Kinesthetic: Modern Learning Style Analysis

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Trung Hoang
Professor Pete Nguyen
Engl 101
18 September 2015
Kinesthetic: Modern learning style
Throughout life, I use kinesthetic learning style to improve my education because it is one of the best effective learning styles which support me in this modern society. People need to have a good education to support them because knowledge will help them overcome any problems. By using appropriate learning style, people can effectively learn more than they expect. In the article “The “Banking” Concept of Education,” Paulo Freire points out how important learning styles are and problem-posing education is more effective than banking education. For me, I also agree with his opinion because if people can find themselves, understand who they truly are, they will realize their abilities to support themselves in the future.
In the article “In Defense of Memorization,” Michael Knox Beran states that “Kids need both the poetry and the memorization,” and “exercises etch the ideals of their civilization on children’s minds and hearts” (Beran).
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Besides, people don’t have to memorize everything because there is Internet. They just need to keep in their minds ethics and human values. I believe that if people realize the purpose of education is giving them knowledge to overcome problems, they will just need to focus on what is necessary for them. Works Cited
Beran, Michael K. "In Defense of Memorization." City Journal 14 Mar. 2004: 25 pars. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. .
Freire, Paulo. “The “Banking” Concept of Education.” Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. 9th ed. Bartholomae, David and Anthony Petrosky. Boston: Bedford- St. Martin’s, 2011. 216-226. Print.
Perez, Sarah. "Education 2.0: Never Memorize Again?." Read Write Web. Ed. Richard MacManus, Abraham Hyatt, David Strom, and Dan Frommer. N.p., 2 Dec. 2008. Web. 1 Feb. 2012.

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