Learning Styles

I can remember always being frustrated in school because my Visual learning style was always being distracted by auditory learners and lessons. I am the type of person who cannot study in groups, needs complete silence and have to read notes over and over to get a mental image for tests. I tend to picture the location of material I need to recall mentally. Independent learning was always my favorite in the classroom. I would prefer to go at my own pace and learn by myself. However, after I knew the material or understood the content, I always would teach my fellow classmates, putting it in my own words. I do learn well from lectures ironically, but I think it is because I take my own notes and can visualize the words on paper. As much as I try to vary my lessons to reach all learning styles in my classroom, I tend to teach to the auditory learner most. After reflecting on this learning style quiz and lesson, I realize that I probably would not do well in my OWN classroom. I plan to address this in a fashion that will hopefully reach all learners, not just visual learners like myself. Teachers always struggle with the best practice in their classroom, and the ultimate goal is to reach every student. Unfortunately, the reality is that we probably wont. I believe that our focus as teachers is to have student led instruction, which will allow students to dictate and take ownership of their personal learning. I have found that not only do student learn more in student led instruction, but they are also more engaged.