Persistence And Self, Learning And The Strengths Of Learning

A self-directed, intrinsically motivated, active learner is someone who learns on their own without the need for outside influence. They are curious about topics and can organize their time to make time for learning. They draw associations with what they are learning and their lives and can take the initiative in expanding their knowledge (Cobb, 2012). Persistence and self-discipline are also ways in which they drive their education forward (Cobb, 2013).

Two areas that I am personally strong in are persistence and being independent. The majority of my learning is for my personal interests and for learning new programming languages to advance my career. Only because of my persistence with learning new ways of writing code, have I been able to get past some of the understanding hurdles I’ve encountered. There is usually a moment between learning a language in theory, and truly understanding how it works that I feel I’ll never actually move forward. Persistence at that stage is crucial, and if I keep at it, and keep practicing what I’ve learned, there comes that time when it all suddenly makes sense.

One of my personal weaknesses is the feeling that the problems I’m facing in my learning are too big that they feel overwhelming, and I can’t push myself past them. Once I break the problems down into smaller pieces, that feeling passes, and I can move on with the material. Another issue is when what I’m learning doesn’t interest me. To get past that I often try and find how it