1. “Try” - What I say I’m doing when I can’t do something, and am unwilling to put in any more work or step out of my comfort zone. Productive people don’t try, they do.
2. “Can’t” - The first time I tried to do something I was not successful, so I have moved this skill to the “Can’t do” pile. This is much easier than doing things to become successful. Also, by saying I “can’t” I am actively recruiting someone to do it for me.
3. “He/She Doesn’t Teach” -I believe my instructor is soley responsible for my success. Since I am not being successful, then my instructor must not be doing their job. I hear this sentiment from many former students regarding college professors. A few former students have shown amazing resilience in being able to design their own learning. These students often become valuable resources for their fellow college classmates.
4. “Do you give extra credit?” - I am looking for a shortcut to success.
5. “I don’t get it” - Can you sit right next to me and do it for me? This way, it looks as if I’ve sought individualized attention from the instructor, when it hasn’t been a learning experience for me at all. Also a technique used to solicit sympathy from an instructor for a student not holding up their end of the deal as a learner. See #3.
Our learners have become accustomed to being passive, and assuming that as long as you trade some time, you’ll get a nice grade. Our learners need to become ACTIVE, and I daresay teachers should become more passive. Make them start “doing”.
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