There are 7 1/2 things that can help you become a lifelong learner.
These are: Start with the end in mind, accept responsibility for your
own learning, view problems as a challenge, have confidence in yourself
as a competent, effective learner, create you own learning toolbox, use
technology to your advantage, teach/mentor others. All of these I do in
some way already. Some I am better at, for example, start with the end
in mind. I know what I want at the end of this. Sometimes it seems
surreal like it is never going to happen but at other times it seems
like the end is right around the corner. The habit that I have the most
problem with is seeing myself as a competent, effective learner. I am in
the last few semesters of classes of the subject area I want to teach
and I find myself struggling. I do not want to give up because I have
put so much work in already but I know I can do better. I just need to
drag it out of myself. Also I feel like teaching and mentoring others is a very good way to help you learn and feel more confident in your subject area.
I feel that lifelong
learning is something everyone should strive for. It keeps you young,
you can never learn enough. There is always something interesting to
know. I really enjoy learning and I enjoy sharing what I have learned
with others. I feel it is how we grow in life. Knowledge is power
especially when you know what to do with it. Knowing a second language is a benefit that will help you in all areas in life. I hope to give my students this advantage. Knowing a second language will also give them access to new areas of knowledge and I hope this will inspire them to become life learners.
Using the Web 2.0 tools will help my students and I in many ways. It gives access to many others cultures and sights that my students might not ever get to experience any other way. It would be fun to find pen pals or have a podcast with somebody from another country so my students could a native speaker. There are so many things we could do I feel like the possibilities are endless!
Teaching others is most defiantly a good way to boost you confidence in your subject area. I have found that when you have to explain things to people who no little to nothing about your area of expertise, you realize how much you actually know- that you didn't know you knew. As for the things you don't know, you are forced to learn more about. It sounds to me like you are committed to being a life long learner. What is your subject area?
ReplyDeleteNevermind, your blog name is spanglish, so I assume Spanish? :)
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