Looking at how educators may have their simple plans and actions to teach their students or employers with their staff, it may appear as cut and dry with the efforts. However, not all students and staff members comprehend and learn the same. Seeing that I am not teaching (yet), I am unable to get students to take the exercises, but I did have a few family members participate with it and input their own reflections on it. Each person’s results showed the variances between skills, but did express the ideal concept that each one were to learn from their specific skill. There were those that said that they were only geared to a certain learning style; whereas, others claimed they would have no issue with trying or attempting to learn a new skill, but with much more practice and instruction. This has been the case in my previous teaching experiences because as a well diversified and well-rounded type of teacher, I am able to adapt to all styles. I cannot say, honestly, that I am the perfect instructor, but I have come to learn that being stuck in your ways of teaching to various and numerous types of learning styles will only hinder your students (or staff) or have them with limitations that prevent growth or learning capacities. Being a teacher does not mean to just read and have the students say “ok” or give them the assignment and expect them all to have it done to the standards, or even exceed them. Taking the time to adjust and modify your implemented teaching style will have a greater impact of all of the students. Even when there are students that may have problems or difficulties, the style can be adjusted again to see another approach for success, for you and the student; whereas, if the style may seem pointless or too easy for others, then the style can be augmented to heighten the teaching and learning styles altogether. What makes these ideas much more meaningful is the fact that when the need to learn and the want to teach all match, then the desire to learn becomes second-nature. It is not justifiable to manifest a simplistic or generic agenda for the students; furthermore, it is similarly unfair to ask the students to gather and process this type of information and other activities in the same manner. Teaching is for the students, but identifying how to reach the entire class is much more satisfactory compared to concentrating on those that excel or those that are falling behind and struggling.
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