How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning
How the Environment Plays A Role In Learning
Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school, work and our community. By being able to learn we are able to obtain basic knowledge, develop skills and abilities. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful, combative or stress free; the tiniest thing in our environment is important to how we are able to learn. The environment that we are in as children and adults can affect our learning dramatically as well as shape our identities. Although we all know that the environment around us does play a vital part in learning, we all do not know how it fully affects us. It is not hard to believe that the environment has an effect on us as individuals, this is how we all gain new experiences. (Smith) stated that certain environments can present negative distractions in a child’s learning process. Statistics has shown that if children experienced child abuse they tend to score lower on tests and exams than those who were raised normally. (Smith) stated that families may also be a source for positive motivation in a child’s life. Families can encourage children to believe in them, thus giving them confidence to believe in themselves and face the challenges that life may throw at them. I grew up where my family had planned my life for me and put me up on the highest pedestal ever imagined. By my family doing that, it affected my confidence to find solutions to problems that came my way. Not only are we affected by the environment but we are also affected by new experiences. By these experiences we are able to either learn or don’t learn from these new experiences. (Clark, 2006) states that if an individual has been in the military, then chances are that they will have greater levels of discipline; which will help this individuals ability to learn. Being in the military I have learned a great amount of discipline which has helped me succeed. In the
Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school, work and our community. By being able to learn we are able to obtain basic knowledge, develop skills and abilities. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful, combative or stress free; the tiniest thing in our environment is important to how we are able to learn. The environment that we are in as children and adults can affect our learning dramatically as well as shape our identities. Although we all know that the environment around us does play a vital part in learning, we all do not know how it fully affects us. It is not hard to believe that the environment has an effect on us as individuals, this is how we all gain new experiences. (Smith) stated that certain environments can present negative distractions in a child’s learning process. Statistics has shown that if children experienced child abuse they tend to score lower on tests and exams than those who were raised normally. (Smith) stated that families may also be a source for positive motivation in a child’s life. Families can encourage children to believe in them, thus giving them confidence to believe in themselves and face the challenges that life may throw at them. I grew up where my family had planned my life for me and put me up on the highest pedestal ever imagined. By my family doing that, it affected my confidence to find solutions to problems that came my way. Not only are we affected by the environment but we are also affected by new experiences. By these experiences we are able to either learn or don’t learn from these new experiences. (Clark, 2006) states that if an individual has been in the military, then chances are that they will have greater levels of discipline; which will help this individuals ability to learn. Being in the military I have learned a great amount of discipline which has helped me succeed. In the
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