How can knowing my learning style help me in becoming a teacher? Throughout life, we learn. These lessons may be formal as found in academic studies, on the job through additional training, or personal, in the pursuit of an interest or hobby. Regardless of what, where or when we choose to obtain knowledge, how we approach learning is unique to each and every one of us based on our individual learning style or styles. Everyone has preferences for learning. If you understand how you learn best when gaining new information, studying for exams or acquiring new skills on a job, you can save yourself hours of time and frustration. It will be easier to you to understand every lessons that will be discuss by your professors. Now, let’s define learning style. Learning style is an individual's mode of gaining knowledge. It is an individual's unique approach to learning based on strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. Each learning style has positives and negatives. There is no right or wrong style, and one person may use different styles in different situations. But, as a learner, if you learn best by being shown a skill and you can only read a book to learn the task, you will likely end up frustrated or even failing to do the task. In my own understanding, learning styles is like ‘talent’, wherein everyone can foster it. It can be very worthwhile to spend some time identifying your strengths and what you find difficult. Being aware of what you're good at and where you need to develop your skills can be the first step to boosting your confidence, enabling you to plan to improve your performance as a student. You can help yourself by being willing to try new approaches. When I first hear the word learning style the first thing came up in my mind is about studies. This came as a surprise to me as I had never really taken time to explore what my learning style – or styles for