▶ Your Answer :
As online lessons taught by professors from
prestigious universities and institutes became increasingly popular, people
believe that such ways are the most effective to learn knowledge. However, I
prefer to learn from colleagues and classmates, as they are more approachable
and could identify the difficulty on my level.
To begin with, I can ask questions to
co-workers or fellow pupils more freely without concerns. Since we are almost
on the same level, I would not be afraid of raising whatever questions that
came up to my mind. Otherwise, I will be anxious to know whether the question
will make me look incompetent in front of my boss or instructor. For example, I
once asked my accounting teacher about the difference between asset and equity,
which made her question my ability to just read the textbook without offering
any answer. Later, only when I resorted to my study group for help did I
realize that it's a common question among students and can be illustrated by
examples and cases. My fellow study group members were of much help rather than
the lecturer.
On top of that, people at my own level know
how to resolve problems more easily, as they have been there too. Teachers and
leaders know the resolutions so well that they sometimes do not know what the
underlying problem is. Meanwhile, fellow students all went through the same
mental process while learning, they are better at identifying the true
obstacles. For instance, my friend Cathy could not ride a bicycle. No matter
how hard our physical education teacher tried by explaining the mechanism and
showing her the standard gesture, she could not maintain the balance.
Therefore, I suggested that she slide on the bike first to become familiar with
the bike and sit still on the seat without moving, since this is how I learned.
As a result, she picked up the skill immediately.
To conclude, it is more effective to learn
from friends and co-workers, as we can approach them more freely, and they are
more compassionate about the difficulties we are facing. In this regard, I
agree with the statement that one can learn better when they ask people at
their level. |