http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/ Talking about school, education, and parenting. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Relishing My Cognitive Dissonance – I Recommend Some « Life-Long Curious Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:11:45 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-8714 [...] Unbeknownst to me there has been talk about learning styles being bunk for years (Here, here, here, here, here, and many more, and this one’s nice because it links to some nice research).  So I [...] [...] Unbeknownst to me there has been talk about learning styles being bunk for years (Here, here, here, here, here, and many more, and this one’s nice because it links to some nice research).  So I [...]

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-144 faz Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:49:13 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-144 I have a french diploma of educator of young children. I leave in UK and have to study again because my diploma is not recognised. I have a wide experience with children. I am working as teaching assistant SEN. I really believe that some teacher need to be more enthousiastic while teaching. Myself I fell like sleeping during the class and honnestly how could you ask a child (or even an adult) to listen to a story in monotonuous voice for 20 minutes, it is a torture. After that children must sit and have to do some written exercise about the story. They labbelled children as SEN, but most of them don’t fit to this way of teaching! If a child is diagnosed as ADD because s/he can concentrate to this type of lesson I must be diagnose to! I believe that all children can be taught. Children need to be taught going from the abstract to the concrete, the subject need to be taught in an interesting manners! Sadly I think UK needs more educator of young children I have a french diploma of educator of young children. I leave in UK and have to study again because my diploma is not recognised. I have a wide experience with children. I am working as teaching assistant SEN. I really believe that some teacher need to be more enthousiastic while teaching. Myself I fell like sleeping during the class and honnestly how could you ask a child (or even an adult) to listen to a story in monotonuous voice for 20 minutes, it is a torture. After that children must sit and have to do some written exercise about the story. They labbelled children as SEN, but most of them don’t fit to this way of teaching! If a child is diagnosed as ADD because s/he can concentrate to this type of lesson I must be diagnose to! I believe that all children can be taught. Children need to be taught going from the abstract to the concrete, the subject need to be taught in an interesting manners! Sadly I think UK needs more educator of young children

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-143 DifferentJoe Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:48:24 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-143 I totally agree with Joe - my first year at high school we had this one teacher who broke the norm. For the first 2 months he taught us how to take notes, read text books and study. After that we started on the regular course work. It was huge benefit to me. Sadly, that was wasn’t the case for most students at my school (they didn’t have that teacher). I totally agree with Joe – my first year at high school we had this one teacher who broke the norm. For the first 2 months he taught us how to take notes, read text books and study. After that we started on the regular course work. It was huge benefit to me. Sadly, that was wasn’t the case for most students at my school (they didn’t have that teacher).

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Joe Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:47:37 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-142 I find that the schools are teaching the kids in high school, the same way as in university, not all children are ready for that. when a child starts high school, they have 3 years to go before university. At high school level, they should be focusing in study skills to prepare students for university, where they will have to cope with lecture style classes and they need to be independent learners and be able to self teach. I find that the schools are teaching the kids in high school, the same way as in university, not all children are ready for that. when a child starts high school, they have 3 years to go before university. At high school level, they should be focusing in study skills to prepare students for university, where they will have to cope with lecture style classes and they need to be independent learners and be able to self teach.

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-141 okorie lola Fri, 12 May 2006 16:46:59 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-141 Here in Nigeria, most children get up so early because they go to school so far from home, and come back late because of the traffic situation, how can we keep them focused on study the little time they have to do so. Getting them to concentrate while studying is also a problem. Thank you. Here in Nigeria, most children get up so early because they go to school so far from home, and come back late because of the traffic situation, how can we keep them focused on study the little time they have to do so. Getting them to concentrate while studying is also a problem. Thank you.

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Administrator Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:46:10 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-140 Joe; Sorry, we do not yet have any centres open in the UK but we are working on it. However, if you click to the Oxford Learning web site and email us your address, we will send you a non-charge book called, Will You Please Pay Attention. It contains many strategies to help. Also, I would not consider meds unless the case was quite severe and, possibly, had a hyperactivity involvement. [Update - Will you Please Pay Attention is now available online] http://www.oxfordlearning.com/add/ Joe; Sorry, we do not yet have any centres open in the UK but we are working on it. However, if you click to the Oxford Learning web site and email us your address, we will send you a non-charge book called, Will You Please Pay Attention. It contains many strategies to help. Also, I would not consider meds unless the case was quite severe and, possibly, had a hyperactivity involvement. [Update - Will you Please Pay Attention is now available online] http://www.oxfordlearning.com/add/

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Zaur Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:45:23 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-139 Do you have a branch in Russia region? [Administrator - we currently do not] Do you have a branch in Russia region? [Administrator - we currently do not]

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Howard Solomon Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:44:38 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-138 Joe, Watch your daughter a little more closely in her out of school activities. Can she watch a movie all the way through? Can she play a game for hours on end? If the answer to either of these two questions is Yes, she CAN concentrate. What she can’t do is concentrate on what the school presents to her. There are two solutions. Change the child or change what the school does. It seems easier to change the child. All you need to do is get some pills, and the child is better matched to the school. But the result is a potential drug dependency. Take some time to sit in the classroom. Ask yourself how many other children appear more interested than yours. If there aren’t many, reach the conclusion that what’s being done in the name of teaching is boring. Then get ready to go fight the school board. [Comment edited by Administrator to remove personal information] Joe, Watch your daughter a little more closely in her out of school activities. Can she watch a movie all the way through? Can she play a game for hours on end? If the answer to either of these two questions is Yes, she CAN concentrate. What she can’t do is concentrate on what the school presents to her. There are two solutions. Change the child or change what the school does. It seems easier to change the child. All you need to do is get some pills, and the child is better matched to the school. But the result is a potential drug dependency. Take some time to sit in the classroom. Ask yourself how many other children appear more interested than yours. If there aren’t many, reach the conclusion that what’s being done in the name of teaching is boring. Then get ready to go fight the school board. [Comment edited by Administrator to remove personal information]

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Joe Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:43:54 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-137 We live in Surrey - United Kingdon. Do you have a center close to us? [Comment edited by Administrator on user request] We live in Surrey – United Kingdon. Do you have a center close to us? [Comment edited by Administrator on user request]

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/10/03/the-myth-of-learning-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Joe Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:43:34 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/the-myth-of-learning-styles/#comment-136 My daughter is having problems with concentration, ( ADD?). Is medication the way to help? [Comment edited by Administrator on user request] My daughter is having problems with concentration, ( ADD?). Is medication the way to help? [Comment edited by Administrator on user request]

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