Posted on Oct 18, 2017
What is your favorite way to learn and why (books, courses, podcasts, YouTube, webinars, etc...)?
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Depends on what I'm doing if it's a skill I like a course with a hands on portion. If it's building on existing information video or webinars can work, but for me there is nothing like physical interaction.
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I learn best by doing. Reading and similar activities such as computer or web-based learning programs are second.
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I think military veterans are masters at this skill of 'OJT' or learning by doing. I don't think their exists a finer force that employs such personnel who can master almost any trade without little or no education. That's the American war-fighter!
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When it comes to skills working with my hands, I go to junk yards and garage sales buy things and take them apart, then put them together again, repeatedly. Necessity is the mother of invention and repetition is the father of all progress.
I am learning Romanian. I started with listening to Romanian music until I could distinguish words, then a Romanian friend of mine started lending me Romanian dubbed copies of familiar movies. I play them when I am working in my shop. I am not conversant, but when we join them for dinner, I get the gist of what his in-laws (who do not speak English) are saying, and I can roughly communicate back. Whenever I meet someone who is going to be around my life for the foreseeable future, that speaks a foreign language, I do the same. So far I've done the same with French, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic, not by any means fluent, but I can communicate. Hindi has totally eluded me, but I love Bollywood movies.
I am learning Romanian. I started with listening to Romanian music until I could distinguish words, then a Romanian friend of mine started lending me Romanian dubbed copies of familiar movies. I play them when I am working in my shop. I am not conversant, but when we join them for dinner, I get the gist of what his in-laws (who do not speak English) are saying, and I can roughly communicate back. Whenever I meet someone who is going to be around my life for the foreseeable future, that speaks a foreign language, I do the same. So far I've done the same with French, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic, not by any means fluent, but I can communicate. Hindi has totally eluded me, but I love Bollywood movies.
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CPT Christopher Coker
This makes me think of the concept of educational immersion. Sounds like a bit of a life hack. Thanks for the post.
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CPT Christopher Coker - My daughter picked up the technique and we have four Grandkids that are fluent in Spanish for their age level (ages 9, 8, 6 an 3). I am the only Spanish speaker in their lives until they got to school. She started when the oldest was 4 or 5.
They are only allowed to watch kids shows in English once on Netflix. If they want to watch again, they must choose a foreign language dub. She emphasizes Spanish, but exposes them to other languages.
On a recent trip to the zoo in Grand Rapids, the two middle kids were stumbling through Korean with some tourists they met. We had no idea. The 8 year old is a natural, he is fully conversant with Amish neighbors when they speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which I don't think is an option on Netflix. He is also sweet on the 8 year old daughter of one of my farm customers that speak Hindi and the two of them ramble on in Hindi whenever they meet. Her Dad says he speaks at about the level of a 4-5 year old native speaker with near perfect accent for the Mumbai region of India.
They are only allowed to watch kids shows in English once on Netflix. If they want to watch again, they must choose a foreign language dub. She emphasizes Spanish, but exposes them to other languages.
On a recent trip to the zoo in Grand Rapids, the two middle kids were stumbling through Korean with some tourists they met. We had no idea. The 8 year old is a natural, he is fully conversant with Amish neighbors when they speak Pennsylvania Dutch, which I don't think is an option on Netflix. He is also sweet on the 8 year old daughter of one of my farm customers that speak Hindi and the two of them ramble on in Hindi whenever they meet. Her Dad says he speaks at about the level of a 4-5 year old native speaker with near perfect accent for the Mumbai region of India.
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I find reading and writing to be beneficial but also through debate. It forces you to think critically and it forces you to accept unknown truths. Debate is also a very humbling experience that permits self reflection and real introspection. I think that for life-skills, debate and training yourself to be a critical thinker are key to developing a good plan in life both in a general sense and in a more specific even technical sense.
Debate can be through a wide array of sources both electronic and interpersonal and is essential in all walks of life, the only way one can find truth is through the realization of wrongfulness, one can then achieve greatness and wisdom.
Debate can be through a wide array of sources both electronic and interpersonal and is essential in all walks of life, the only way one can find truth is through the realization of wrongfulness, one can then achieve greatness and wisdom.
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CPT Christopher Coker
This is a solid, solid answer PO2 (Join to see).
Debate isn't something I was remotely thinking about when I asked the question, but I really see what you're saying. It definitely forces us to think critically, and quickly. Kinda like a check on knowledge as we go, because odds are -- whoever we debate with -- won't let it slide if there are holes in our logic.
Glad you posted, thank you.
Debate isn't something I was remotely thinking about when I asked the question, but I really see what you're saying. It definitely forces us to think critically, and quickly. Kinda like a check on knowledge as we go, because odds are -- whoever we debate with -- won't let it slide if there are holes in our logic.
Glad you posted, thank you.
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CPT Christopher Coker good question sir..
The answer is YES....LOL, or it depends.
If it is a topic Im into, crave, and have a basic understanding for, I can learn from any of those, or all.
Im going back to school and as such need to take some core classes I dread.... English, being one of them...... I turned down a very nice offer and package to do on line schooling with an accredited university because I know I will not do well in several required class on line...
for me its akin to "The Work out partner"
Many folks will commonly skip a work out in the home gym, or give up on the program all together, but that same person who has a training partner, and meets at the local gym will not want to disappoint, to skip out, to leave the other hanging..and will be at every planned work out.
If I have a seat and classroom Im supposed to be in on Thursdays at 10:00 Im much less apt to blow it off then the same 3 hours I could be sitting in front of a computer at home where I will instead decide to dust the furniture and clean the floor edge molding before that 3 hour web based "class"
The answer is YES....LOL, or it depends.
If it is a topic Im into, crave, and have a basic understanding for, I can learn from any of those, or all.
Im going back to school and as such need to take some core classes I dread.... English, being one of them...... I turned down a very nice offer and package to do on line schooling with an accredited university because I know I will not do well in several required class on line...
for me its akin to "The Work out partner"
Many folks will commonly skip a work out in the home gym, or give up on the program all together, but that same person who has a training partner, and meets at the local gym will not want to disappoint, to skip out, to leave the other hanging..and will be at every planned work out.
If I have a seat and classroom Im supposed to be in on Thursdays at 10:00 Im much less apt to blow it off then the same 3 hours I could be sitting in front of a computer at home where I will instead decide to dust the furniture and clean the floor edge molding before that 3 hour web based "class"
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CPT Christopher Coker
Thank you, SGM Erik Marquez!
I like that you pointed that out. It's interesting...I really like consuming new material in an online/digital format. That being said, when I was in school, I always declined online classes because I preferred being in a classroom and learning traditional subjects in a more traditional way.
So long story short, I agree. The answer is simply YES. haha.
As always -- I appreciate your insight.
I like that you pointed that out. It's interesting...I really like consuming new material in an online/digital format. That being said, when I was in school, I always declined online classes because I preferred being in a classroom and learning traditional subjects in a more traditional way.
So long story short, I agree. The answer is simply YES. haha.
As always -- I appreciate your insight.
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I have heard great things about podcasts, but I have never taken the time to try it? I have a laundry list of things that I would love to learn about these days....Would this be a great resource to start for "learning purposes" or more entertainment value?
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CPT Christopher Coker
Both! What I love about podcasts is the versatility. There are certainly those that are sources for entertainment alone. That being said, there are some podcasts that are nothing but educational value week after week. If you stream them, most are free content. It's hard to argue with free education!
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There are many ways to learn but if it is an activity connected to using my brain to perform a task it would be by doing it. Other than that my favorite would be by using all the available opportunities through the Internet but we can learn from others by their actions and the way they conduct themselves.
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