“Most of his students were young apprentices in the building trade, and when he walked in to teach his first class he asked them what it was they wanted to learn – what difficulties did they face in their lives that he could really help them with? It turned out that their greatest concern was with lack of sleep. So Colin duly crammed his brain full of the scholarly literature on sleep and set about teaching a term of classes on the art of sleeping. It is a story that has always stayed with me as a teacher, the ultimate example of making an effort to meet your students’ needs.”
– Roman Krznaric on Colin Ward
Suggested citation: Fugard, A. (2013, February 15). Making an effort to meet your students’ needs [blog post]. https://andifugard.info/making-an-effort-to-meet-your-students-needs/
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