Obstacles Of Individual Learning

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By learning, an individual understands a certain skill or task or they simply monitor and watch another individual to see how something is done. For example, growing up one might remember learning to ride a bike, learning to read in class, or even learning to cook whether it was by using an Easy Bake oven or using the oven in his/her home. In all of the aforementioned scenarios, an individual started off not knowing how to do something and over time they “learned” to do whatever that something was and now they have a clear understanding and can master that obstacle. Take into account, a child learning to ride a bicycle. A child does not grow up automatically knowing how to ride a bicycle. That child has to go through trial and errors, first by riding a tricycle or a bike with training wheels attached, then upgrading to a bike
In my personal opinion, I do not think learning can be transferred from one individual to the next in a physical sense. Reason being is because I have a seven-month old son. I cannot take the knowledge that I possess and just hand it over to him. However, I can teach him from the knowledge I possess and transfer the knowledge in that manner.
There are several major obstacles that hinder a person’s ability to learn such as a learning disability, a disturbance in his/her learning environment, the type of learning environment that an individual is placed in or the student’s learning needs simply are not being met. Children who possess learning disabilities could face obstacles such as they cannot read the text provided by their teacher alone, they cannot keep up with the notes at the speed or pace the remainder of the class is working at, or even they might not be able to complete their test in the same time frame as other students in the class does. Behavior problems are another factor that could hinder a person’s ability to learn. If Sarah always talks, rattles paper, or is up out of her seat during

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