This is my very first blog post. Blogging is still very new to me but the page seems fairly easy to set up since it is like most social networking sites I have been on expect that I will be writing blogs. I am not sure if I am a fan of the blogging but who knows maybe it will start to grow on me as the weeks pass. So here it is, my very first blog post about the 7 and 1/2 habits. Feel free to leave comments. By learning about web 2.0 tools I hope to find many other resources that I can use in the classroom to help the children I teach learn the material in a fun creative way.
I liked the online tutorial about the 7 and 1/2 habits because I felt like I obtained more of the information from the presentation than just reading it from a text book. I can see why technology in the classroom can play such a vital role in learning information. The easiest habit for me is habit number three, "View problems as challenges". I believe this habit is easiest for me because when I encounter a problem, I am always looking for a way to overcome the problem. I just don't give up when a problem occurs because that would not solve anything and I would not learn from my obstacles. All the problems I have encountered in my life has taught me not to make the same mistakes again and think more efficiently when trying to solve a problem to have a better outcome. The hardest habit for me is number four, "Have confidence in yourself as a competent effective learner." I often doubt myself sometimes. I do not know the reason why I doubt myself when it comes to learning new things because I have always done well in school. I just need to overcome the fact that there is always going to be someone out there that is more intelligent than me in some areas. I just need to gain more confidence in myself that I am an effective learner.
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There is always someone out there that is more intelligent in some areas… there is always someone that is more intelligent than us in all areas! I tried to find some where I am better that everyone else and I couldn’t find anything. I thought, ok, “no one is better than me in loving my wife” but then I realized that her mother would probably disagree with that. Then I thought about my kids and even there I have a strong competition – my own wife.
ReplyDeleteThe important this is: Who cares? I like meeting people that are smarter, more intelligent or just better than me in something because usually I learn from them and I then get better, just better. This means that the real goal is to be better than ourselves every new day. To be better should be the goal of a lifelong learner. I think that to be confident is to know that we can and we will do things better. Ridelto