Learning to Unlearn

Change. Change is inevitable and for humans it is something that we often don't want to happen, but have to accept. As future teachers, we have to realize that the educational system is constantly changing and no matter what, we must learn to unlearn our previous ways of doing things, and adapt and relearn them to what is fresh and new. When each of us graduate and find jobs in school districts, we might be required to unlearn teaching methods that we were taught in college in order to comply with the school districts preferred method or in order to differentiate for individual students.

 When I was researching the true meaning of what it takes to learn, unlearn, and relearn, I found an article titled Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn. Author Marcia Conner states that "the secret to learning to new things is to be willing to unlearn--even if your behaviors previously brought success". In order to accomplish this method of learning, unlearning, and relearning, we must begin at the beginning, stay open to different ideas, look for people to help you reflect, examine your beliefs and set them aside to stay focused on relearning new concepts and skills.