My goal for my students is to take this approach beyond one particular subject and set them up to improve self-esteem and attitudes toward academic per- formance and education as a whole. Encouraging students to explore their world, follow their interests, ponder big ideas and question everything is an essen- tial component to developing a life-time love for learning.
Although it will probably take a few more interactive and musi- cally-themed presentations on my part highlighting the delights of reading comprehension and literary analysis, I am constantly inspired by my students curiosity and creativity. Their willingness to learn new skills, and partici- pate in new activities motivates me to do the same. That spirit is how real learning happens.
“Their willingness to learn new skills, and participate in new activities motivates me to do the same. That spirit is how real learning happens.”
Shani Penn is a Tech Support Analyst on the Support Engineering team in NYC.
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