This block brings up some interesting scenarios for me. Since I have been around for awhile ( baby boomer) The reinforcement I grew up with was simple either it was right or wrong. If it was right, good job continue on, if it is wrong, correct it, learn from it and continue on. The current generation has not been brought up that way, they are much more diverse in their upbringing and have experienced more social pressures and opportunities than any previous group of individuals. So I believe I understand the need to give them as much positive reinforcement as I… >>>

While several of my colleagues have expressed some of the same concerns as I have about our students being able to make a transition from hands on direct instruction to online learning. That being said there were a couple of points touched on in this section I thought were interesting, one was the ability to ask for help when needed, many in the current generation lack this skill set they are just "ask goggle" mind set. Doesn't always work that way. Another was writing skills, this is a huge problem, they have not been taught this functions well  in K-12 and it is very… >>>

What I have found with the current group of students is a huge amount of diversity in levels of learning knowledge. Part of it stems from the public education system that is not preparing them to learn as it once did. So when I approch my students I aways try to understand where they starting in their educational journey and move forward from there on a individual basis.