Replying to LO30625 --
I have found that most people need to learn how to learn at some point in
their lives.
Each will develop from infancy at his/her own rate and will generally go
through predictable stages of development. These differences (rates of
development) are of little importance unless they are extremely outside
the norm. They will, however, have a rather greater impact once the child
hits grade school. There the differences in development show up as
differences in learning rates. Hence, some children accelerate through
their classes while others struggle a great deal. Grouping these children
with different learning rates together and expecting great things form
them is often an exercise in frustration, especially for the faster
learners.
In creating a learning environment, I believe that it will be necessary to
teach people (even the faster ones) what and how to learn and to apply
what they learn. Once this basic skill level is accomplished or achieved,
each can learn and grow accordingly.
Failing to address these differences, I believe, sets the stage for
further (life) frustration and can significantly hinder the development of
such a learning environment.
Respectfully,
Clyde Howell
orgpsych@bellsouth.net
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