Quentin Herd Gail Richards Composition 1 Proposal To: University of Arkansas in ittle rock !

rom: Quentin Herd "ate: #cto$er %1& '(1%

)u$*ect: A proposal to add learnin+ pro+rams to lectures in class or $rin+ $ack the traditional class studies such as home,ork that coincides ,ith the readin+ of chaptersPurpose: . ,rite this letter to propose an addition pro+ram in our lecture classes- The +oal is to help students o$tain and hold on to the information +iven- .nstead of +ettin+ lost on off su$*ect content or starin+ into space never catchin+ on to ,hats $ein+ said- /ust catchin+ $its and pieces of the lecture *ust to find out your notes are in vain- )ittin+ in class tryin+ to ,rite do,n ,hat mi+ht $e on the test is more of a hassle then a helper0specially for the students ,ho are not auditory learners& such as myselfPro$lem: Cons of lecture classes is that they are $est suited for one specific learnin+ style ,hich is auditory learnin+- 1o, kno,in+ that there are seven different types of learnin+& ho, could lectures $e deemed the $est ,ay to teach- Accordin+ to 0ducation)pace%2(-com& 34hile the auditory learner is a$le to ma5imi6e his learnin+ e5perience $y listenin+ to lectures& a kinesthetic learner stru++les ,ith a classroom

environment ,hich fails to provide him the opportunity to learn throu+h hands on activities and $y doin+- 7y usin+ only a lecture format& you may not effectively teach those students ,ho are not primarily auditory learners-3 )olution: A soultion $est fit for the pro$lem and for those professors ,ho like the less paper approach of the times- They need to adopt a pro+ram similar to the 8H & 8ista Hi+her earnin+ for )panish& for all lecture classes +iven on campus& or if one is not yet in e5istence $e a poineer to education and create one that ,ould $est fit the students learnin+ needs- 0ither ,ay there must $e somethin+ done to further to accomendate non9 auditory learnersCost: /ust on previous kno,led+e of the school and seein+ that there are already pro+rams out in other classes- That the cost of investin+ into such a pro+am should not $e of importance& seein+ on ho, it ,ould $e $eneficial to enhancin+ your students a$ility to o$tain the kno,led+e $ein+ $rou+ht forthConclusion: As . conclude& investin+ in such pro+rams ,ill assist teachers and students $y allo,in+ them to cover more and e5cel at ascertainin+ the information instead of it +oin+ in one ear and out the other- .n addition& 0ducation)pace%2(-com states& 3The seasoned instructor eventually learns that com$inin+ various methods of instruction provides all students ,ith an opportunity to learn optimally-3