Behaviorism and
Humanism
I recognize value in of the learning theories. However, I see some of my life experiences my
connected to behaviorism and humanism.
As I think of behaviorism with my life experiences, I think of how my
behavior changed after learning to drive.
My behavior became serious while I was in the driver’s seat because then
I understood that I was no longer the passenger. I learned this behavior by observing my
mother. I also remember my sixth grade
teacher rewarding me with a piece of wrapped candy when I did well on a
test. I still remember hearing the sound
of the wrapper in his hand as he was giving it to me. It is clearer to me now as to why he did
that, and why I always did well in his class. Now as for humanism, the most profound
statement to me was articulated by Rogers – an educated person is one “who has
learned how to learn … how to adapt and change” and realizes “that no knowledge
is secure, that only the process of seeking knowledge gives a basis for
security” , (Merriam & Bierema, 2014).
Learning how to learn. I
understand more fully why I sometimes get irritated when I only get the
“bits-and-piece” of a learning content.
I am an observing and I like to put the puzzle together piece by
piece. I can say that I had not
recognized the strength of this until now.
Merriam, S., & Bierema, L. (2014). Adult
Learning: Linking Theory and Practice. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Free Will
I believe that we have a free will. I see it as an ability to choose. I made a choose today to get up out of my bed
and I chose what I wanted to do next. I
chose not to leave the house today, and I decided that I would study adult
learning. No one made else was involved
in these decisions. If I choose to stop
going to work, I will have to decide how would sustain myself. I have a plethora of chooses to choose from.
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