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Hi Jason, I think we went to the same high school. I can relate to the story because during my time at the same school I was mentored by a senior who was a year older than me. His name was Andrew, and he would teach me using different teaching styles until we found what was best for me. This helped me grow my confidence and learning capabilities since I was able to exceed my own expectations when I learned from him. On the contrary, I differ from your choice of instructional style as I am more of a cognitivist. I can understand your point on using real-life examples on understanding and applying certain knowledge. But, when I am teaching I try to get the necessary information to the learners first, in order for them to do a certain task; then I let them do their own learning by themselves. Therefore, my teaching style makes it so the learners are the computer and they are absorbing the information I give them in order for them to pick what is right and explore their options by doing trial and error testing, along the way. I would also try to give them some guidance. I try to get my learners to think outside the box, which is a bit similar to what you said along the lines of visualizing a problem.

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