276: 6 Ways Adult Learners Are Just Like Teenagers




The College Prep Podcast show

Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> As Gretchen teaches adults in her courses for educators, she’s started noticing a number of similarities between the grown ups and her teenage clients. <br> <br> <br> <br> In this episode she outlines 6 bad habits that all learners seem to have, regardless of age. They include:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Perfectionism* An aversion to making mistakes* Getting behind in their work* Not asking for help* Asking questions that have already been answered* Not paying attention to instructions. <br> <br> <br> <br> Apparently, learning is hard regardless of how old you are! And some of these habits, which adults often attribute to students’ laziness or lack of motivation, is actually a natural reaction to learning to build competency in a new skillset. Interesting!<br>