The Progressive School Vol 02 Issue 04

fittest happens only through the learning
experiences. So, one should travel a lot to
learn a lot.
Learning during childhood
As child, we learn the most without any
hesitation or fear of being judged. We all
remember our “abc” and nursery rhymes
so well. . . Ever thought why?
Learning happens everywhere
informally and formally. It’s just that we
need to be open and happy to learn at
any point in time. Toddlers and preschool
children are the happiest people who
learn maximum with extreme sense
of happiness. The way a child from
kindergarten recites his poem shows the
enthusiasm in his learning. They are
happy when they recite. Their tone would
be high, face filled with expressions,and
body would flow with the rhythm. All this
can only happen when one learns with
happiness. As adults we lack interest and
motivation in learning things and due to
that, cannot retain what we have learned
or get bored easily while learning. The art
of learning is best with kids.
Modern way of learning
Over the years, the whole approach
of learning has made a shift. Earlier
children were taught in gurukuls where the
emphasis was on rote learning. Learners
listened to what their gurus taught them.
Now is a different module where learning
takes place differently wherein visual,
aural, kinaesthetic and sensory inputs are
energised. It has moved to greater heights
technology-wise with greater wisdom.
Knowledge is transferred mutually and is
accessible to every person. Modernity has
changed the outlook of learning.
Learning through social
media
People learn from social media too.
Individuals who use Facebook, Twitter
and other social platforms also tend to pick
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up alot of information from varied sources
but the authentication of subject matter is
questionable. This is superficial learning
that happens only for specific time. This
kind of learning is only temporary and the
storage of information may decay soon.
The arena of social platforms (Facebook,
Whatsapp and so on) is highly lucrative
but this learning diminishes and fades
away from memory. It is a forced learning
and burdens your memory and overloads
the brain with irrelevant information. It
changes your priority and mindset. One
tends to become Vagabond in the field of
information and technology. The whole
idea of learning deviates and becomes
merely a source of killing time. This
shallow learning is more of a sharing of
information; done with a different intent
and certain individuals get carried away
by the content and get influenced.
Learning through books
Books, as we say, are the best friends of
humans and are one of the greatest sources
of learning. One can acquire substantial
amount of good learning from books. It
depends on the readers how one learns and
reads the book. I believe that if you read the
book with keen interest, you remember it
for years and can narrate the incidents in
its chronological order too. Books can be
amazing source of learning.
Learning through imitating
Great deal of learning happens by
imitation. For instance,kids learn from
imitation. Though they do it without
any understanding but at the bottom
of it, a behaviour of learning develops.
Kids behave exactly the same way they
see their parents behaving. They pick
up patterns or styles of their parents
and siblings too. All of it is learned by a
child. When I smile as a mother, my child
reflects back with the same smile and
that is the beauty of the art of learning.
A child develops into an individual by
learning many aspects of life. What
matters is the process of his nurture and
nature around him.
Learning through cinema
Another interesting form of learning
is cinema in today’s world. The amount of
information one gets from television and
cinema is huge. It is easily accessible and
any age group can get the most interesting
stuff from this source within no time. Kids
can learn a lot as it helps them process any
information with ease. The visuals and
auditory reflections enhance their learning
and help in retaining information for a
longer period of time. That is the reason
modern schools adopt modern ways of
teaching with smartboards, presentations,
and videos. Research also suggests that
children learn better visually.
Learning without deadlines
The reason why a child’s learning
is stress-free, because they are never
bothered about the end result or worry
about the deadlines. We as adults always
carry the fear of losing or worry about
imperfections. All these habits only
become an impediment in our process
of learning and acquiring knowledge or
skill. We should learn that it’s “ok” to make
mistakes and good to be defeated at times.
We should learn and continue
learning for ever. Nurture your hobbies:
travel to new places, learn gardening,
cooking, stitching, swimming, driving
or anything of your interest. This will
keep your brain healthy and you will
keep rising.
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