KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Module 8 · 6 min

Your ability to learn is a resource that creates new resources.

Think first: Can you learn on your own?

Think of something nobody taught you, but you became good at. Cricket, a phone game, cooking, drawing…

How did you learn it?

Tick what you did: How did you get good?

• I practiced again and again
• I watched others who were better
• I noticed what went wrong and changed it
• I worked on my weak points
• I enjoyed getting a little better each time

The idea: Your successes are resources

Your previous successes are resources too.

“The way you learned cricket can help you learn Maths.”

Two ways to learn: Student or learner?

Tap each one.

• A student · Learns because a syllabus, teacher and exam give the learning a structure.
• A learner · Yearns to learn, experiments, accepts mistakes, and gets better at learning itself.

Remember: A resource multiplier

Every new skill makes the next one easier to learn.

“Learning to learn is a resource multiplier.”

Ideas: Make learning fun for yourself

• Turn it into a game · Challenge a friend, keep score
• Teach it to someone · The best way to check you understand
• Make a song or rhyme · Great for tables and formulas
• Link it to daily life · Cricket scores, shop bills, recipes
• Set small challenges · Five new words today

Your turn: Pause & ponder

Which way of learning, from your own success, could you use for a school subject?

Apply: Try this week

Pick one topic you find hard. Make it fun in one way from the list.

Next module: how AI can help you do this.

Well done!

Next: Module 9 · Technology & AI

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