Becoming A Learner

Reading Becoming a Learner should be a requirement for all students upon entering high school. These skills are essential for entering the real world and college life. In the book it says, “In other words the kind of person you become is much more important than what you learn how to do.” (Sanders, 2). This quote explains that the skills one develop through learning is much more important than actually obtaining a degree. It also explains that overcoming mistakes and failures will help anyone in future situations which will result in acceleration in whatever situation one is placed in. Learning has always been something very important to me. One way, in which, I related to the book was that it isn’t just school that we have the opportunity to learn, grow and gain new skills to help us in the future. Every trial we go through whether it is in school or in everyday life can teach valuable lessons which, if one applies to their life can be developed into new skills for the future.
An example from my life pertaining to the book is the very first week of my senior year of high school I broke my foot. I ended up being on crutches all but two months of my senior year. I didn’t realize this would take such a toll on my schoolwork. When it first happened, I was discouraged and …show more content…
Is it just in certain industries that employers look at skills rather than degrees? I believe that it may be different for everyone, but it would be interesting to study different businesses and employers and see what they think of this idea. The books “How We Got to Now” and “Becoming a Learner” both have many of the same underlying ideas. In the book “How We Got to Now” many of the people in the book had nothing to lose which led to innovation. Now that our society has grown technologically we can’t stop the innovation and learning. (Do you really need this last