For as long as I can remember being a hyperactive child, I have always found it difficult to pay attention and stay focused. I have learned over time to focus and stay on task when necessary, and to correct my distractions so that I can regain focus on the class, teacher, or homework. I apply myself with the subjects I love. The skills I have well are self-awareness and goal setting. Lana Becker, an educational researcher, implies that “self-regulated learning requires students to make deliberate choices and consciously select and use effective strategies for learning to take place. Self-regulation [is] defined as the 'fusion of will and ability'” (para. 1) I don't apply myself in situations due to my lack of motivational skills. Although I have great self-regulated learning skills, I must apply those skills in all learning situations. In school, when I don't understand a concept and that concept is a topic of interest, I find help with extra explanation. For example, last year I took the Advanced Placement chemistry course. When I needed more help I reached out to my old chemistry teacher and scheduled tutoring for every Monday. “The enterprising student knows when to seek assistance and what resources to consult,” says Becker (para. 11). I know when I'm struggling to understand a concept. Over time I discovered that I learn visually. I've always made flashcards for vocabulary, math, and even Spanish. I remember pictures, maps and things I read. By understanding how I learn, this has many benefits. I excel at getting help with subjects that interest me. My self-awareness on how to stay on task has been a boon to my learning. I know when I study too much and when I need to stop for the rest of the day.......halfway through a sheet of paper......the week has taken the motivation to not give up. However, school is a different story. Knowing how to improve is the question. Being a teenager means being lazy and dealing with learning skills is not the most important process to do. If I had figured out how to improve my self-regulated learning skills, I would have already been working to address these issues. Learning style is an important aspect of life. Increasing my skills in my environments is important. I need to apply my self-regulated learning habits to all learning areas, not just specific ones. Knowing how I learn and what I need to do to solve self-regulated learning problems will help me in my future. I will prepare myself better with future tests, work and life. Works Cited Becker, Lana. “Self-regulated learning”. Resources for electronic reading in English. D2L. North-East State Comm. Coll. Network. August 22. 2011.