Students are often resistant to teaching because they think it doesn't make any sense. They're also more likely to be belittled or made fun of by their teachers, she says. This can affect students' cognitive development and how they learn about the world. The author suggests ways in which we can use these factors to improve student learning.
Anton Tolman shares about his book Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students edited by Anton O. Tolman and Janine Kremling on episode 171 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Everybody who has taught has run into student resistance in one form or another.
—Anton Tolman
We need to start seeing student resistance as a signal.
—Anton Tolman
When they’re resisting, they’re telling me something.
—Anton Tolman
A common error … is to believe that a lot of student resistance is because of the students themselves.
—Anton Tolman
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