Learning

People learn in many different ways; some people learn better if they see something being done, some learn it better if they hear it; some learn it quicker if they do it, and some just need to read about it to learn it. Most people learn in multiple ways. Some people have what is called multimodal which they can learn from three or more ways. Most people just learn from one or two of the ways described.

I am a multimodal learner; this will help me because I can learn in all four ways when it comes to school. I do not need to do a specific thing like have special notes or bring a tape recorder. I learn the easiest by listening to the lecture because I am mainly an aural learner. I can also learn very quickly with visuals, than its kinesthetic and finally reading and writing.

This explains how I can just listen to a lecture and not have to take many notes, but still get a good grade in any class. I have noticed that depending on the class I learn the subject by doing different things. Since I am a multimodal learner I can use different techniques to pass the class.

When it comes to my chemistry 109 class I am going to use all of the different learning techniques, because it is a very challenging class. I have already decided I am going to be a kinesthetic learner when it comes to my pre-calculus class because I have to learn it myself because it is such a big class and the teacher has very little time to teach. When it comes to English 100 I will be more of a reading and writing person mixed with some of the aural techniques, because those are the most effective in a English class.

I will use the techniques I have learned in all of my classes, because it will make them so much easier. I will continue to take the same notes as I usually do but I will study them a little bit differently now. I hope I can find the right combination and be able to pass all of my classes with ease.

intro letter

My name is Peter Doty; I have not been much of a writer besides writing the papers for my English classes. Writing has never been a thing that I have done very well. My favorite type of papers to write are research papers, because people will always learn something new when they write them. I dislike compare and contrast papers; I find them to be tedious and annoying.

I do not speak any other languages besides English. I have tried to learn Spanish while I was in high school, but it did not stay with me. I find language to be a very interesting thing. I am very curious about languages; especially when it comes to accents. I would like to learn a foreign language, but I do not think I will be able to do it.

I have come to Humboldt State to study molecular biology. I have chosen this major because I want to go to medical school after this experience is over. The study of the human body interests me because it is a very complex machine. The way all the organs and systems work together to create a human I find amazing.

My weaknesses as a student are that my handwriting is terrible, and that I have trouble paying attention while I am in class. My strengths as a student are that I am a fast learner and I have a very good memory. I am a learner that needs to see or hear something to learn it quickly. I can also learn from reading it; but it takes longer for me to learn the material.

My favorite quote about education was said by John F. Kennedy. “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation”.