Here's the situation. Some students think they can learn effectively by just absorbing info as it hits them in the face, a kind of a 'learning-by-osmosis'. But that's totally false. Learning doesn't work like that. You can't learn calculus like you catch a cold. You have to do more than just be in the same room as people learning calculus. As a part of this learning experience, a really helpful thing to consider is whether or not you're highly kinesthetic. Dr. Richard Felder has demonstrated that everyone takes information in through movement; we're all kinesthetic learners to a certain extent.