According to the 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Learners, lifelong learning is a beneficial concept for those who love to learn. With it's simple presentation for interested viewers, it is quite easy for many teachers to be persuaded into furthering his or her education. As a potential teacher, it is important for me to evaluate the possibilities of success and failure through each one of the proposed habits. In doing so, I have realized that the easiest habit for me to follow through with is Habit 7: Teach/Mentor Others.
It seems too coincidental that teaching and mentoring others would be the easiest habit for me to pursue, but it also means that I'm clearly taking myself down the right career path. I have been a tutor for as long as I can remember from grade school to the peer mentor position I hold now. So I can safely presume that there will not be any complications as I fulfill that specific requirement.
On another note, I immediately realized that I am going to have a slightly difficult time attempting to fulfill Habit 7 1/2: Play. Although it seems "too easy" to throw down your books and dance wildly in your room, I'm here to tell you that it's not. In fact, these days with 18 credit hours and American Literature papers due every other class period, I find it difficult to even daydream about fun. I'm going out on a limb by saying that I will properly implement "fun time" into my busy agenda, but I will say that I'm going to try.
In summary, the habits are a pretty neat way to help teachers and interested viewers maintain a good mental health regime. After all, the majority of habits are results of self-reflection and perseverance. The fact that you can control the information you retain, well, that is the best part of learning, right?
Yours,
TPlummer
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