Recently I was removing wallpaper from a bathroom and was struggling with the process when I remembered that I had some old tools tucked away in the basement from the last time I removed stubborn wallpaper.. After finding the tools (which didn't take as long as I had feared) I was quickly moving along in the process when the following thought popped into my head, "Wow, it's amazing how much easier this is to do when you have the right tools!"
After this experience I began to think of how many of my community college students struggle in their coursework. I wondered how much easier college would be for them if they had access to the proper tools as well as the knowledge of how and when to utilize those tools.
The next few blogs are going to be based on my exploration of this idea. Here are a few of the questions that I hope to address:
1) what tools are students missing that could make learning so much easier?
2) what tools do they need that they might not even know that they have?
3) what can I do to help them find their tools and how to use them?
I'm sure there are many more questions and at first I thought I'd work on this over time and then share it, but now I think it might make some interesting discussions, so I'm going to publish as it is and invite anyone who reads this to add their ideas and comments. This could be a great collaborative experience, um that is ... if anyone sees it. (grin)
