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Hey! We're going to take a break from RLA and Science this week to study something a little bit different: learning how to learn.
Hey! We're going to take a break from RLA and Science this week to study something a little bit different: learning how to learn.
I'll be sharing information that I have personally found useful in my life, and information that I think will help you as you prepare for and take the GED test.
I'll be sharing information that I have personally found useful in my life, and information that I think will help you as you prepare for and take the GED test.
Have you ever had a great idea in the shower?
Have you ever had a great idea in the shower?
Have you ever taken a test, struggled with a problem, and then remembered the answer after the test was over?
Have you ever taken a test, struggled with a problem, and then remembered the answer after the test was over?
Why is that? Well, as it turns out, there are 2 kinds of thinking, and you need them both to learn.
Why is that? Well, as it turns out, there are 2 kinds of thinking, and you need them both to learn.
We're going to learn about the two kinds of learning and how you can learn to use them both to help you achieve your goals.
We're going to learn about the two kinds of learning and how you can learn to use them both to help you achieve your goals.
Start by watching both videos.
Start by watching both videos.
One word you should know before you watch is "neural". It basically means "brain".
One word you should know before you watch is "neural". It basically means "brain".
Neural=brain
Neural=brain
Finish these sentences and email me your answers: iolson@tacomacommunityhouse.org
1.) There are two modes of thinking, but
2.) Although the focused mode is good for solving specific problems or understanding details
3.) when you concentrate intensely on something you're trying to learn
4.) If you're in one mode of thinking, you can't
5.) when the brain is relaxed and makes new connections
Ok, so we have two modes of thinking: focused and diffuse (or relaxed).
Ok, so we have two modes of thinking: focused and diffuse (or relaxed).
That's cool, but how can we use that to help us learn?
That's cool, but how can we use that to help us learn?
Don't believe me? Listen to the pro.
Don't believe me? Listen to the pro.
(This is the same information in both videos; the one on the left is a bit more "scientific". Just watch one.)
Doodling is a great way to put your brain in the "diffuse (relaxed) mode". I always keep some paper by me and doodle for a few seconds when I feel stuck. I also find it helps me listen if I am in a meeting or watching a video.
Doodling is a great way to put your brain in the "diffuse (relaxed) mode". I always keep some paper by me and doodle for a few seconds when I feel stuck. I also find it helps me listen if I am in a meeting or watching a video.
Check out these pages by one of my favorite thinkers and teachers, Lynda Barry.
OK, that was a lot of stuff. Here's the BIG, MOST IMPORTANT IDEA from this page:
"When you're learning, what you want to do is study something. Study it hard by focusing intently. Then take a break or at least change your focus to something different for awhile. During this time of seeming relaxation, your brain's diffuse mode has a chance to work away in the background and help you out with your conceptual understanding."
"When you're learning, what you want to do is study something. Study it hard by focusing intently. Then take a break or at least change your focus to something different for awhile. During this time of seeming relaxation, your brain's diffuse mode has a chance to work away in the background and help you out with your conceptual understanding."
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