A lesson for the youth of today – Nola Ochs graduated at the age of 95!
To mark the fact that next week (18th-24th May) is Adult Learner’s week., these are five reasons why any teacher should welcome ‘mature’ members to their classes:
1. Many educators write as if all learners were straining at the leash to get their hands on funky tekkie tools in the classroom. I believe that students of all ages, and older students in particular, are more appreciative of well-prepared lo-tech frontal lessons.
2. I have found that the majority of adult learners (late 20s to early 90s!) are intrinsically motivated. The same cannot necessarily be said of those in their late teens and early 20s. Continue reading
