Kai Wynter
Monday January 24th, 2021
Educational Psychology
Throughline 1
Questions
1. What is your theory of learning and teaching? That is, how do you believe people learn
best, and how can teaching (formal and informal) best support learning?
Personally, I believe people learn best from personal experiences and active participation. My
brain is most stimulated when doing a fun learning activity; it makes information more
straightforward for me to understand and retain. Interactive lessons work best for me rather than
getting notes and memorizing them for an exam.
Teaching can help to learn by making sure the lessons are designed for each student's
personal best learning ability. Some students work better in a traditional setting, while others
excel in a more modern classroom setting with fewer notes and more activities and hands-on
lessons.
2. What is your favorite analogy for learning—a bank, a telephone network,
eating/digesting, combat, a web, or something else? How are the two similar and
dissimilar?
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, My favorite analogy about learning is "learning is like building a house". I love this analogy
because it is so true. One cannot build a house starting from the roof. It would help if you began
with the foundation on the ground and then work your way up. It would be best to start off with
the foundation, one brick at a time until you have built a house full of knowledge. Building a
house is much more complex than just stacking bricks, but you must start with baby steps to see
the grand project. That is exactly what learning is.
3. What should be taught and learned in school? Be specific.
I believe that children should be exposed to material such as how to manage finances, file taxes,
and manage mental health. These are basic human necessities that many young people are not
exposed to at a young age and sometimes makes it difficult in the long run. Especially when kids
are pushed into college right after high school and are somewhat forced to be independent at a
tender age. The same goes for filing taxes. Many young people aren't used to the system of filing
taxes, which every working person has to do, until it is time for them actually to file taxes.
Youths need to know where their money is going, why the government is taking it, and how to
use this system to their benefit.
As it relates to coping with mental health, life can get very stressful at times. Some schools offer
counsel, but it would be fantastic if schools taught students how to deal with mental health even
on their own effectively.
4. How should these things be taught? Pick a topic and grade level and describe good
teaching in specific terms.
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Monday January 24th, 2021
Educational Psychology
Throughline 1
Questions
1. What is your theory of learning and teaching? That is, how do you believe people learn
best, and how can teaching (formal and informal) best support learning?
Personally, I believe people learn best from personal experiences and active participation. My
brain is most stimulated when doing a fun learning activity; it makes information more
straightforward for me to understand and retain. Interactive lessons work best for me rather than
getting notes and memorizing them for an exam.
Teaching can help to learn by making sure the lessons are designed for each student's
personal best learning ability. Some students work better in a traditional setting, while others
excel in a more modern classroom setting with fewer notes and more activities and hands-on
lessons.
2. What is your favorite analogy for learning—a bank, a telephone network,
eating/digesting, combat, a web, or something else? How are the two similar and
dissimilar?
1
, My favorite analogy about learning is "learning is like building a house". I love this analogy
because it is so true. One cannot build a house starting from the roof. It would help if you began
with the foundation on the ground and then work your way up. It would be best to start off with
the foundation, one brick at a time until you have built a house full of knowledge. Building a
house is much more complex than just stacking bricks, but you must start with baby steps to see
the grand project. That is exactly what learning is.
3. What should be taught and learned in school? Be specific.
I believe that children should be exposed to material such as how to manage finances, file taxes,
and manage mental health. These are basic human necessities that many young people are not
exposed to at a young age and sometimes makes it difficult in the long run. Especially when kids
are pushed into college right after high school and are somewhat forced to be independent at a
tender age. The same goes for filing taxes. Many young people aren't used to the system of filing
taxes, which every working person has to do, until it is time for them actually to file taxes.
Youths need to know where their money is going, why the government is taking it, and how to
use this system to their benefit.
As it relates to coping with mental health, life can get very stressful at times. Some schools offer
counsel, but it would be fantastic if schools taught students how to deal with mental health even
on their own effectively.
4. How should these things be taught? Pick a topic and grade level and describe good
teaching in specific terms.
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