Week 1, Thing 2: 7 1/2 Habits of Successful Life-long Learners
**There was no “Thing 1″ listed, so I assume it is just to read about and commit to the Web 2.0 program. Which I have done!**
Of the seven habits, #4 is the toughest for me: “Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.” I didn’t graduate college until I was 34 (married young and had kids right away), so I’ve always felt “behind” when it comes to learning. Also, retention is difficult for me so I struggle with remembering what I’ve been taught. Ironically, it is because of this that I think the easiest “habit” for me would be #2: “Accept responsibility for your own learning.” It seems the older I get, the less I care what others think about me. I’m not afraid to ask for help, or admit I don’t know something.
3 comments:
Woohoo for older learning empowerment! Isn't the main thing to be alive? and engaged? I had one of those "I've got a second lease on life" experiences when I went back to school (library school) in my 40's, single mom with 2 kids ... and retention happens when what you're learning is applicable to what you're doing! I have found that some of the exercises I went through in this tutorial did not seem applicable when I initially did them, but at least it provided me the familiarity to later say, when the appropriate moment arose, "hey, I think this might be a project that could make use of blah-de-blah".... All of which is to say, welcome to Winter Fun 2.0 School Library Style!
Thanks for the uplifting words! This is so neat to have someone to encourage me - I appreciate it!
Welcome to Winter Fun. It sounds like you are a great model of a life-long learner.
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