Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:896] Re: IFETS-DISCUSSION digest 128
From: William Klemm (WKLEMM@cvm.tamu.edu)
Date: Sat 13 Jan 2001 - 00:19:18 MET
From: "William Klemm" <WKLEMM@cvm.tamu.edu> Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:896] Re: IFETS-DISCUSSION digest 128 Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:19:18 +1300
Fear and Learning:
To me, the most insidious role that fear plays in learning is that it
leads to avoidance behavior. Computerphobia comes readily to mind. But at
all levels and topics, if a student fears a learning experience, that is
believes he or she cannot learn well, it becomes a self-fulfilling
prophecy. If you believe you don't learn languages well, you don't. If you
are intimidated by science, you will avoid hard-core science courses. And
so on. This is the kind of specific belief system that the "self-esteem
movement" in education needs to focus on.
Both learners and teachers need to focus on confidence. If you think you
can, you have a much better chance of succeeding. Certainly, you are much
more likely to try.
Bill Klemm
W. R. (Bill) Klemm, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Dept. VAPH, Mail Stop 4458
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4458
Phone: 409-845-4201
Web sites:
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm
http://www.foruminc.com
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