We as students need learning to be relevant to our experiences. Experiences make our education. Although theorist Ernest Hilgard believed that the science of learning had not found agreement, he identified twenty principles across stimulus-response, motivation, and personality and cognitive theories that he thought could be accepted by many different theoretical families. He found agreement in Thorndike and Skinner's belief in reinforcement, along with Gagne's ideas about managing components such as feedback from a teacher. He stitched together the seams of multiple theories. As I once again approach the end of my school year, I find myself not only behaving as a “consumer of theory” (Barth 1990), but also as a “creator of theory.” I observe my students in class, examine their work, talk to them, and listen to them. It allows me to make sense of my practices and helps me try to make sense of the state of flow Hilgard suggests. I recognize that there are many different learning styles and that I need to manage the environment, so that I can become a more effective teacher. I like those who theorized before me, I need to continue my research as it may lead to a new system of