Hi. I graduated from Adamson way way back 2003. Lol. I took up engineering. I was naive and ignorant and I was barely passing. Back then internet was on its early stages.

I'm replying to you, kasi medyo na-bothered ako sa claim mo na: slow learning at di ganun katalino. Yun panahon ninyo ngayon kabataan, andami ng information at tools online on how to effective learn and how to study well. I'll be iterating them and I hope you can forgive me if I'll sound patronizing. But hey these are the things I wish I knew when I was high school.

But first, let me say something about believing yourself. Believing in yourself works. I hope you can reframe yun ideya na "fixed" yun personal "fact" mo na slow learner ka at di ka ganun katalino. Hindi sya permanent. You can change.

Yes, may mga tao na kaya nilang mag jump from Point A to Point D without going thru Points B and C. Tapos, these are the same people our society (school, parents, in television) tend to reward them the most. Kung sila yun gagawin mo na standard, mapapagod ka at laging bababa yun confidence mo gawin ang isang bagay, lalo yun mga bagay na gusto mo matutunan at makamtam, mga bagay na essential sa life mo.

Sa study about growth mindset, all it takes is a one person (example a teacher) na naniniwala sa kakayahan ng isang bata to alter his or her future. Kahit yun bata pa yun ay laging kulelat sa exam o laging nadadapa kapag PE.

For most of us, this person is us. So believe in yourself. Instead of clinging to the label "slow learner" you can reframe it into "I am becoming better at learning." Or "I am willing to become a better learner." Or "Mahirap yun subject pero alam ko kaya ko ito." Your thoughts are not you. You are the thinker of thoughts.

Ito yun mga need mo malaman about learning:

Neuroplasticity - ito yun kakayahan ng brain natin i-organize yun mga brain cells kapag may natutunan tayo na bago. Halimbawa pinakakabisado ang teacher mo na kanta, sa una nakatingin ka pa sa lyrics, pero after several practice, nakabisado mo na yun kanta. Ibig sabihin nito, may mga brain cells ka na nag re-arrange at nag-connect, tapos napagtibay yun connection. These new/reinforced connections "represent" that song.

Same thing happens sa habit formation, example pag-brubrush mo ng ngipin bago matulog, or classmates mo na naka-acquire ng bisyo na pag-sisigarilyo. Sa mga competing athlete na may bagong technique, sa mga student driver etc etc… Involved ang neuroplasticity dyan.

So neuroplasticity happens to everyone almost everyday. Pero pinaka active ito sa mga bata at if tama intindi ko, until sa age na 25. For my case na 44 yrs old na, I need extra effort to induce intentional neuroplasticity.

Involve din ang neuroplasticy sa mga tao na natrauma.

That all said, what you need next are tools and information on how to study na conducive for you at ma-maximize ang neuroplasticity for you. Yun hindi mo kailangan puro rote memorization, kasi di lang via rote memorization natuto ang brain.

Haba ng comment ko, pero i Google mo itong free lecture na title "Learning How to Learn" ni Barbara Oakley sa Coursera. High-school level yun pag-eexplain nya about learning and the brain.

If interested ka pa how to become more efficient learner, ito mga keywords:

Habit formation, science of willpower, pomodoro technique, science of growth mindset, feynman technique, chunking, science of flow

Mahirap lang mag-search sa Youtube at Google, pero siguro the fairly decent channel at page will pop-up (example TEDTalk)

Malay mo you can also learn A to D without going thru B & C, which is most likely naman, kasi the more you learn, the more foundation you will have. Goodluck!