learner, then it is no shock that my 'learning' turned out high grades in all my classes. Learning is in quotes because I don't think I really learned a whole lot. I think I was good at regurgitating information but not truly understanding and learning things. Not sure if my whole journey as a learner has to do with my exposure to all different types of information and ways of learning it or if it's a true constructivism type of learning.
We moved right before Christmas. When I went to my new school in Houston, the students were moving on to division after finishing up reviewing multiplication. In Arizona, I had still been doing addition and subtraction in third grade and hadn't even been introduced to multiplication. Because of the difference in the educational systems in the states, I was VERY far behind. I learned my multiplication facts in a week and went on to division with the rest of my class. Since then, I felt like I was always one step behind in mathematics. I'm not sure if I craved the challenge or I enjoyed the insanity!
In fact, I needed a lot of extra practice in math, yet I pursued it in college. I originally wanted to be a Civil Engineer (since I've always loved to build and make things) but that plan evolved into a degree in Applied Mathematics after having three children during my college career. Throughout all my math courses, from Linear Algebra to Differential Equations, math never came easy and I struggled in each course. Looking back, I think it was my desire to maintain an equilibrium, that got me through all those times. This is where I believe I follow the constructivism learning philosophy. My teaching philosophy is one that has evolved from a behaviorist theory. Having experienced all of school in this way, I thought this was the best way to teach AND learn. My teaching philosophy has evolved, just like my learning.
Annotated Bibliography Beauchamp, Ann S. (Novemeber 2016). Cognitive equilibrium [Encyclopedia Britannica]. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/science/cognitive-equilibrium. More equilibrium tends to occur as an individual is transitioning from one major developmental stage to the next. Also explains the motivation for an individual's development. Evers, Chia. (March 2017). 'The 'missing' principle: Learning over education. Retrieved from https://whiplashbook.com/the-missing-principle-learning-over-education-3a7905549aae. Learning relies on students' values and and gives them tools to discover. Putting learning over education means building active, connected systems that teach people how to learn, rather than focusing on specific bodies of knowledge. Smith, M. K. (1999) ‘The behaviourist orientation to learning’, the encyclopedia of informal education. Retrieved from http://infed.org/mobi/the-behaviourist-orientation-to-learning/. The behaviourist movement studies behavior in relation to environment. Three main elements: learning is manifested in a change of behavior, the environment shapes ones behavior, and how close in time two events must be for a bond to be formed. Thomas, D., & Brown J. S. (2011). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. (Vol 219) Lexington, KY: CreateSpace Students learn through play and discovery. Taking student's passions and being able to add to those while implementing learning.
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