Coyote Counselling » Learning Cycle

Working Through Frustration

collinsd — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:15:50 +0000

The transition from East to South in the learning cycle is where I see many students get stuck. In between these two is Southeast. This is the place where the person is trying to find a way to move from the feeling of initiative to getting the work done. I’ve looked for strategies to assist this transition. Part of the problem is trying to understand why the person is stuck.

During a presentation at a recent Outreach Conference I heard Cameron Buchanan speak.

A Different Exam Anxiety

collinsd — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:52:07 +0000

Most of the students have had very limited academic success. At my school they find hope as they work through their courses and realize that they are capable. Despite this success during the year, I fully expected the students to suffer high anxiety at test time. Yesterday, at the first diploma exam of the year, the anxiety was high but it was of a very different sort.

Reluctant Learners

collinsd — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:58:52 +0000

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.