November 2008 Blog Posts

Learning Styles and Thanksgiving

Your Learning Style is unique. It’s unlike anybody else’s. One in a billion. No, actually, let me be more exact: your Learning Style is 1 in 3552713678800500929355621337890625.   If that’s not reason enough to be thankful for your Learning Style this season, let’s be thankful for: Our ability to learn new things. Our ability to remember the things we’ve learned. Our ability to communicate our knowledge to others. Our ability to deal with stress according to our Learning Style.   Don’t you know what your Learning Style is? Find out today and...

Learning Styles and a Gifted Teenager

Being a gifted learner is often a challenge, particularly when the education system doesn't match their abilities.   Because schoolwork comes so easily to them, sitting in class and doing repetitive homework may be boring. Depending on his or her Learning Style, as well as on the teacher’s attitude, a gifted teenager will most likely choose a way to pass the time by: moving about, even when not allowed to reading their own book (usually advanced for their age) during class playing the fool being insubordinate ...

Teenagers and Learning Styles - Who’s the boss?

  Learning Styles can be blamed for many things, from failing to do your homework, being disruptive in class... all the way to smoking addiction. It’s true! Check out your own profile and find out.   Learning Styles will show you how you can become the boss of your own life, both at school and out of school.   Based on a True Story 1 13-year old Max doesn’t see the point of doing his homework. His father takes away Max’s TV privileges until homework is done (a seemingly logical consequence for not doing homework). Max...

Teenage Learning Styles and Computers

Computers are cool. You probably use one every day to play games, talk to your friends or do homework research. However, some types or learners benefit from computer learning (also known as online learning or e-learning) more than others. Check out your Learning Style report. If you have a preference or a strong preference in 4 or more of the below elements of the LSA Pyramid: ·         VISUAL (external) ·         VISUAL (words) ·         TACTILE (touching) ·         MOBILITY (stationary) ·         SOCIAL GROUPINGS: ALONE ·         TIME OF DAY: evening ·         KINESTHETIC (internal), then you learn well using a computer (education games, Internet research, etc.)   Be aware, however, that not all information you...

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