Feedback, August 11-15

How do you learn best? What can Mr. Coyle do to help me learn most effectively in the class?
I think that I learn best through auditory means like discussions or lectures. This may seem kind of boring to others, but I feel that it gives the varied opinion of my classmates as well as the teacher’s. For me it creates an open environment where people can share their thoughts on the subject being discussed. Usually after a lecture or a discussion is over, I spend time thinking over the idea or talking with my friends about it. Overall, auditory learning prompts me to look deeper into ideas and discuss them openly. I also like visual learning aspects like videos and reading. I mean, seriously, who doesn’t like watching a cool video or T.V show that explains a hard concept? Also, literature or textbooks give lots of examples and explain ideas thoroughly. Just like when hear a lecture, after reading something interesting I often research it a little more. Basically I’m an auditory and visual learner.
I believe that you, Mr. Coyle, in the three weeks that I’ve been in your humanities class so far have added a good blend of all three types of learning mentioned. Creative and exciting ways of learning keep students interested and aware of the topic that is being taught. If you follow all three different types of learning students will probably like the idea and keep investigating it after the lesson is over. However, if you keep doing the same type, like auditory, over and over again students tend to stop paying attention and lose interest. Mr Coyle, so far your doing great at teaching us, and I hope it stays a great learning experience.