ANGUPA, Deborah P. The Essence of my Learning Since a baby was born, learning process takes place.

The influences of the environment give knowledge of different information that sinks in into the brain. Even skills and talents may develop which depends on how the people around treat he individual. The environment may refer to the immediate people around including his or her parents and relatives. Sounds that are being heard can also be a contributory factor. The very first in the childhood days is on how to walk, talk and other primary acts done in early stage of life of a person. Preparing to babble then coo excluding for the deaf babies, this is because of the sounds and words coming from the outside. As the child learns to eat solid foods, he also tries to crawl then walk after some time. Basing on Piagets theory of learning, as the age increases the learning capabilities develops as well. Even in the older ages there is intelligence but limited of the process. Moreover, the different parts of the brain help an individual to improve his or her knowledge. Each corresponds to a specific and important function. Thus, when damaged, there are matching disabilities or impairment to occur. In a systematic sense, learning develops starting from the short term memory. Then, it will be strengthens to be encoded as a long term. As for instance, learning can be best achieved at school through reviewing lessons after discussing at class. Also, talents and skills maybe enhanced through practicing thoroughly. This is mostly applied to procedural activities. Learning the procedures in cooking a menu can be achieved through observing a trained resource person doing the task. In art works through researching to know the different techniques in sketching and coloring. It is applied also to cases of athletes where they can develop his or her skills on a certain sport with perseverance and determination to practice every day. This shows that learning can be gained through the process of studying and training as Mr. Webster define the word. When I was a child I am already active with sports including badminton, lawn tennis and most especially to board games.. I was already an active player of chess since then. I join competitions like provincial meets and CARAA. I was very happy to win medals and certificates. But one of the most interesting parts is going to different places and experience things I never experience before. I joined actively to sports organization where mostly of my time was spent to it. Maybe, I got this to my grandfather who is a multitasking man when it comes to academics and sports or to my dad who is good in playing the chess. My heart already belongs to learn these things. Thus I was determined to practice and practice. After dismissals, I am diligent enough to go to my coachs office. Since then I want to beat my father in that game. I always ask him to play with me every time I have time. I already start to love it when he started to teach me. It became our hobby at the same time my training. This time I realized how important these moments to my life where it built my love for

sports. Therefore, it made me an athlete. Its not a waste to learn, train and study when you do things by heart. There are events of learning on ones experiences. The saying Learn from your mistakes, goes with it. An awful experience never happens if learning doesnt take place from the mistakes. This is very significant so that there will be no second chances of depression in life. If a person learns from an unpleasant experience, they automatically change the way they behave so that it does not happen again or so that, if it happens again, they can deal with it better. I am also a writer of my life. I love words which I believed to be a transformative and experiential one when truly realized its meaning. When I was a child, I become interested to join the field of journalism. I experienced to be the editor in chief of our school paper in my elementary life. That gave me responsibility and enjoyment. I never expect to win competitions. I am much focus to what I wrote. I am not much on awards this time but on how I influence myself and other people to what I wrote. I learn from their comments to my work. I started to revise, make changes and improve to how I write. I was also involved to learn the news section when I was in high school until now. I experienced to lead in the section as a news editor of the school paper in high school and parish newspaper in college. The unforgettable moment is when I join the national press conference when I was in fourth year high school. Even I lost it, whats important is the experience and improvements I learn. I learn to make my article factual and interesting to read. Learning can be best achieved in experience. Learning is also described as an attitude. If people learn to behave or react in a particular way, they gradually start to behave in that way as a result of a change in attitudes. This implies that someone must learn to face own problem in order to find interventions of the problem leading to an easier solution. If it is compared in a mathematical problem solving, someone must first understand the content before proceeding in the steps to be taken. I am person who is not a problem- centered, a person who focuses to solutions rather than thinking for the problem itself. I am very much creative to learn by solving my problem independently. Its not that I dont need the help of others but I have the confidence to solve my own problem. I am a positive-thinker person. I grew to a family who has a positive outlook in life. My mom always says that education is the key to the entire problem I cannot answer now. Thus, Im studying hard to finish my chosen degree. My dad encourages me not to be defeated by circumstances. Thats why I have these problem solving skills. Also, maybe its the reason I love mathematics since I was a child. I love to learn numbers, logics and everything related to math. These are the qualities I have which I become different to other people making me a deserving person. I am thankful of these which contribute to the wholeness of my life. And, I love to do these things which make the essence of my learning.