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Nicole White
Janel White-Taylor
My Learning Summary
individuals to construct their own learning and live successfully in the world that
surrounds them. Every day we are presented with situations that one can learn a
little or a lot depending on one’s understanding, attitude and perspective for the
given situation. Learning outside of the classroom allows for a more deeper
understanding of things learned. It allows one to apply the knowledge and skills
gained from within the classroom to real world situations. “It is fundamental that
young people can develop really deep feeling relationships with the world”.
Learning outside of the classroom stimulates our learning senses allowing one
to connect learning with experiences. “These, often the most memorable learning
between feelings and learning. They stay with us into adulthood and affect our
behavior, lifestyle and work. They influence our values and the decisions we
and vice versa.” (Department for Education and Skills (2006) Learning Outside the
process, increase the challenges and risks of the learning and improve one’s
in traditional societies, we find less evidence concerning its nature or the dynamic
schools, the evidence seems much clearer that its demands are not continuous
achievement and evaluation studies which constitute the bulk of research on the
schools, we find very few penetrating analyses of the learning and teaching
1973). By changing the way, we evaluate what one has learned from what
information has been retained to include what one has understood and how one
applies what has been learned we allow the learner to receive the most from the
learning experience.
References
Department for Education and Skills (2006) Learning Outside the Classroom
Manifesto
Sun Downs National Park Authority (2013, March 25) Jonathon Porritt - The Value