Do You Have A Hard Time Learning?
Do you have a hard time learning? It can be easy, once you
realize that learning is just a relationship.
The minute you connect the unknown with the known, you have a
relationship.
Is someone trying to teach you something? Do they say put Tab A
in Slot A. Good. You know what Tab A is, and you know what Slot
A is.
What happens when they say, take the discuspet and put it in
Slot A? Hm.
What if they say, take the discuspet and put it in the
mascuspet? Yikes! You know what that means, don't you? You are
in the wrong class!
No, I'm just teasing. When someone teaches you something and
they say discuspet -- or any word you don't know -- stop them
right there. Ask them what a discuspet is, and if you understood
everything they said, then let them proceed.
Now, you know what a discuspet is. They say, take the discuspet
and put it in the mascuspet. Whoa! Stop them right there and ask
what a mascuspet is. They tell you and now you understand. Who
said learning was hard?
Oh, you say? What happens when they answer your question saying
that a mascuspet is a third of a tricuspet. Whoa! This is
getting complicated. Do you think you can handle it?
Sure. You ask them to explain tricuspet, and to use terms YOU
understand. Tell them to start with a nail. You KNOW what a nail
is. Then, they can show you the RELATIONSHIP. That's all
learning is. Finding out the relationship of something you don't
understand to something you do.
Teachers love to teach, and if they know you can grasp the
concept of nail, they can take it from there. They might say, *A
tricuspet is made of the same material a nail is and it's shaped
like a fan blade, and it's function is to ________.*
A great teacher gives the name, tells what it's made of, what it
looks like, and what it does, whenever possible, to everything
they are teaching. EVERYTHING. It takes the word *stupid* out of
the classroom. And isn't that a fantastic concept?
*** By the way, I made up the words discuspet, mascuspet, and
tricuspet. However, if there really is a discuspet, mascuspet,
or tricuspet, feel free to explain it to me. Start with nail,
because I know what that is. ***
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