What is learning? Learning is defined as: "The
acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, practice, or study, or
by being taught." We learn all the time! Some learning is fun and some
learning is not so fun and we go through it because we have to for school or other
various reasons. A few days ago I learned about three different learning
styles. The first one is Surface Learning. Surface learning is when
you learn and memorize facts just for the purpose of an exam. The second
learning style is Strategic Learning. With strategic learning you use
strategies and have objectives. Finally, the third type of learning is deep
learning. With deep learning you can ask three different types of questions. They
are important questions, intriguing questions, and “just plain beautiful”
questions. If we know these types of learning and actually apply them to our
learning, we will understand so much more.
This past
week in my family relations class, we talked about some trends that I found
very interesting. Some of the trends are:
- · The rate of cohabitating is increasing
- · The amount of people who are living alone is increasing
- · Increasing divorce rate
- · People are marrying later (26 for women, 28 for men)
- · Birth rates are lowering
- · Smaller household size
- · Premarital relations are increasing
- · Births to unmarried women are increasing
- · More and more mothers are in the work force
Over the past
years, people have been becoming more and more independent. I also feel like
people are starting to communicate less. Am I the only one that thinks this? I think
that the divorce rate is increasing because couples are choosing to not
communicate with each other. Communication is a HUGE part of a marriage and in
any relationship! I’ve seen so many relationships that have not worked out. That
is because of the lack of communication. Communicate people!!!
