Learning Profile~ How do I learn best?

How can I learn best?


I usually learn best when I have a picture to look at or a piece of paper to follow along. I feel this way because sometimes I get lost by listening and when there is like a picture then I can follow along and in a snap, I know what to do. But, most of the time I can listen clearly and follow but, I do not understand as much as having a visual to look at. If I want to concentrate I usually have to find a quite spot so no one could disturb me. I do this if I really want to get the work done. I do this because when people are chatting or noise, I can not really do much because it get harder to concentrate and I would start getting off track and forgetting all about what I need to do. Even music gets me off track too because I would start listening to the music and I can not stop listen too which sometimes give me a bit of frustration. I do best when people are not tapping on the desk when I am working or reading because once I get a bit stressed I can not really read, do my work, see and listen which gets quite annoying so I completely shut down. I usually find it listening easy but, for me to listen I start fiddling with my leg like, making pinch marks on my leg, playing with my pencil and finally, shaking my leg very fast. I find this easier to listen/ learn because when I get quite bored I do not listen properly so I just shake my leg or do something to make me feel entertained and I will start listening. I like not go in order sometimes because I like doing what is easy first than hard and if I had a new cell phone I would just fool around with the phone then on the way, when I get stuck or do not know what to do I would just scan/read the instructions. I also learn best by having examples. I like examples because it makes me understand exactly what to do and shows me what is expected in that project.


I need to.......


I need to try my best to stop the person who is making noise because if I do not stop the person I would not be able to do my work and finish it. If I can not make the person stop talking I would tell the teacher that they are distracting me from do my work or tell some one else to try to stop them. I think I could also tell my teachers that I need a bit of silence in the class so I would not get too stressed in class and start to fall apart. I also think that I should tell the people in my math/science table group that do not try to shake the squeaky table so it would not be distracting for everybody or for some people. I also should tell them to not talk so loud or start banging the desks and all. If that does not work out, I could ask a teacher if we could change seats if they do not stop.


The strategies that would help me in my learning....


I think working on my logic side more, so when I grow older and I am stressed, I can control like I can not shut down as easy as before. In order to work on my non-donimate side I can do knitting, writing and drawing since I like to do those things and it helps my non dominate hand. But, if you are an L person like me, be aware of walking, dancing, soccer and martial arts like Tai Chi. If I can not finish my work then I can go someplace quite like the library and the classrooms during lunch. If you are a L then you should go in these spot if you want a quite spot. That I should get a balance of art, music, movement and verbal skills. This would help me for making the best changes so I can have the best ways to learn.


I would like my teachers to know


That how much they have contribute for to strive further into learning the way that suits for me. When I am in stress I am helpless therfore I can not take charge of my dominate side of my senses which turns me off. My hearing turns off, it feels like that I have earplugs so what ever I hear does not go in and stores there. My reading button turns off. If I read for a big project I tend to read it fast and after a few hours I tend to forget what I read so I have to read all the part all over again.  I want them to know that if I get stressed (rarely) I shut down and they would be able to tell because of my attitude. Luckily, L when we are relaxed we can access to both sides of my brain the gestalt and the logic side of our brain.