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The paper presents the survey of learning abilities and habits, conducted among pedagogy students at the University of Łódź. The results are presented in the light of contemporary knowledge on learning, that is regarded as a compound process, composed of three elements: cognition, emotions and motivation. The author analyses the methods in which students learn and reasons of their possible educational failures. From there the reflection on contemporary didactics in high schools and the need for change is provided. The connections between problems in students’ learning and changes in contemporary world in the range of technology, economy, job market and educational system, are emphasized.