Tag: Learning
Christmas Calendar 2016 # 8
Things I’ve Learnt
Have you ever considered what you have learnt? The following list reflects my first thoughts after pondering this topic.
- I can do anything I want by breaking my goal down into small practical steps
- Adequate sleep is essential for my mental health
- Connecting with people brings me joy–in person and in the blogging community
- Acknowledging my feelings takes away their power over me
- I can do anything I really set my mind to by seeking the right help and guidance
- Asking for help is not a sign of weakness but one of strength
- My choices need to reflect my priorities to achieve my goals
- Mindfulness colouring-in books are great for stress relief
- We teach others how to treat us by how we treat ourselves
- Colour lifts my mood
- Positive thinking is powerful
- When life is difficult I work out what I can practically do in the moment—the rest can wait till later
- Drinking water makes my body work better
- Spending ME time daily is important
- Spending time visiting others blogs is an important part of the joy of blogging
- If I just do things instead of procrastinating about them I save time
- When one door closes a window with a better view usually opens
- Getting back to nature grounds me
- Get the facts then make decisions—don’t assume
- If in doubt—Google
Great Teachers
What makes a teacher great?
For my purpose in this post I am describing a teacher as anyone imparting learning to others as well as formally trained teacher. Teaching is a skill we can all use. It is about imparting knowledge we hold to another person. We all know things that others can learn but what is the difference between someone who does this well compared to someone who just tells you the information.
- Show passion or the topic
- Listening skills
- More detail
- Give reasons
- Approachable
- Individualize the information
- Explain in simple language—even technical detail.
- Smile
- Make people feel like they want to be teaching them the information
- Set boundaries on unacceptable behaviours
- Repeat the information 3 times
- Check understanding of the student before moving on to new information
- Have fun while learning
- Teach why the learning is necessary and how it will benefit the student
- Be transparent to all students
- Be consistent
- Be equal
- Believe the student can learn
- Be creative
- Be honest
- Patience
- Use different learning styles to keep it interesting and to suit the individual needs of the student
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/we-can-be-taught-2/
Will I Go?
Is there a place in the world you never want to visit? Where, and why not?
I love to travel.
If money were no object I would travel to more countries across the world. From my experience, more can be learnt about different cultures by getting off the usual tourist path—we have traveled recently to regional China and Canada in winter. Learning about a country through its history joins the dots on why things developed and are the way they are.
When my husband and I are considering traveling to a new destination, I ask myself the following questions to discover if it is a place we can visit now. Even if the answer is no, it doesn’t mean it is a place I never want to visit. Everywhere has something new to offer.
- Will we be safe? This is particularly important as we like to get ourselves around places not go on tours where you may have a built-in safeguard.
- Will we be able to stay healthy? Is the food and water safe?
- What , how and where will we eat? What is it advisable not to eat?
- How will we get around the city? Will this be possible? In Nanjing we thought we would catch a train however when we arrived at the train station it was literally packed with people. There no signs were in English, we felt claustrophobic so we quickly left and made other plans.
- Where do we plan to stay?
- What local rules or customs do we need to follow? Can we live with them for a couple of days?
- What is the reason we want to visit the country or area? If this is strong enough it can change some of the other answers.
- How do we get from the airport to our accommodation? Once we needed to pre-book a private car for a two-hour trip across provinces in China.
- Are injections required to protect us from disease?
- All things considered is the risk too great for us to travel to this part if the world at this time? YES or NO.
If the answer is yes, we reconsider visiting if the situation changes. In the meantime we will go somewhere else. We will never stop traveling—meeting new people and learning new things as it takes us out of our comfort zone and allows us to grow in ways we couldn’t imagine. Bring on our next adventure.