Learning is an experience which occurs inside the learner and is activated by the learning. 2.

Learning is the discovery of the personal meaning and relevance of ideas. 3. Learning (behavioral changes) is a consequence of experience. 4. Learning is a cooperative and collaborative process. 5. Learning is an evolutionary process.
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6. Learning is sometimes a painful process. 7. One of the richest resources for learning is the learner himself. 8. The process of learning is emotional as well as intellectual. 9. Learning is both unique and individual.

Satisfaction Annoyance Desire to Remember Participate Whole-heartedly Already Learned See Evidence Repeated Combination of Senses WE LEARN TO DO IT BY DOING

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confidence Belief in abilities Past learning Experience

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Do not tell an adult what he/ she already knows Do not ask an adult what he/ she does not know Do not repeat a word immediately after the adult repeats it this sounds patronizing and may irritate the adult learners Do not use your finger to constantly point rudely at adult learners Do not show disapproval or short at an adult who has answered incorrectly or forgotten. Do not ask a question twice or do anything to consciously cause an adult learner to feel uncomfortable. Do not say to an adult , I shall teach you this, rather say, Let us learn this

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Do not talk to visual aids. Do not turn your back to part the group. Do not stare at individuals. Avoid eye contact or scan the group too frequently or too rapidly. Do not distance yourself from the learners. Do not stand in fixe position. Do not shuffle papers or look at your watch while the learners are talking.

I was letter blind I needed people's help to read a letter. A bill from the government an address. I couldnt write a note for the children. At the bank, they laughed when I signed with my fingers. My grandchildren wanted stories from the book and I was like a cripple in my eyes and head. Now Im like a queen, as if Ive been born again. I see the light of the words with my eyes and understand.

 You must give some time for your fellow men. Even if its a little thing, do something for those who need help. Something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you dont live in a world of your own. Your brothers are here too.
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Albert Schweitzer Torch & Trefoil