Today I had the last official workshop for one of my Learn IT Centre groups. I've worked hard to try and accommodate their individual and diverse needs. I've worked at home to locate errors in pages of code to help a single learner, and researched specific add-ons at the request of another. I know the project that each learner has produced in pretty fine detail. In the lessons, I try to 'teach' a skill, and then spend the second half of the lesson doing mini one-to-ones so that everyone gets something they want.
At the end of our class today, I was presented with a small gift and a lovely card. All the learners had written something personal about what they had gained from the classes, and what stood out was how much they valued the efforts I have made to accommodate each individual learner.
So, was it worth it? Well, in the words of those infamous X-factor judges.... "100% yes". This is not about patting myself on the back - but it's more to remind myself that we must never forget that our 'learners' are all individual people with individual needs, and every so often they let you know that they appreciate it when we remember that.
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