I have never been able to learn well from reading or listening to someone talk. My mind wanders and I can’t grasp the situation. The best way for me to learn is by doing things. It helps me understand and remember information better, and it is much more interesting for me than reading and listening.
Doing things helps me understand. Someone may explain to me how a musical instrument works, for example. I don’t really understand this, however, until I try to play ithe instrument myself. Then I can hear and see how the sounds is made. I can feel how hard I have to make the sound I want. Or I could read a recipe in a cookbook. But I don’t really understand how to prepare the food until I try to cook it myself.
Doing things help me remember. A teacher could explain some grammar rules to me, but its hard for me to remember them. However, when I practice using the grammar rules by speaking the language, then I will remember them better. The more I speak the language, there better I remmenber the rules. I could also read about math formulas in a book. But I can’t remember them unless I use them to try to solve some math prpblems.
Doing things holds my attention. When I listen to a lecture, my thoughts wanders to other things and I don’t hear the information at all. When I read something, It is hard for me to follow the ideas unless I concentrate really hard. When I do something, on the other hand, I am always interested in it. I have to pay attention because I am the one who is doing it.
We all have our own learning styles. For me, it is clear that I learn best by doing things. It is the only way I can really focusmy attention on information, understand it and remember it.
