the teachers here at GBN use a variety of methods to teach their students
of course, they vary from teacher to teacher
but overall, i can say that i have been disappointed with the methods used here
people learn one of three ways: audio/visual/kinesthetic
visual learners learn from visual experiences, obviously
they prefer seeing things, for example, if you're in an art class, you would learn from looking at examples of art, and making your own art
kinesthetic learners learn from actually doing things
this style of learning is prevalent in physical activities, such as playing an instrument, a sport, etc. most people are considered to be kinesthetic learners
auditory learners learn from hearing things
this method works well in certain environments, if you're learning music or something like that.
it does NOT work well for most people in nearly all of the academic subjects taught in school
of course, this is a personal opinion, based on my experience and observations
i mean, come on, no one wants to hear a lecture about history or math, do they? no.
this is the reason why i sleep/don't pay attention in almost all my classes
because the teachers talk and talk for the whole class
the subject is boring ALREADY they just make it more boring this way, unfortunately
it's true that we do have some visual elements in class, and fewer kinesthetic elements
but most classes are based on auditory learning
we sit for 90 minutes, listening to a teacher talk
it's BORING.
it's not like i have something against the subject, i just don't like your TEACHING METHODS
this isn't directed to a specific teacher, just to GBN in general
and even then, people won't acknowledge this
they'll just whine about how GBN is so successful academically and how we don't need to change anything
whatever.
this is why more people pay attention in classes where they get involved
instead of sitting for 90 minutes, listening
