Human and Non-human Learning Learning (noun) knowledge or skills gained by studying. This is a lifelong process that equips one with experiences that stay with him/her for life. Throughout my school life I have had the pleasure of learning a great deal of skills and attitudes that have made me the rounded person I am today.
In high school I was exposed to Typewriting using the Almina Method, that is, typing using the qwerty keyboard where different fingers were used for different keys in typing the letters QAZ, WSX, EDC, RFVTGB and YHN, UJM, IK,, OL., P; to learn how to type accurately. Try as I may, I kept making mistakes which eventually grew to frustration. After many deliberate attempts I was finally getting the hang of it. Experience has proven that practice does not make perfect, but permanent.
Whenever I attempted to use the incorrect fingers or was lacking in posture, Miss Watson, my …show more content…
But, they are quick to point out that “members of other species often display high levels of intuitive reasoning, reacting to stimuli from the environment in quite complex ways, but only humans are able to ask themselves questions such as “What if?” And it is the ability to do this, above everything else, that forms the foundation of our vaunted creativity” (p. 70).
I have found this learning experience to have a profound impact on me and do not see myself trading it. With the advent of the computer integrated into Typewriting it gives me a slight advantage over many who have not had formal training in this area. The computer has made typing easier but the first experience remains unchanged. Even today, my learning and experiences are expounding and as I acquire more knowledge my skills, attitudes and attributes become more
In high school I was exposed to Typewriting using the Almina Method, that is, typing using the qwerty keyboard where different fingers were used for different keys in typing the letters QAZ, WSX, EDC, RFVTGB and YHN, UJM, IK,, OL., P; to learn how to type accurately. Try as I may, I kept making mistakes which eventually grew to frustration. After many deliberate attempts I was finally getting the hang of it. Experience has proven that practice does not make perfect, but permanent.
Whenever I attempted to use the incorrect fingers or was lacking in posture, Miss Watson, my …show more content…
But, they are quick to point out that “members of other species often display high levels of intuitive reasoning, reacting to stimuli from the environment in quite complex ways, but only humans are able to ask themselves questions such as “What if?” And it is the ability to do this, above everything else, that forms the foundation of our vaunted creativity” (p. 70).
I have found this learning experience to have a profound impact on me and do not see myself trading it. With the advent of the computer integrated into Typewriting it gives me a slight advantage over many who have not had formal training in this area. The computer has made typing easier but the first experience remains unchanged. Even today, my learning and experiences are expounding and as I acquire more knowledge my skills, attitudes and attributes become more