Many learning techniques are nails being pounded into our brains in school daily: classroom-based learning, overemphasized homework, and mundane lectures. These tedious methods are outdated and simply do not effectively teach students. Being the son of an experienced educator, I am slightly pressured into believing these ideas are the correct way to learn. I learned many facts and observations without having to sit at a desk, without having homework, and without having to listen to a boring lecture. I learned that it can be beneficial to learn in a hands-on and practical fashion rather than a typical style of learning used in schools. I would have gone home from school that day the same person I was when I arrived. Without practical experience, information is useless in affecting me.
Over the span of a week, I underwent growth beyond my classroom experience. I broke out of the shell that restrained my learning ability and realized that learning is like a story. It has multiple sides that are each interpreted differently, but every side should always be examined and