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Facilitating Self-Directed Learning

1978; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 26; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00193089.1978.9927552

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Maribeth Henney,

Education and Critical Thinking Development

aware of this. This person may be much more of an enemy than an ally, and may even be more of a menace than the Don't-make-me-smile and the I-double-dog-dare-you types. The talker. This type maintains a term-long com mentary with a nearby student (and occasionally with the professor) on such matters as the course at hand, the state of the world, the likelihood of another depression, the rel ative merits of the daiquiri, and the possibility of the plague dominating the world again. If a talker and smiler get together, beware! They can create classroom confusion. Together they can convince you that your fly is open or your dress split up the back. Though there are other types that might be brought in to the discussion, these serve to brighten up the teaching day. This is particularly true when they are mixed with the preponderance of young people one is likely to meet in college teaching, namely The serious student.