Motivation to learn.

I took a few days off of writing. Sunday we held Liz's graduation party and yesterday was recovery time. Today Bart Johnson and I flew to LA for a conference on teaching Intro to Engineering. I finished up the thermo class this morning before we left. It was a great experience for all of us. Throughout the class, one theme that kept coming back was that for quality learning to take place, the person doing the learning must be motivated to do so. Think back on your best learning experiences. Did the teacher get you motivated? It is the case when I look back. And now, as a lifelong learner, I find that my own motivation is the key to my learning.

My future students will have me putting their self-motivation front and center in our time together. I believe it is the best way to make learning stick.

TBL: As with anything in life, our motivations drive our success. It is quite true in learning.