My Learning Experience

Since 2012, I have moved 3 times. The first move was definitely the hardest of all the moves. My entire life was turned upside down right before high school. I was happy to move, but it was a complete change. I had to relearn how to live, and I suddenly had to be the one to care for my younger siblings.

Never in my life would I think that I would move states. I have always lived in the same area, known the same people, etc. I would have never thought that a drastic change would happen in my life. But it did happen to me. August of 2016, I left my home in Methuen, Massachusetts and moved to Rochester, Minnesota.

Moving is hard for everyone, because you're leaving your friends and maybe some family. There are some good opportunities to make new friends and meet new people. You could also start over and maybe remove all the weight off your back if it's like drama, or maybe wondering if someone is going to like you. There is also an upside of seeing new things you maybe

Moving around from town to town happened quite often when I was younger. I always mirage living in one house my whole life and never having to know the feeling of leaving good friends behind. The move from Michigan to Illinois was definitely the most arduous. Elise, one of my best friends, had been with me from the first day I walked into Rummer Elementary to when we were crying on my porch the day before I left Michigan three years later. I expected this to be the last time we saw each other. I had done this enough that I realized she would move on or the six hour drive would keep us separated till we eventually gave up. My mother promised me it would be different this time, I thought she was only trying to keep me from becoming an misanthropist,

Second year as an Under-10 Squirt level hockey player for the New Jersey Colonials ice hockey team proved to be a challenging and harrowing experience that shaped the course of my future hockey career. I was a determined, naïve child with fantasies of playing in the NHL when I grew older. The source of my troubles began with Coach Ruben, a relentless, unforgiving hockey coach. Coach Ruben was in charge of determining the AAA hockey team that I desperately wanted to make. Unfortunately, I would not have that opportunity. My mom, compassionate and sympathetic, guided me through the confusing maze of anger and depression. My dad, a coach and former hockey player, gave me valuable, supportive advice that would change my hockey expectations and

Moving has been a part of my life, but really it's just work, I like to think of it as a test, that I passed. After moving those five times I understood that, in life it's most important to work hard, every kid hears that but I experienced it, and I'm thankful for it. Without that I would've still made it through those three years, three high schools, and five houses, but it was a matter of making the best of it; or making it

The most difficult time i have faced was when I moved from Texas. I was born in San Antonio, Texas and I lived there for about 6 years. San Antonio was so much fun just because y enitre famly lived withing 10 minutes of each other. Then, we had to move to Midland, Texas, that move was not very hard just because i was so young so i was not ery attatched to things and people around me, besides my family. We lived in Midland for about 4 years after that and it was my favorite town. The people the energy of the people there was so awesome I loved it. Then one day we got the call that had to move again. We were already pretty far from our family and so to learn that we had to move even farther was devistating. So thats when we had to leave the state

Moving is common to do among people, but moving to a different state is nerve wracking. I was sad to know I was leaving my home behind for good. But I was even more excited to see what my future held in Colorado. There was nothing to do in Arizona and no one to hang out with. Moving state is a very important turning point in my life.

Since I was a young girl, learning was something necessary to do in order to mature into my own self. It's something us as humans do to evolve from our younger selves. From learning to talk, walk ,and read we learn many things throughout our lifetime to be the person we are today. Learning is the key to life. Learning makes us progress. Riding a bicycle was a learning experience that I might never forget it.

Participations in small in-class groups which purpose was to accomplish a task assigned to us by our Professor, were the most powerful learning experiences for me. In developing common focus, as stated in Gitterman and Germain (2008), members need to establish group rules and also remember to “build on one another’s contributions, identify and focus on salient collective themes, invite expression of differences” (p. 174), as well as welcome opinions which are contradictory or different from the majority.

My most valued learning experiences have been with the discussions of each module; I learned so much from my fellow students about their views and beliefs. It was a very wonderful experience reading about what they think and then replying to them, as well as, the replies I received from my fellow students about my statements. My fellow students ' beliefs were very interesting and understandable, and if we disagreed with a viewpoint they were not rude but instead very courteous. Instead, they would point out the things they did not agree with and then would continue to go on to show me that I was not all wrong. Also, the main subject of chapter nine, about schools and their purpose to learn what all these people think about that subject helped me with my viewpoint on it all. I believe that a school is not for the country, the government or the state, but its people. I believe schools are meant to exist for the student and are there to allow the student to develop and become the person they want to be, like an astronaut or an attorney, I do not think that these choices are for anyone to decide, but the person and I do not agree with the idea of the state or government having control of what the students learn.

During my early years of life, I absolutely loved learning new things. I would wonder around the house and garage and look for items that were interesting. I was a very tactile child, in which I needed to touch and feel objects and items in order to learn about them. My parents and grandparents taught me to count at a young age using money and household items. For example, every morning, I went to McDonalds with my grandfather, and I purchased a cappuccino to take home for my grandmother. The overall cost of the coffee would be 95 cents, and I would receive a nickel in change. When we left McDonalds, my grandfather would give me the nickel as long as I saved the nickels and counted them in the pickup truck. At a young age, I had already learned the alphabet and numbers. My absolute favorite learning activity and form of play as a young child included spending time with my grandfather on the new land, in which I “helped” build the house. I followed him around, played on the dirt pile, and was interested in the tools he would use to build cars and furniture.

When I initially began my work-study my goal was to just complete the requirement. However, as I started to do the work, I began seeing my field experience through a set of difference lens. My field experience was no longer just a requirement but an opportunity for professional growth. I began asking myself, what do I want out of this experience? I began setting goals that has motivated me throughout my field experience. These goals include reading the programs manual/guidelines, learning how to utilize feedback received from my field supervisor for improvement, learning how to identify and use social work communication skills and improving my self-confidence.

Every learning experience in your life is significantly important, even the old experiences you’ve had in the past can be extremely influential. One of the learning experiences that I have had in the past was learning to play chess. Learning to play chess was an important learning experience, because when playing chess I had to learn to think ahead. Learning to think ahead while playing chess translates to help me realize the importance of trying to be prepared for multiple types of situations as well being able to react and adapt to unexpected situations in life. Another experience in my life that occurred in the past was the AP statistics course that I took in high school. This class was one the most challenging experiences in my life, during this class it helped me to form better study habits and better my time management. Study habits have become a very important part of my daily life, because it has allowed me to properly prepare for my classes and other important events in my life. Time management has been able to coincide with the study habits skills I also picked up while taking my AP statistics course, in that it has made me focus on the things in my life that are most important and that I should spend more of my day concentrating on instead of wasting time on miniscule tasks. One of the more recent experiences I have had in the past was when I took on a summer job. While completing my duties in my summer job I was able to form valuable teamwork skills, establish

The learning experience should be that of a collective nature where students are able to indiscriminately relate to the information, re-teach the information and have a balanced incorporation of all the learning centers in society; including the home and the church. The goal of this incorporation is to create a balanced learning environment that facilitates holistic development in the young mind. As professionals entrusted with the shaping of young minds, teachers must facilitate learning and personal, spiritual, ethical and academic development. My philosophy for education is a multi-part philosophy that encapsulates the idea of holistic and inclusive learning. The philosophy caters for the overall shaping and development of the young mind and includes aspects of balanced training, incorporated teachings and it generally focuses on training students to become teachers.