When my oldest was young, we dreaded school beginning. Soon it would start again. She would come home sobbing, “They called me dumb!”. By the end of second grade, she knew she was “dumb”.
My heart ached to see someone so young already without hope. I prayed and studied all I could about those who have difficulty learning. I found myself remembering my own struggles in elementary school, and wondering why the Lord had not blessed me as others. I was startled out of my self-pitying mood, as these words filled my mind, “You have not understood. These are not your weaknesses, but the strengths I have given you.”
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
People Learn Differently
Being a person who struggled in elementary school myself, I really believe that people learn differently. Based on my own experiences and what I have learned in over thirty-six years of tutoring children, I agree that most children are not disabled learners, but simply people who learn in a different way.
Some of us can not learn merely by hearing something. We need to see and experience to learn. Visual aids such as pictures, time lines, graphs, demonstrations, and DVD’s really help me follow a lesson, but they don’t always have to be things you can touch. Stories, parables, examples, and analogies also enable me to “see” the ideas. I have found Teaching No Greater Call to be a invaluable resource of teaching ideas.
Some of us can not learn merely by hearing something. We need to see and experience to learn. Visual aids such as pictures, time lines, graphs, demonstrations, and DVD’s really help me follow a lesson, but they don’t always have to be things you can touch. Stories, parables, examples, and analogies also enable me to “see” the ideas. I have found Teaching No Greater Call to be a invaluable resource of teaching ideas.
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