Archive for: April, 2009

“I’ll Try”

Published under Core Routines, Personal Story. Tags: , , .

I had a conversation with the student today. I explained why I was disappointed with his attendance and work ethic. He nodded and said that he wasn’t feeling well and had to go home. I knew how the rest of the conversation would go. So, I fell into my routine and carried on and got the same response that usually comes up in this type of discussion.

Reluctant Learners

Published under Learning Cycle. Tags: , , .

In the Coyote’s Guide on pages 178-179 the Learning Cycle is discussed with areas that people can held up. I read this an quickly saw many different students I’ve worked with over the years. I want to take a moment and go through the ideas in the book and how that looks to a teacher. Please share your ideas.

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Coyote Speaks

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I came across the book, “Coyote Speaks” by Jacques Rutzky 1 while doing a search for material related to Coyote Mentoring. I was also curious to see if the idea of Coyote Counseling was unique and that I was onto a new thingy. 

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  1. Coyote Speaks: Creative Strategies for Psychotherapists Treating Alcoholics and Addicts. Rutzky, Jacques. Jason Aronson Inc., Northvale, New Jersey. 1998 ISBN 0-7657-0141-3

Learning Cycles

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A comparison of Kolb’s learning cycle and the Natural Learning Cycle that is a part of Coyote Mentoring. I realized why the Natural Learning Cycle calls more to my heart as a teacher than what I was instructed about learning back at University.