Getting to Know

Getting to Know

Getting To Know Me Better
Roneshia Pearson
COLL100 Foundations of Online Learning
Donna Thomas
American Public University

When I was a little girl I always loved going to convenient and grocery stores. I started working at my first convenient store when I was 16, it was only for the summer but I enjoyed every moment of it. Now, that I’m twenty I work at Wal-Mart Supercenter, I have been working there for 2 years. I’m seeking a college degree to expand my education experience up to corporates standards, because I want to become Store Manager soon. I began going to school for business management and minoring in English at Grambling State University. I didn’t enjoy the class setting, so I decided to transfer to American Public University Systems. While I am going to school and working at Wal-Mart it shows that I am determined and want to be successful.
When I took one of the learning style inventory surveys it said that I was a Visual learner. With me being a Visual learner I can remember what I see. For instance I can view a picture, diagram, chart, or demonstrations and comprehend easily. It also said I was a Tactical Learner, which means that I learn by performing. For instance, in elementary school teachers use to make their students write a word they didn’t know how to spell repeatedly. When they came back to school they knew how to spell it.
I agree with the survey stating that I am a visual learner. The reason I agree with this survey is because I find it difficult for me reading an assignment and comprehending it the first time. I find it odd because I read the novel “Pride & Prejudice” and understood it completely. I believe I only can comprehend it because I enjoyed it. The second survey also stated I was a Tactical learner, I agree. When I was younger my mother use to make me and my brother write words from the dictionary every week. Then at the end of week we had to spell 5 words correctly to get our allowances. I always spelled my...

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