General comments on 'Learning can only be done on the part of the learner. No one can force the learner to learn.'

I believe that almost all of you agreed with the statement and have provided sound reasons as to why you think learning can only be done on the part of the learner. As for me, I totally agree with the comment as learning involves engaging the hearts and minds. Humans store knowledge in their mind and it is only when this body of knowledge is internalised will there be learning. I particularly like an analogy used by one of you (read through your class's comments and you will know who). In his post, he mentioned that forcing a learner to learn is like forcing a cow to drink when it is not thirsty. I would like to add on to the analogy, "even if you know that the cow is dying of thirst, all you can do is to bring the cow to the river. The cow has to save itself by drinking the water." Hence, teachers, with their vast experiences, are concerned with the learning of the students simply because of the fact that they know that some students are 'dying' due to a lack of knowledge and learning, so they try their best to provide the students with all possible resources, yet, it is up to the students to 'save' themselves.

Mrs Lena Low