Prior to starting kindergarten, my mom used to sit me down at our dinner table and taught me how to read and write. She utilized a behaviorist strategy to develop my reading and writing skills where feedback was received at every task. She made tables on a lined piece of paper with assorted English words and I would repeat them down the column over and over again. After I was done, I had to repeat the word back to her and spell it correctly. If I failed to spell the word out loud, I had to rewrite the column of the same word repeatedly until I corrected my mistake. I was tutored by her till third grade when my family was contemplating moving to India. For the 6 months, I resided in India, I resumed school through a private tutor and would interact with kids speaking Hindi or Marathi. My tutor in India used a cognitivist model to teach me math and English. My tutor would incorporate existing concepts as building blocks to further my understanding of math and English. This was a time when I was most fluent in my mother tongue, Marathi, even though English was my first language. After moving back to Canada, I was approached by my classmates who were curious about my trip. I was only responsive when they asked me yes or no questions where in turn, I would tilt my head side-to-side for ‘yes’ instead and up and down to nod because of a habit I had adopted while I was in India. I quickly understood that neither my classmates nor my teacher were able to understand me, yet I was able to understand them. As easy as it was to learn English, I had almost completely forgotten how to speak it within the time I stayed in India. The switch in the environment affected my learning style and the language I primarily spoke. My teacher enrolled me in ESL where I relearned English. Again, I was able to quickly relearn English just by shifting my environment. Looking back at this learning experience realize how as kids, our brains are the most malleable at a younger stage. The experience emphasized the importance of valuable education because as children, the smallest change can affect how you learn and process information as an adult. Earlier stages in learning can identify your learning style(s) later on and can pinpoint disadvantages such as dyslexia or ADHD.