Student Caring - A Podcast For Professors

Here's another one of our most popular podcast episodes: Teaching Students Who Are On Fire To Learn Updated commentary by Daniel and David ~ ### ~ Golden Oldie - Replay Podcast #85 Teaching Students Who Are On Fire To Learn   This blogpost and podcast is for our colleagues in higher educations, professors, the world over. This is #2 in our series on teaching. We continue with a look at students who are on fire to learn. GUIDING OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC PASSIONS. College Student:  “Teach it all to me – TODAY!” How do we direct that in the classroom? The challenge for professors is to teach all of the students in front of you. Those who are on fire to learn as well as those who have little interest. A.K.A. Professor: “Why are you taking this class?”  College Student: “I have to, it’s a requirement.” College is a half marathon, not a sprint. You can recognize these students and focus their energies on an individual basis to challenge them. Our role as a mentor can begin to take shape with enthusiastic students. We