Introduction to Renaissance Learning and Unlocking Your Potential

This week we are going to wrap up a slew of important ideas, and techniques that will help round out and enhance your ability to learn well, using metaphors and analogies, to work profitable with teammates, and not undercut your own strengths.

And finally to perform well on tests.

One important thought though, before we launch into this week’s videos.

Learning doesn’t progress logically, so that each day just adds an additional neat package to your knowledge shelf.

Sometimes you hit a wall in constructing your understanding.

Things that made sense before can suddenly seem confusing.

This type of knowledge collapse seems to occur when your mind is restructuring its understanding, building a more solid foundation.

In the case of language learners, they experience occasional periods when the foreign language suddenly seems completely incomprehensible.

Remember it takes time to assimilate new knowledge. You’ll inevitably go through some periods when you seem to take and exasperating step backwards, in your understanding.

This is a natural phenomenon, that means that your mind is wrestling deeply with the material.

You’ll find that when you emerge from these periods of temporary frustration, your knowledge base will take a surprising leap forward.

I’m Barbara Oakley, thanks for learning how to learn.