Learning Style

                  According to the learning styles inventory, I have a strong preference for reflective learning. This means I have to reflect on concepts quietly for them to stick and I prefer working alone, as opposed to a group. This could not be more true for me. I am averse to group work and am uncomfortable in the theoretical. I also have a strong preference for sensing learning, rather than intuitive learning. I am comfortable with facts and systems of doing things; I am uncomfortable with chaos and theory. I am definitely practical and prefer to discuss what is rather than what may be. I have a clear preference for verbal learning over visual learning. I prefer lectures and reading to pictures and videos.  I have a moderate preference for sequential rather than global learning. This means that I usually prefer logical and linear progression.

            One of the ways that my learning style affects my students is I am detached from the creative parts of learning and am unlikely to allow chaos. This means I have to make a sincere effort to allow students to learn on their own in a manner that is not fact driven. I am not the one to feel the depth of a poem, so when I have students that are more creative than logical, I have to seek out alternate means of reaching them. Also, my classroom is organized, but not terribly beautiful. There are helpful posters on the wall, but nothing artistic. This might make the room less inviting for an artistic type of student.