What Is The Importance Of Learning That Don T Fit Into The Normal Classroom

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We all know how important school is, we learn so many important things when in school. But there are so many things that we can learn that don’t fit into the normal classroom. Learning doesn 't all have to be in a desk. Although some people thrive in sit down class room environment. I know plenty of people who don’t thrive in a desk type classroom. I have had my own experiences as well. As we keep improving our education system, Its important that we adapt of everyones strengths and learning styles. I have know people that test horrible in school and do not do well at all. But they 're a trained sniper with an aim as good as Chris Kyle 's. Or someone who can know there way around a semi truck very well and can fix any part on it. In my mind, …show more content…
Some people wont ever have the ability to shoot like a sniper, but they will succeed in something else. Then there are people who do well on test. Just like the people who eat breath and sleep science. Who just know how it works and will someday find a cure to cancer. I have never been an A student, when I was in elementary school I was falling behind a little more each year. So for middle school my parents decided to homeschool me. Although I was not homeschooled by my own parents, a good friend of ours homeschooled me. Thats when I learned so much. For me the one-on-one experience made so much of a difference. I improved my math from a 3rd and 4th grade level to testing into 9th grade math when I went into high school. One of the memories that I vividly have, is when I was learning my times tables. I would sit down at the octagon glass table next to the fire place. This is were I would do all my school work. I would

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