tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104163264540869646.post4000813161613604082..comments2023-10-24T02:07:47.274-04:00Comments on K-M the Librarian: On helplessness, learned and taughtkmthelibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173264575828631775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104163264540869646.post-3818115270464614722011-10-13T10:27:28.151-04:002011-10-13T10:27:28.151-04:00AMEN! I find it incredibly frustrating when teache...AMEN! I find it incredibly frustrating when teachers prefer for us to do it for them. When I see frustration levels rise I gently remind teachers that everyone, not just teachers learn at school. I know this makes me less than popular when teachers are in a hurry to find out information but I remind them that the information is at their fingertips the next time the question arises.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825111379807517876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104163264540869646.post-65235574014618086952011-10-06T23:52:27.612-04:002011-10-06T23:52:27.612-04:00Sometimes I think of it as the difference between ...Sometimes I think of it as the difference between *being* patient, and *acting* patient. I may not actually be feeling patient, but I can act as if I am. Good teaching is, at least in part, about good acting. :)kmthelibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173264575828631775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104163264540869646.post-52125852855843598952011-10-06T23:42:11.146-04:002011-10-06T23:42:11.146-04:00Thanks for writing about this, Sara. Keep smiling ...Thanks for writing about this, Sara. Keep smiling as you tell them, "Yes, you can do it," "you can learn it;" "I did it, so can you." Even if you can feel your blood pressure rising. One of my favorite teachers has no confidence in her tech ability yet I was able to teach her how to set up a wiki in 10 minutes once she got over that, I can't learn this" auto-response. Now I have learned to expect her to say it and to just go on...she gets excited about the possibilities quickly when she sees she CAN learn something new. OK, I am mentally gritting my teeth but she won't know that!Sara Kelly Johnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104163264540869646.post-14125844284757816092011-10-06T22:56:32.227-04:002011-10-06T22:56:32.227-04:00Amen! I try to take the same approach in all the t...Amen! I try to take the same approach in all the teaching I do too. And get equally frustrated when I hear those "I just can't do it" phrases.pollyalidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918915572239455805noreply@blogger.com