The Disgraceful Black Swan Way by Gina

The Disgraceful Black Swan Way by Gina - January 2014 Scholarship Essay

Everyone learns differently. Learning is a unique experience to each individual. The way one perceives it and understands it is subjective to the learner. I have a friend who learns by reading and has a very useful photographic memory. On the other hand, I have another pal who is a visual learner and draws icons that are representative of the subject or lesson at hand. Me, I'm a loud apprentice. I like to jump around, have grand gesticulations, and shout out information, questions, and answers. The exuberant nature of my studying makes it easier to remember and acquire the class; also, it makes it intensely more exciting.

This particular study habit helped me obtain exceptional grades on tests in world history during my freshman year of high school. The instructor, a very bright, panda resembling man, would give the class about twenty minutes to study before the test, the perfect amount of time for a power, insanity study session. I would then proceed to stand up from my desk and hop around, kick my legs, fling my arms, and make croaking noises. I was the perfect demonstration of a disgraceful black swan. I made a spectacle of myself as my peers would crowd around me and listen to my screams of knowledge with my finger constantly pointing every which way like I was directing traffic, only in this case I was directing information. When the twenty minutes were up, the scene dispersed, and all was quiet but the soft sound of pencils clicking on tables and creating friction with the papers or exams. The information that was presented in the
storms of verbal noise was freshly implemented into my brain and the test manifested into a light breeze.

Then, the breeze was picked up by the panda as he collected the other tests. He redistributed the papers randomly making a wind whirl. When all was graded, I had undeniably gotten an A and my friends also received honorable scores. They would later tell me how all my shouting and awkward body movements had helped them remember the answers. I was happy to know that my irrational, effective study strategy of spontaneous gestures and loud exclamations not only benefited me in world history, but to some around me.