Raymond J. Wlodkowski > Quotes

“From a biological perspective, making mistakes is critical to new learning”
― Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults

“Challenge occurs when we have to apply current knowledge or skills to situations that require extension or development of them.”
― Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults

“we each construct our own reality by interpreting the external world on the basis of our unique experiences with it and our beliefs about those experiences.”
― Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults

“From a biological perspective, motivation is a process that “determines how much energy and attention the brain and body assign to a given stimulus—whether it’s a thought coming in or a situation that confronts one”
― Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults

“Our duty as educators is to protect and promote public conversations about matters of educational justice, equity, and access within a lightning‐fast and often misleading environment of powerful, politically motivated, and unsubstantiated opinions.”
― Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults