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Kohl - I Won't Learn From You.pdf

Kohl; Kohl, Herbert

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Courtney Tropila

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12/9/2016 23:21
For PHLOTE students (Primary Home Language Other Than English) it is difficult for the
parents/relatives to transition from their children only speaking their native language to speaking
English. It can also hinder the students native language if they begin to only speak English.

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12/9/2016 23:23
I myself have refused to learn a concept a different way once I've understood it- I've been afraid that it
will interfere with what I already understand.

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12/9/2016 23:24
How can teachers turn this willful refusal to learn into learning? How do we adapt to students or people
we will come across so that they are open to understanding the content being taught?

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12/9/2016 23:22
How, as a teacher, can I understand the difference between a students' fear of learning and their willful
refusal?

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12/9/2016 23:25
Feeling left out can hinder one's ability to learn or adapt to something new.

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12/9/2016 23:25
How can you maintain the knowledge of two different but similar concepts? How can you absorb new
information, but maintain the knowledge that you had prior?

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12/9/2016 23:24
Learning or knowing a new concept can exclude others who are unfamiliar with it.

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12/9/2016 23:27
When can not-learning be effective? Why should it be practiced for reasons other than research?

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12/9/2016 23:26
It's interesting that there are cues you can pick up on without knowing a language. Understanding plot
and character without the context of what is going on shows strong language skills without the
language. It makes you wonder how important some pieces really are to education.

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12/9/2016 23:29
Doing nothing is worse than not doing well in school. I think it's important for teachers to emphasize this
with students- if you do not feel confident with your work, at least try. You can always revise what
you've completed to reflect your learning experiences, but if you submit nothing you may never be
motivated to try at all.

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12/9/2016 23:28
"Not-learning" can result in negative actions for a person- such as cheating.

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12/9/2016 23:30
This is a direct example of when some benefits, self-awareness, self-discipline, and satisfaction can
actually be detrimental.

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12/9/2016 23:29
Humiliation should never exist in a classroom, all students should feel respected and deserving of
education.

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12/9/2016 23:31
How can teachers respect the integrity of their students without rejecting them?

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12/9/2016 23:34
"My job as a teacher was to get him to feel more empowered by reading than by practicing his active
not-learning to read." This is an example of great teaching. This is a great way to boost confidence of
students who are learning something new.

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12/9/2016 23:33
Sometimes the only way to understand a student is by relating to their behavior and understanding why
they act the way they do. Not all students have had the same opportunities in their schooling careers,
and it's important to understand the differences.

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12/9/2016 23:35
Good example of giving student the choice- do they want to embarrass themselves, or correctly read
aloud to other classmates? What means more to the students- their inner satisfaction, or learning along
with their peers?

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12/9/2016 23:37
I've tried to 'not learn' myself. I know there's been a couple times where I knew how to do something,
such as bake a cake, and I've watched someone else do it differently, which made me forget how I do
it. So I can relate to students avoiding something, if they believe they already know how to do it and
they don't want the new strategy to interfere. But it's a different story if I didn't know how to bake at all
and refused to watch someone bake a cake.

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12/9/2016 23:36
The teaching method paid off- by showing the student how important reading is, versus the idea of not
learning to read, the student's confidence went up and he was now in the same boat as his classmates
as far as his education was concerned.

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12/9/2016 23:39
As teachers, it's important to let students know that while the subject might not be appreciated, there
can be something to learn that will help the students succeed further in their schooling.

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12/9/2016 23:38
How do you deal with a student who refuses to learn?

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12/9/2016 23:38
It's not that the student was not capable of learning, it's that they refused because they didn't believe in
it.

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12/9/2016 23:41
"It's not that I choose not to wear shoes, it's that I don't know how to put on shoes," is a common
mindset for someone refusing to learn because they do not want to be embarassed.

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12/9/2016 23:40
Taking this fear of embarassment and turning it into ambition can be a great strategy for teaching.

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Perhaps students think so low of themselves that they do not believe they can learn, so instead they
focus on not learning.

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Teachers can use their own experiences to build up students by talking about regrets. For example, I
wish I learned more from one of my educational classes, because it would have made me more
confident in my internships. I strongly believe that students are influenced by real testimony.

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12/9/2016 23:41
Students believe that by not learning, they are in control of their destiny.

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How will this affect students in the future?

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How can you learn in an environment that you do not wish to be in?

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12/9/2016 23:45
Is non learning common in colleges? The cost of each class is extraordinary, so I wonder if students
would follow this same logic if they were paying money out of their own pocket.

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12/9/2016 23:45
It would be interesting to get the non-learning students to think about the wasted opportunity of doing
so. There are students who wish they had the right to education and to learn, but they don't. So why
would you willfully reject education when it is so valuable?

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13/9/2016 0:00
I think teachers can be a direct influence on the confidence of students. I strongly believe that if
students believe in their students, the students will as well. That's why it's important to address these
issues head on to help the students gain confidence.

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13/9/2016 0:02
"After class Akmir came up and introduced himself. I told him that his questions and challenges were
just what the class needed and invited him to join us," is a great way to encourage students about their
ideas and overall abilities.

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13/9/2016 0:02
Teachers can learn just as much from students as students can teachers.

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13/9/2016 0:03
How can we teach sensitive topics, such as racism, without offending specific students? In which ways
can we lead student discussions without them taking advantage of their voice?

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13/9/2016 0:05
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes is not always easy but it is necessary.

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13/9/2016 0:06
I like the term "intellectual excercise". It's being aware of what you're saying and doing before saying
and doing it. Always be thinking of the appropriate way of doing something.

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13/9/2016 0:05
A great example of unlearning, and the benefit of that. I used to pronounce the word Judaism as
Jude-AY-ism, and was told by my Jewish person that I was saying it incorrectly, and that it offended
her. She told me to say it "Jude-EE-ism," and ever since then I have said it that way. It was not my
place to say that it was correct because I had learned it that way, I had to value her take on it because
she had a better understanding than myself.

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13/9/2016 0:06
How do exclusion and not learning relate? How are they different?

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13/9/2016 0:10
Unlearning can definitely eliminate any biases or prejudices that are already engrained in your mind.

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13/9/2016 0:11
Akmir used his knowledge to write about racial topics to educate others. It's an example of how
nonlearning ultimately paid off and allowed him to be create about what he has learned. Just by reading
this article I've learned a lot from Akmir.

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13/9/2016 0:14
School is about education, not survival.

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13/9/2016 0:12
The 'system' is confusing at times, and everyone learns differently even in the same exact environment.
It's crucial that teachers take more time to understand their students strong suits.

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13/9/2016 0:13
Students who have been empowered now want to empower students of their own. This article was very
inspiring as it reminds myself, a future teacher, why I chose this profession and what I gained in high
school from amazing teachers.

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13/9/2016 0:12
Not learning and failure are not the same thing. Taking risks can be necessary in many situations,
including at school. This would only be failure if nothing came from it. Students can be empowered to
do good with their knowledge and Akmir was a great example.