I was a public school teacher and administrator in the state of New Mexico for 25 years. Currently, I am employed as an administrator in higher education and am enrolled in a PhD program in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on learning technologies.
One of the many goals of educators is to become a lifelong learner and continuously improve our learning, unlearning, and relearning. According to Lainie Rowell’s article, “3 Keys to Evolving as a Lifelong Learner”, educators must adapt in this ever evolving world by also focusing on how to learn instead of just what to learn.
When teachers are optimistic that they can improve their student’s academic performance, then students will gravitate towards that optimism and make hard work more desirable.