Kathleen Husdon

I have an online student who dominates the chat box and announces regularly that she is an overachiever. She accesses her skills way beyond where her ability is. She seems to ignore her weaknesses and though I don't want to dampen her spirit, I do want her to see she is creating too many errors and has not progressed as much as she thinks she has. What can I do to keep her motivated but still have her grounded in reality?

Enthusiasm is contagious. We all have things we love about our profession and remembering to share our positive experiences about our career with our students excites them about the profession and makes them feel they have made the right decision in being there.

Does anyone have some reading material that I could suggest be read by my older adult students to help combat their anxiety and fear of returning to school after being away from the learning environment for such a long time?