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According to wikipedia, "Learning is acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information... To that end, learning may be viewed as a process, rather than a collection of factual and procedural knowledge. Learning is based on experience. Learning produces changes in the organism and the changes produced are relatively permanent." I suppose then that learning through the senses is biological and stimulates the brain. As learning is a "process" it is important to take into account individual learning styles. The statement, using the term "all" neglects an important process of learning in this respect. Maybe it would be better to state that students should have opportunities to learn "all" skills, knowledge and concepts through a natural learning process which combines individual and social learning together.

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This is a good point. One can also learn about objects by manipulating an object in various ways. One could throw a ball a certain way and learn that they can catch it if thrown one way or that a ball bounces when thrown another way. One can learn that they can wiggle their ears or make a sound by rolling their tongue. The statement that all learning is social does not take into account learning by biological senses and how our body "interacts with the world."

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I agree with this theory and statement. One can learn through their own biological senses which is individual learning more than social learning. For instance, one can learn that a stove is hot through their sense of touch. Emotions tie into learning as well. Self actualization can be felt by accomplishing a goal such as experiencing the feeling of climbing a mountain. One may learn that they like this feeling. Learning can also be conquering an inner fear.



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