure I fully understand what is being taught. As it is touched upon in the podcast in western cultures the faster one understands something the smarter they’re considered to be. This concept has never been applicable in my life for I am a slow learner compared to most. However, I do learn it eventually, I simply have to put in more effort which is very similar to the expectations of an eastern …show more content…

This is especially prevalent when I’m in a classroom and I look around and see everyone else understanding when I’m not. I take my inability to understand quickly as something I am ashamed of because I feel the pressure of the standards in this society have shown me that I should feel discouraged in the way I do. 4. What do you do when you don’t understand a concept immediately? I feel excited and accomplished. In the podcast it mentions that in western culture we associate understanding something immediately with being smart, and personally, this is very true. When I understand something immediately I feel very smart and I feel as if I am excelling with the concept at hand, and in all honesty I also feel as if I am above those in the course who may not fully understand. 5. Now that you’ve listened to the podcast, how will your learning strategy

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