Thing 1

While reading the 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners one thing really stood out to me, and it stood out to me because I firmly believe in it. I strongly believe that it is never too late nor too soon to learn something. I hadn't put much thought into that until last semester when I had Mr. Brown who told us about how he gave a task designed for 5th graders to Kindergarteners. He said it took them a bit longer than it would have with 5th graders, but the students caught on and came up with multiple ways to solve the problem. I thought it was brilliant. He said that as long as we prepare them and give them the tools, any student at any age can accomplish any task. I believe the habit that is hardest for me is "begin with the end in mind". I struggle with this because I am a very visual "right-here-right-now" type of person. The easiest for me, however, is a tie between habit six: "use technology to your advantage" and habit seven: "teach/mentor others". Generally when I have a problem to solve, I will go online and try to search online to find my answer. Also, when I try to teach an individual something, it helps me with learning and seeing different perspectives as well.