What learning is to me

I used to think that learning was when I could regurgitate the facts on a quiz or an exam. In fact, through my college years I would do my best to figure out what my professor wanted to score an "A" and then do that.

That was until I realized that learning takes many forms, including life experiences. We often hear, "Now, son, what did you learn in school today?" If your son is like most boys, you would probably get an answer like "Oh, nothing!" But, that's not the answer I gave by Dad one day in junior high. I gave my Dad the answer he didn't expect. My Dad asked me like he normally did at the dinner table, "So, son, what did you learn in school today?" I answered very triumphantly, "I learned that when you hit a guy right smack between the eyes, he hits the ground very quickly." He answered back, "Well done, son"