learning

which is better either "learning from books" or "learning through practice".

Now a days students are learning maximum through books. Practical knowledge is very less in many of the institutions. What we have learned through books is to be applied in practicals. But in some...

which is better either "learning from books" or "learning through practice".

Now a days students are learning maximum through books. Practical knowledge is very less in many of the institutions. What we have learned through books is to be applied in practicals. But in some...

But, how do I decide?

For a 12 to 18 years period from the age of 6 to our mid twenties we have lived constantly in an educational system wherein we seldom if ever learned to function intellectually independent of outside...

Did you pass notes in class?

I did occasionally pass notes in class. Mostly when we were in our video classes, and there was no teacher standing in front of us teaching. So it was easy to get away with that. Sometimes I would...

Do we learn more from people whose ideas we share in common than contradiction?

Do we learn more from people whose ideas we share in common than from those whose ideas contradict ours? The speaker claims so, for the reason that disagreement can cause stress and inhibit...

Have you done an English language course?

Has anyone here learnt English as a Foreign Language? How long was your course? Did you find it useful? Did you learn in your country or in an English-speaking country? I'm interested as I'm thinking...

learn another skill?

Do you want to learn another skill? Knowledge is never a burden. And it's never too late to learn. If you have the time, energy and money to learn one more skill, what would it be? A language, an...

afraid of or not?

Are you afraid of being laughed at when it comes to language learning? Tell us your language learning experience, whether it's Chinese, or English, or any other language, and whether you're afraid...

Did you graduate from a Career College?

I am currently taking some online courses through distance education with a "Career College". It's fully accreditted and all that stuff. When I went on a job board recently for the career that I'm...