Bravo Donald!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
A student who is relaxed has more absorption possibilities. Make the course fun, and set the learning pace at a realistic level, and they hunger for the knowledge being presented.
The driving connection is awesome. Think about how scared we were to drive at first. It just took a little relaxation and nerve calming to get behing the wheel and try. This would carry over to the class room. The students would be scared about learning new info, as far as it being unfamiliar. Maybe scared is not the word more like nervous.
Hi James! A good observation; however, I think we have to be careful to not make it too relaxed.
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
A relaxed atmosphere will always trump a high pressure situation
So true. I like to remind adults of when they were first learning to drive. Then I remind them of now with all their experience they can almost drive on auto pilot. It's all about experience. This sets them at ease.,
I agree with your statement to a point, if the classroom is perceived as a bedroom or a place to relax and lounge, I feel this will create a counter-productive environment for learning. Some pressure needs to be administered, this will get them ready for real world conditions. They need to understand that there are deadlines and sometimes they will have to struggle to understand and respect the job.
Hi Clive!
That is an interesting observation! I had never thought about this before. Please further define "unwanted memories".
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
One way of getting students to relaxed is to remove the fear of high school. If a student sees any relationship between the present class and high school most time it brings back unwanted memories.
relaxed students learn much better and also have a better outlook about the class and the course material presented.
