If I'm reading something and I don't understand it, am I learning anything?

Answer 1

That would depend on *YOU*. If you just shake your head and put down the reading material, then the answer is that you have reconfirmed your mental limitation. HOWEVER...if you pick up your dictionary and look up the words with which you are not familiar, you learn new words to add to your existing vocabulary. If you go to the library and look up the topic in the computer, or on the card catalogue, or in the Encyclopedia, then you start to expand your knowledge base. At that point, you are learning something. All learning starts at the point of ignorance. It's not a sin to start out ignorant. What is a sin and a shame is to stay ignorant in this wonderful land of ours, with its free speech and free libraries. We can choose to remain ignorant, or we can reach out and up and grow to unlimited length and breadth and depth. When I was a child and I once said to my Granny, "I'm bored," she corrected me. She said, "No, don't say 'I'm bored'; say 'I'm boring'. Then go to the library and learn something interesting, so you won't be boring anymore." That exchange with her changed my whole life.

Answer 2

Well yes, but not what you want hear. You are learning you need to improve your reading level or need to re-read it to comprehend it. Thats not true in all cases, I read Saughterhouse 5 twice and I still don't get it and I'm fairly sharp.

Answer 3

yes

your learning that you need to step up your reading comprhension..

and if its test..

if you see the same words on the test you will be more likely to remeber the words than the meaning if you arenot comprehending the book.

Answer 4

NO