Submitted by Ron Paige (not verified) on December 5, 2006 - 19:49.
"Confidence" is a strategy one develops for dealing with his or her environment. Stratagies, which are essentially means for structuring information into meaning, can be taught. This does not mean "develop a course in strategy teaching." Unfortunately, we are more focused on imparting educational content than on modeling learning strategies. Ask any 30+-year old in the workplace what he or she learned from formal schooling that was of value and it will almost always be a strategy for meaning-making.
"Confidence" is a strategy
Submitted by Ron Paige (not verified) on December 5, 2006 - 19:49.
"Confidence" is a strategy one develops for dealing with his or her environment. Stratagies, which are essentially means for structuring information into meaning, can be taught. This does not mean "develop a course in strategy teaching." Unfortunately, we are more focused on imparting educational content than on modeling learning strategies. Ask any 30+-year old in the workplace what he or she learned from formal schooling that was of value and it will almost always be a strategy for meaning-making.