How do you learn new things?

i like doing things my own ,some i learn when someone tells me,few i ll watch and learn ,few i learn from experiences ,few i learn from my mistakes. Every one are like that only,Every one learn some thing or the other,sometimes it would be useful for them or some times it would be helpful to others.

I believe that we can learn from both. We can learn from the teacher because they'll be discussing us certain things that sometimes we can't understand when we're reading by ourselves. We can also ask them questions whenever we don't understand a certain topic. On the other hand, we can also learn on our own because there are times when we have to concentrate and read the passage many times just so, we can remember it.

Hi Porco,if the new things that i am interested to learn can be learned by myself, then i rather learn all by myself. But, if i were to learn a foreign language like you, i would rather spend time and some money to learn from the language expert. At least, the end result is, i can speak fluently without any problem. As for learning cross stitching, i learned from my mother, since she is very good into it. So, i don't have to learn it from any institute. Porco, i have send another mail to you today, do let me know if you have receive it safely. Miss news from your side...

I learn many things, for now, and my learning in the past,was gone because it is long time..Now in this day, i learn a lot because every generations there are new things that they explore,and now i have to learn for the new updates..

When I want to learn new things I usually take the initiative to know the details. I will learn on my own, but if ever I cannot I understand I will seek an idea the expert. Besides there's no harm in asking someone.

If I can afford to pay for something new to learn I will probably do it, if not, then i will study it on my own. We can always search the internet for help, ask people who already gained experience, read books, etc. As ive said, if you can afford, go to school. wherein you can ask your teacher and can have one-on-one on the things you want to know.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both guided learning (with a tutor or teacher) and self-study. The advantages of using a teacher or a tutorial are that learning is more likely to be well structured and efficient and, especially with a human tutor, one's mistakes can quickly be noted and corrected. Having a human teacher or tutor can also give you much-needed encouragement and motivation. Disadvantages are that there is often only limited access to the teacher and that some aspects of the course may cover material which you already know, while other aspects may cause you difficulty and, especially in a classroom situation, you may not have enough time to devote to those aspects. Self-study has the advantage that you can go at your own pace and spend time on aspects of the subject with which you are having difficulty. The disadvantages are that, very often, the learning process lacks proper guidance and mistakes and deficiencies are not always obvious. Motivation is often much harder when one is studying a subject by oneself and often the actual goals are obscured or forgotten. Self-study is appropriate where the specific goals are known and kept in mind and when the learning process mostly involves acquiring knowledge or skills which can be learned from books or online. Assisted study, with a teacher, is appropriate where a skill is difficult to acquire without observing and copying actual practice (such as in a language learning situation) and where individuals are likely to encounter widely different problems which can only be resolved by someone who can understand and analyse the source of the problem and apply the most effective solution for that individual. In all teaching environments, there is also a place for self-study, so the actual skill of learning in BOTH environments is one which everyone needs to acquire!

I preferred to learn by myself. If it is language, I will learn through movies and songs. That's the way I learn English as well. I believe, if we love something, that thing will be easily absorbed by you.

I will start by reading books on the new subject or researching on the internet. If I am still interested, I will look for any online courses that are available.

helo buddy, for evrything to learn doesn't need a teacher. Ofcourse teacher would do agreat job in learning the new things and in easiest way. But in todays world, if u really need to learn the things and with great interst there is need to have a teacher ok best of luck..

Well, it depends on the subject that I'm trying to study for. I'm still in school, in my senior year of high school and I need a teacher in order to teach me my subjects. I can learn out of a textbook but I do need a teacher there to go through all the calculations and the facts step by step and elaborating it. Sometimes, learning on your own with just a textbook may not be enough. I simply listen to my teacher, take notes, go home and then top up my notes by studying on my own and collecting new notes from other resources. I also have tutors too to give me extra work and improve on my knowledge on a topic such as Maths. But when I need to study for a major exam, I need to study by myself. I don't mind studying with friends but it gets pretty distracting and I can't seem to study.

I am a shy person, so I rarely ask my teacher. I will ask my friend first. hehe I didn't take any private lesson, so I studied all by myself. And thanks God, that I can still have a good reputation in my report cards. :DD

it depends upon the new things that we are going to learn. If we are going to learn a thing, which can be learned by self study, then i would prefer that. There are also certain things that can be learned only through teachers.In that case, i will prefer that. Generally experience matters in all aspects. So, if we wanted train our self, it is better to learn from a good teacher in that field.

Hi Porcospino! its always depends on the subject you want to learn..there are things that is easy if you have an instructor...there are also learning that you can get from experiences and your surroundings, and it also depends on what type of learner you are or the type of studying you are comfortable with..but in whatever learning or studying strategies you're good at the bottom line is don't stop yourself from learning and discovering new things..the more you learn the more you become curious ..learning is a never ending journey!

Hi Porcospino Personally I believe there are two stages for any learning. The first is the stage of a beginner and if you have a teacher at that stage, things get right and chances are that you learn things the right way. For those where we cannot find a teacher, we have to do that on our own and we cannot be sure what we are learning is right or wrong. The next stage is that you already have some basics learned and now you are going for the advance studies. This can be done all by yourself as you have the fundamentals correct. Though you might need some guidance here too but that is mere "guidance" and you can find a lot of information about almost anything on the Internet. Like you, I too started out learning the basics at school and institutes but then after a point one cannot attend schools or such institutes all the time (given the constraints of money, time) so I started learning on the Internet and I am happy that today most of what I use (like PHP, CSS jQuery etc for my website development works) are all learned by myself.

Well, there are really different ways of learning. You can either learn by reading, observation and experiencing. By far, the most easiest thing to do learning is by just reading. All you need is a the material to read on and your imagination to run down and learn. However, it is the most inefficient way to learn. The most effective way to learn is through experiencing. Experience is greater than observation. Observation is greater than reading alone. But of course, learning also depends on the practicality of what you are trying to learn. If trying to experience it is hard enough and will cost you a lot, then you can switch to observation and reading. However, experience is still the best teacher. Having a mentor or teacher gives you someone to observe to and get ideas from. So I think that having a mentor is more efficient than learning on your own. Of course it will depend on how the mentor teaches you and on what the teachers teaches you. Just my two cents in here!

we only can learn if only we are not forced to do so.. if we are willing to learn, then we are able to absorb what ever we learn in no time. i myself, had no experience in playing piano. i cant afford to have classes, so my only tutor is my self and tutorials i've got from the internet. a friend of mine spent a lot of money for his son, just to learn guitar. but nothing yield from it, why? because he forced his son to do so. i may be a bit off topic, but i hoped it helped..