Research and Scholarship

People Learn Best and Most Deeply When...

• They try to answer questions or solve problems they find interesting, intriguing, important, or beautiful;
• They can try, fail, receive feedback, and try again before anyone makes a judgement of their work;
• They can work collaboratively with other learners struggling with the same problems;
• They face repeated challenges to their existing fundamental paradigms;
• They care that their existing paradigms do not work;
• They can get support (emotional, physical, and intellectual) when they need it;
• They feel in control of their own learning, not manipulated;
• They believe that their work will be considered fairly and honestly;
• They believe that their work will matter;
• They believe that intelligence and abilities are expandable, that if they work hard, they will get better at it;
• They believe other people have faith in their ability to learn;
• They believe that they can learn.