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This article teaches us that there are different views on learning. Learning over the years has shifted its focus. In the article, it stated that in the early 20th century, education focussed on the acquisition of literacy skills. For example, simple reading, writing and calculating. Now the shift is towards higher literacy skills, such as thinking and reading critically and expressing oneself clearly and persuasively. I think we need to consider this shift in our own teaching. I think it is important to equip our students with the tools and strategies to think for themselves and to become life-long learners.

The article talked about different views on how to understand learning to occur. (i.e.: empiricist tradition and classic behaviorist). Again, there is a push towards learning with understanding. We need to access background knowledge and we need to pay attention to incomplete understandings as in the "Fish is Fish" example. As teachers, we have an important job to model learning for our students.

I think this article really makes me think about what we do in our classrooms and how this directly relates or influences our student's learning. Is there a new way of teaching? Are there new approaches to learning? I think being in this course puts me in an interesting position of teacher and learner. I think it has allowed me to think more critically about my teaching and how my students may be feeling about what they are learning.