{"id":4886,"date":"2012-05-17T07:06:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T12:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=4886"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:54","slug":"students-learn-a-new-concept-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=4886","title":{"rendered":"Students Learn a New Concept Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A student's perspective is what matters when it comes to learning a concept. Photo by: Brandon Heims<\/p><\/div>\n

By Brandon Heims<\/p>\n

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Learning something new takes effort, but some students learn in different ways through either seeing, hearing and\/or doing. <\/p>\n

Junior Victoria Godwin says she normally grasps the concept in class by listening to what the teacher is explaining and she usually writes down a few notes because she has a tendency to forget things. If she had any questions, she would ask the teacher or a friend that is in the same class so they could explain it to her. Sophomore Haley Adams on the other hand said, \u201cI can learn in class by a teacher just teaching. The way I learn best though is by having fun in class.\u201d Sophomore Jace Allen said he can listen and then just learn it on the spot; as for senior Mason Coiner, who said, \u201cI just do the work and complete it. Based off that grade, I determine what I need to do to get a better grade next time.\u201d Sophomore Danielle Erickson would agree with Adams, \u201cTo grasp a concept in class, it helps when a teacher teaches the lesson live sometimes, I look in my book later to help clarify or get better understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some students are better with learning a concept when able to visually see the lesson right in front of them; others may have to hear the lesson from someone else or just figure out the problem themselves to understand. Godwin said, \u201cI have to see it and practice it. I can\u2019t listen to something or I will honestly forget it. I need to see it and work with it so it will stick in my brain.\u201d Just like Godwin, Erickson feels that seeing and doing are better for her to understand a lesson. Allen on the other hand said, \u201cA mix between seeing and hearing.\u201d Which is opposite from Adams, who said, \u201cDoing because I don\u2019t want to be wrong and look silly.\u201d Coiner said, \u201cFor many students I believe it\u2019s better for kids to do, than to just hear about it. Being in Alternative School, and NovaNet, it allows me to do my own thing and learn without all the talking of the teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Students learn by working out a problem or listening and watching the instructor work it out. Photo by: Brandon Heims<\/p><\/div>\n

Students have the responsibility to understand a concept, that way they can be better in their future lives, but teachers have the responsibility to help those students understand. \u201cSince we now have Macbooks, teachers have been able to make their presentations a little more exciting,\u201d Godwin said, \u201c[but] as of now, I am fine with the way I am being taught.\u201d Adams on the other hand said, \u201cI learn from teachers explaining things completely. Or if I don\u2019t get it they come back and explain again.\u201d Erickson said, \u201cI like when teachers don\u2019t grade the homework, but go over the ones you didn\u2019t understand.\u201d As for Allen, he said, \u201cthey try to help you individually and then have you work in groups with other students.\u201d Then Coiner said, \u201cSome of the teachers try to participate as much as they can, [but] there are just some things that teachers cannot do, and only we, students, can grasp and take into consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learning a concept requires practice and like Coiner said, \u201ca teacher can only do so much, but it is up to the student to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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