How the Environment Effects Learning

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How The Environment Plays A Role In Learning Terriel D. Leary Coll100 AMU Amber B. Ensminger Abstract This paper will discuss how the environment affects learning. We will discuss how important the environment is in the early years of ones life and how active learning and development plays a role in the learning process. We will examine different learning environments and discuss how each play a significant role in student’s lives. You have to understand there are many factors such as peers, bullies, schedules, lighting, temperature, sound, scent, food and drinks. We will touch on some of these as well. When you think of a students home environment, you automatically think of the home, yards, and yes, this is part of it. There are homes where the yards are nice, beautiful neighborhood, and a nice home. Many times in this situation there is a lot of stress and tension in the family. When this happens in some situations the family will neglect the child and an unhappy home is not a good learning environment. Many times if the child is neglected they will lash out and start to skip school and maybe have altercations with the law. If they are in an environment and the social group interacts with drugs that will effect your learning tremendously. There are also other social groups that may not do drugs or commit crimes, but they were raised in a neighborhood that was surrounded by crime and violence. These students may never become educated due to these circumstances. Everyone is different and unique, so students could be brothers, raised in the same home, go to the same school, same grades, and still respond differently to different environments (Dewey, J. 1944). Online learning is different, because it is completely up to the
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