Reflection #2

2a. What does the following phrase mean, and what you think about it? “…emotions trump learning.”

My thoughts on how emotions trump learning are that students are the priority. Their needs come before our teaching. We can not simply teach to a student unless we understand that student. We need to know about their background, their lives, their emotions, before they will be willing to learn from us as teacher. A student that is misunderstood is a student that is not willing to listen, learn or progress. Students must feel safe and secure before they can feel open to listening to someone teaching them. There fore the students emotions trump their ability to learn.