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Question

Why do we find some things hard to learn?

It's because we lack intelligence/knowledge, good material, time, patience, understanding?
Please no short answers!

Answer 1

We have difficulty with some concepts not because they are inherently complex (though they may be), and not because we're inherently "dumb" (though we may be), but because we all absorb & process information differently, and a given period of instruction may or may not contain stimuli we find conducive to learning individually. Let me attempt to clear this claim up a bit: Let's say you're in a classroom, and you're 1 of 20 other students. The teacher plans to go into another area of study tomorrow that expands on material you've covered thus far. In preparation for this "expansion" he assigns homework: "Read chapters 5 through 8 in your textbooks for tomorrow and be ready for in class discussion." Now, when tomorrow comes, 7 of you are locked on target during class discussion, spitting out answers in rapid-fire succession and adding meaningful dialogue to the conversation. 7 more of you are sort of hanging in there, but are tentative with your answers, a bit less engaged during class discussion and seemingly more content to try to fade into the group dynamic rather than standing out demonstratively in any way, then 7 more of you are completely lost, staring out of the windows and daydreaming. Is a full third of the class stupid? No, but they are likely tactile learners, meaning they need touch or physical contact with aspects of the lesson to process the concept and retain the information. At the same time, the teacher is getting irritated and a little discouraged because as he looks around the room, 14 people are staring off into space. Is he really that boring? Are his chances of getting tenure shot to hell? No, he's okay....he's still only currently missing the original 7 tactile learners; the other 7 are auditory learners, they learn by "listening" and since that's the case they tend to look wherever they want to because hearing is key to data retention. How many times have you sat in a class and seen all of these things unfolding without realizing the full extent these dynamics have on impacting the way these sessions evolve? It is incumbent on every teacher to determine how each of their students "learn" (process and retain information) and to challenge them accordingly. It is said that "if a student fails to learn, the teacher failed to teach". In support of that assertion, it's not surprising that Albert Einstein, easily one of the most gifted and brilliant scientists of the 20th century, was routinely a "D" student in grade school and was for a time mistakenly thought to be quite slow. How is this possible? Because his teachers were ignorant of how he learned and processed information, and gave him instead information in a way that did not register with him. (My illustrations were intentionally simplistic and linear. People are often stimulated in unique combinations of auditory, visual, and tactile ways, but the challenge to the teacher remains: discover how your students best receive and retain data, and teach them accordingly). But this is why we occasionally find some things "hard" to learn....they are not given to us in ways we can easily process.

Answer 2

Those things which you speak of are not theories, but those things are answers, difficult to learn

anybodies opinion ultimately goes up in smoke in terms of making practical sense, -----which makes it hard for the mind to retrospect and fill the gap through which the smoke evaded.
only if you learn to accept your difficulties and start walking with the clock, can you achieve without any harm done,

Patience is dangerous since it gives good fruit
and with fruit comes energy to run, or the complacency to wait forever.

Understanding starts with the first drop of water that you felt like pronouncing for the very first time ,but a complicated theory is hard because there isn`t enough recalling memory

Intelligence is nothing but confidence, Intelligence is the combination of humour and laughter, sand and gravity,
good and evil
since both parties show mutual respect to each other they both sustain their respective lives,
but that only excites the writer to write more, why should you be interested in reading his thesis?
Thus none of the above could lead to knowledge, only if you implying all the above and taste its cons and pros, then youd be knowledgeable

Answer 3

Human ego, pride, the irresistible desire / need to be right even at the cost of one's happiness, the insatiable human need to feel value, validation and self worth will Often cause difficulty in human learning. Lack of interest or desire, inability to learn, stubbornness, and simply not using ones common sense are also other reasons.

The reasons can be as varied as the individual.

However, all is not lost, hard knock, trial by error, stumble and pick oneself up and try again or even make the same mistake over and over and over... type of learning all has its value. People learn from the easy and the difficult. Further, common sense dictates the difficult more often leaves a lasting impression.

It's all good. :-)

Answer 4

I think that almost anything can be learned and learned well if you can find individual ways to present it. You must use language that the learner understands. Go slower or faster to the pace of the individual. Never keep to the structure of the book but find the common ground that the learner will finally understand. People run out of patience way too soon and people frustrate themselves as they are not creative enough to teach out side of the box.,

Answer 5

It may be one or several of those reasons. It could also be that we are not interested in the subject because we find it unexciting or irrelevant, or have yet to realize its necessity.
Or we may be affected by personal or cultural biases.
Or we may be distracted by other matters and so find it hard to focus.
Or we may believe we already know about the subject.
Or there may be communication barriers between teacher and student.
Or...there are just so many possible reasons. Take your pick.