There are what I like to technical term is really getting through those humps in a semester. Not everyone's going to be super excited about doing that right off the bat. There may be some apprehension. Remember that people coming into our learning spaces and places are bringing with them the good things that they've experienced in prior educational experiences as well as the bad things. It can be hard to figure out how do I work well with people who are different than me.
Todd Zakrajsek talks about how to grow a positive learning community on episode 444 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Community is what drives learning.
-Todd Zakrajsek
Students are not going to learn if they don’t believe they can learn.
-Todd Zakrajsek
My job is to help students be the best possible learners they can be.
-Todd Zakrajsek
It is important to know that everyone you meet can be fighting something at any given moment.
-Todd Zakrajsek