Of all the students I've taught over the last 12 years very few of them learn what I want them to learn the first time. The fourth grade teacher shares her complaints about students not understanding a concept. The kindergarten teacher, first grade teacher, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers all taught the same concept, yet the students don't understand. It's not their fault or ours, it takes a very long time to learn.
As I think about the things I am still working on, I take comfort in knowing that it's okay if I don't learn them right away. It's okay if I have to go through them over and over. It's okay if I keep making mistakes. One day I will learn everything I need to know then it will be time to start learning something new.
Repetition, practice, application . . . repeat. Eventually, we will figure it out. Eventually we will learn. Eventually it will make sense. Eventually, perhaps, it won't be so difficult.
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