Monday, January 11, 2010

Learning Styles

L decided to record her lines for the school drama play and then study them over the holidays by playing them back to herself. The reasoning behind this is that she is an auditory learner and it seems to have worked. She was one of the only ones at rehearsal that knew her lines perfectly, all 30 pages of them. There is something to be said for catering to your learning style.

Since I learned that I'm highly visual, I realized that for me, 'out of sight' is 'out of mind'. I've always instinctively stayed away from chests of drawers because I can't remember/
see what's inside them. Open shelving and tables are best for me where I can see everything. It explains why I like to hang my favourite art on the walls.

K lent out one of his Xbox controllers and has been chasing it down since the New Year. The boy wasn't home yesterday, so he asked his mom if he could still come and get it and he did. Those things are like $60, so he didn't want to lose track of it.

It was frostbite weather on Saturday (-15C) but warmed up to about -4C yesterday and it was beautiful and sunny. M noticed a rabbit huddled up against our back door, trying to stay warm. I heard it's snowing in Disneyworld, Florida if you can believe that. They are in a bit of a shock because they are not used to being so cold.

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7 comments:

  1. TBM11 January, 2010 10:06

    I've said it before, I'll say it again, Christine: your daughter is amazing! 30 pages of dialouge? Fantastic.

    I need to see things too--maybe that accounts for my outward messiness? Out of sight, out of mind. LOL!

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  2. The Mind of a Mom11 January, 2010 12:28

    Wow I can't even remmeber my name half the time and she got 30 lines! Way to go :o)

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  3. Kay11 January, 2010 16:36

    That's amazing! I'm more of a doing learner. Just seeing and hearing isn't enough for me, I'm afraid. And remembering lines? NO way! I have the worst memory.

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  4. Kathy G11 January, 2010 17:30

    You have a very astute daughter if she's figured out her best learning style at such a young age.

    I don't care HOW I tried to learn it, I could never master 30 pages of lines!

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  5. Christine11 January, 2010 22:37

    Japra, SoccerMom, Kay, KathyG, this is why we're not in show business, I wouldn't know where to start with memorizing lines, just the stress of it...

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  6. Lizzie11 January, 2010 23:43

    Christine, left you a comment on your art..just so you know. :)

    I like L's idea for learning her lines. It's incredible that she has already discovered what best helps her learn.

    Hope you had a good Monday.

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  7. Michael12 January, 2010 00:20

    That's interesting about chest of drawers vs. shelves! You know, Christine, I would have never thought of that but how very true. You are celaver, aren't you?

    hope you are doing well in that cold. Here's it has gone down to -8F and only round 18 a few days back but we have sun and being a mile high it feels that more intense. It warms up soon enough. All the roads are presently clear.

    Yes, skinny foods-- must look at that after all this holiday food adn comfort food eating.

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