As a teacher, it is my concern to show you how you can learn without overwhelming yourself or losing yourself in the learning process.
Holistic learning is an approach based on the belief that humans learn not only with their minds, but with their entire bodies, and that when creating a learning program, their environment and external circumstances should also be taken into account.
This means that you should not only focus on rote memorization of facts, for which I can, of course, "prescribe" tons of learning techniques, but also on understanding how individual areas of knowledge are interconnected.
Three examples from different school, work, and life areas should illustrate this:
Vocabulary learning: If you want to learn new words, it is not enough to simply memorize them. Try to imagine how you would use the word if you heard or read it in a conversation or text. If you link the word with other similar words or concepts, it will be easier to remember and apply.
Research and Science: If you work in science, it is important that you understand various scientific concepts and how they are related. In biology, for example, you must not only know and understand the functioning of individual cells or organisms, but also be aware of how these organisms are integrated into larger ecological systems. By developing an understanding of the connections between different concepts in biology, you will become a better scientist.
School and Everyday Life: If you have a problem at school or in everyday life, it can be helpful to combine different methods and techniques to find a solution. For example, if you have difficulty concentrating, you could try combining different concentration techniques and regular exercise to optimally support your brain. By combining these different approaches that target different aspects of the problem, you are likely to be more successful than if you only try one method alone.
I look forward to introducing you to familiar and less familiar, as well as classic and modern concepts and methods, so that you can make progress in your very personal learning process as motivated and efficient as possible.
Michele Rocco
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