So earlier today, I enrolled in a free course about Education, and I was asked to write down about my previous learning experience before jump in further into the course, and here I am.
I guess I was such a super moderate Indonesian learner (or student?). I went to school, listen to my teachers for the entire day, doing assignments, then going home just to do another homework. I am surprised at how I handled the super boring daily life so well! and I actually enjoy being in school(s) too much.
I barely remember how I learned at school back then, but I believe the supportive and conducive environment played such a big role in my (successful) learning process. I am quite habituated to silence which is helpful to make me more focused. Shortly, I am highly habituated to my own room to do something that requires me to focus. When it comes to the style, I enjoy reading the modules rather than listening to or watching videos. I also have always been taking notes and make resumes in my entire career at school. I suppose the sufficient time and a cozy environment were really helpful for my learning process. But, I sense that motivation took the most part of it. When I got myself in the right moment, being a purposeful student, and in a good mood, I learned effectively.
As I have moved to higher institutions, I found things gradually got more complicated. The lessons got harder, I got less time to do the assignments yet catching up with the following modules, etc. Along the way, I found some things that quite distract me from learning. First, burn out, when I got too tired of all my activities. This also takes part in my demotivation. Second, lack of a partner. Friends that can share their knowledge (and vice versa) are really helpful for me to develop my way of thinking. Share my knowledge with them to enhance my memories. When no one was around, I barely managed to clear out all the modules myself. Another thing that apparently took part in my unsuccessful journey in learning was disinterest. I really got into trouble when I had to focus on something I didn’t interest to. I wasn’t even taking a peek at that thing, so how can I compel myself to be involved tightly in it?
Writing this also makes another time for me to contemplate how do I learn things. The points above are things I could remember about how did I learn so far, but I can’t really tell whether these things are still relevant up until now. As I said before, I need to contemplate more.
