All of us have been learners since childhood. We have either been learning things with the help of someone or by ourselves. We, thus, have all the requisite skills to learn efficiently, by birth. So, the word "learning" by itself should not make us afraid or nervous. We have been learning tremendously from a very young age though we may not have been able to understand and interpret everything around us, as kids.
Irrespective of whether we are interested or not, we are joined in a school by our parents. At such a young age, our interest doesn't really count. Schooling is supposed to be a mandatory aspect of our academic life. But, it is important to ensure that the ultimate aim of learning is achieved. As we attend our classes regularly at school we unknowingly start learning many things. In fact, an entire day spent at school with many other fellow students itself is an experience and there cannot be a better teacher, whose lessons can be retained for life, than our own experiences.
These days, the focus of learning is getting shifted towards the necessity for scoring good marks which we feel may facilitate in enrolling ourselves for good courses at reputed institutions. Students therefore, have started looking for shortcuts to score marks. If thought peacefully for a while, we will realize that if we learn everything in the right way, we will not have to worry about our marks. We should focus on learning and marks will definitely follow.
The right way to learn anything we want to, is to firstly develop interest in it. If we don't develop that interest in ourselves, there is no use of learning. Learning is a voluntary action. Even as a child we learn only because of the interest and curiosity that is within us. If we have the same interest and curiosity alive in us forever, then we can keep learning throughout our lives. Secondly, we must aware about the technicalities of learning. If it is something related to academics, then it may involve interactive, audio-visual mode of learning so that whatever we learn immediately gets registered in our mind and we may not have to read everything again. Lastly, our learning should also involve writing, as organizing our thought-process effectively is also essential.
Learning is therefore an art of which we are all masters by birth. But, the cache is to learn the right way. There may be many ways of learning effectively. It is our job to customize our way of learning as per our need and energy levels. The only prerequisite for learning is have a desire to learn and become knowledgeable in life.
