The Secret Of Learning : How Learning Might Interest People

I love to learn. At a young age, this passion allowed me to explore at my own pace and cultivated my fierce determination to seek the truth. Now I am surrounded by people who encourage me to try everything. I ruthlessly pursue my interests with the support of my friends and teachers. My pioneer spirit led to my exploration of marine life at Catalina Island, late nights to observe stars, roles in musicals, and even an attempt at belly-dancing. That support developed my willingness to try new things, so I always attend events given by friends and acquaintances. By giving others the same support, I work to create a community of interdependency. From these relationships, I know how to collaborate. Working well

More people than ever before are attending college due to the endless opportunities that it provides. Louis Menand, a college professor and the author of “Live and Learn: Why We Have College,” explains the meaning of college through three theories that have been developed. Theory 1 supports the idea of the sorting-out process that separates the highly intelligent from the less intelligent. Menand’s second theory explains that college provides opportunities for developmental growth, personal growth, and teaches individuals about the world around us. These are valuable lessons that will not be learned anywhere else. Theory three supports the idea of people attending college to specialize in a specific vocation. I

What we get out of the college experience, we use in our day to day lives. Even the things we think aren’t important or useful end up becoming helpful. The material we learn in college is fundamental when it comes jobs and life in general. We are taught to make choices. We are taught how the real world works, and how to turn our education into our way of life. “…the really significant education in thinking that we’re supposed to get in a place like this isn’t really about the capacity to think, but rather about the choice of what to think about.” (Wallace 199).

College is an opportunity to truly discover who you are. Often enough, you hear people saying “You should really major in this field, I think you would really enjoy this career.” or, “Do you think you really want to study that? Have you thought about what you will be doing ten years from now?” filling your mind with self doubt, uncertainty, and the anxiousness of not knowing what you want to do with the rest of your life. Mark Edmundson wrote an article titled, Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?, published in Oxford American addressing college students and their families how the most important thing college students should focus on is personal growth. When students take their courses seriously their engagement can help finding out who they really are and which future career will lead not necessarily to great financial success, but to a career and life that is very satisfying. Edmundson wants to inspire his audience and have them take what he is saying seriously. Edmundson uses satirical informal language and hypothetical situations to effectively persuade college students to focus on their personal growth in order to create a life and career that is deeply fulfilling.

The first two chapters of “What the Best College Students Do” cover several topics. Throughout the chapters, the lives and experiences of different college students are explored. A reoccurring theme in the book is the concept of learning styles. Essentially, the three learning styles are memorization, comprehension, and strategy. According to the author, comprehension is the most effective style of learning. While everyone will possess one of these three learning styles, it is not impossible for someone to adjust to another style. Additionally, the author elaborates on academic ideas such as independence, grades, and outside influences.

College students get to analyze other subjects that they may have not shown an interest in before; that will help them construct their career. Getting the necessary skills students need, will assure their success on anything they choose to do. “It is the education which gives a man a clear conscious view of his own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, and a force in urging them” (Newman, 54). Education gives students a better understanding their own opinions, and judgments; it creates anxiousness in developing them, a fluency in expressing them, and a power in urging them.

Edmundsons next tip is about how you find the real you in college. You find yourself in college because you become more independent, you steer away from things your parents may have made you out to be. You become yourself, you find your passions, you may even steer away from the stuff you use to believe in.

His mind flashed back to how he got here. He was in 11th grade and all of his friends were in fun classes while he was stuck taking boring math and science. He was determined to take those fun classes and started doing homework and projects better. Gradually he was able to enjoy having fun classes and nice teachers. He was determined to do the same when he got into college.

Today there is a great demand for higher education. It is important for our society and economical development. Our younger generations need to be equipped with the skills and knowledge to navigate through life. Alfred Whitehead believed in the importance of utilizing knowledge and the need to get students interested in their work (Cahn, 2013, p. 211). Whitehead’s philosophy makes sense because I also believe that knowledge is something that students need early in life, in order for students to be successful in higher education. My philosophy is that knowledge and guidance can turn into motivation into being successful in higher education. According to Cahn, as told by Whitehead (2013), “The mind is an instrument, you first

College smart-start guide. Money matters strategies. If lack of money could be an obstacle to your college success, get your finances in order now… not after it’s too late. Understanding the culture of higher education. In some ways, enrolling in to college is like moving to a foreign country. That’s because the culture of higher education is different from other cultures you have known, even that of high school. Understanding the expectations of college and university educators. Understanding yourself. You can think of it as your users manual for higher education, it explains how to get the most out of college. You’ll discover how to learn effectively, how to get high grades, and how to earn the degree you want. You’ll learn some of the basics

Once I learn a new concept, it doesn’t take long for me to understand what it means and how it applies to what I’m learning. I’ve always been passionate about learning, even from a young age! I was always eager to do any type of learning, whether it was simple writing exercises or math problems. Because I’ve always been so passionate about learning, I have built a very strong work ethic. I always give my full effort on all work and pay attention to the small details.

Learning to Love Learning Have you ever thought about how nice it would be if you never had to learn anything ever again? On the other hand, have you ever wished you loved learning? Learning is an important aspect in each of our lives. Figuring out how to have a love and want to learn can be difficult, but very rewarding. In the essays The love of Learning, by David McCullough, and Learning by Heart, by Susan W. Tanner, they each offer ways to figure out how to do so.

There is more to being a student than just reading books and learning such as creating

In one of my favorite books, Dr. Paul Kalanithi’s “When Breath Becomes Air”, he humorously but genuinely describes how, when in college, he found himself searching for the meaning of human life. While my ambitions aren’t quite as broad, I do hope to unravel an equally pressing aspect of living: our ability to learn. When we are young learning is the most exciting thing and fortunately the excitement has followed me out of childhood. I see our ability to learn as the basis of everything we do and the study of it encompasses multiple topics that the thinker in me fawns over: language, psychology, and philosophy most notably. Students in programs like psychology and cognitive science, that explore such topics, can do work in places where crucial

Naturally, my eagerness to learn came about at a very young age. I always wanted to know how the human body worked. Growing up in the age of YouTube, I often poured over countless hours of videos learning simple concepts that I could easily understand at that time. As I grew I was always looking to learn something new. Finally, in high school I took advantage of College Now, a program where students in high school had access to college classes on a college campus while receiving college credits. While I was there, I earned a Certificate in Computer Science from CUNY Queens College. This eagerness to learn came about of a very simple reason. My parents had high aspirations for me since no one on either side of their families had ever gone beyond a high school education. They wanted me to be the first in the family to achieve a Bachelor’s degree. Finally in 2012, I graduated from St. Johns University with a