A new theme began…




Today I spent an entire class explaining to the 9s what it means to be a good learner. I approached it as a skill that can be practiced just as dribbling a ball can be practiced.

For this group, it requires the ability to connect objectives with assignments and activities when working on major assignments and projects. It requires being able to read instructions — which requires the student to read instructions. Students also have to be able to ask for help.

I finished by pointing out that being a good learner has little to do with one’s intelligence, though it’s an intelligent decision to learn about learning.

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One Response to “A new theme began…”

  1.   The Sales Pitch, In Review | Alien Pedagogy Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 5:34 am

    [...] I recently posted my November sales pitch about how I tried to sell an increase in assignments to my students as something that would help them. I combined this approach with a focus on teaching students how to develop as better learners. [...]

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