Different Ways of Learning

     I believe that every person, learns  in a different way.  Some people learn by reading, some  memorize everything, and some learn by doing. 

     When I was growing up , I had to work my butt off for every grade that I got, and still do.  But there were always the kids that would never open a book, and would walk away with straight A’s.    I have three daughters, and the oldest daughter was one of those people.  All the way through school, she would come home from school and put her backpack in her room.  She would not touch the backpack again until she went back to school.  She always said that she would read the material once, and then it was in her brain.   She was fourth in her class, when she graduated.  My middle daughter, on the other hand, would study about 2 to 4 hours per night and would bring home B’s.  She always told me mom, I just have to memorize the material.    My youngest daughter  would study from the time she got home from school til  late in the night and was lucky to bring home a C.  That child would read the material, rewrite it in her own words, and then make flash cards, and study the flash cards.  She still had problems grasping the material.  My method of learning is very similar to that of my youngest daughter.  And I have to work just as hard as she did.

     As I have grown, I have learned what works the best for me.  If I can touch what I am learning, I seem to learn faster..  The kids on the video,about Tinkering School seemed to learn hands on.  If they made a mistake , they figured out a way to make it work.  Gever Tulley, gives the kids the chance to plan and build something, with guidance if needed.   Just like life, if you make a mistake you find a way to make it work.   Sort of like, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.  I think that everyone should take the Tinkering School, even adults.  You take what they give you and make something out of it.   Just like life, you take what is given , and you try to make something out of it. 

Please go to the following link and view the video: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html