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What makes people give up?
It’s disheartening, because you want people to get it. You want to help.
So what goes wrong?
Well, this story might help. I used to teach literacy skills to young people who had missed years of schooling. For some, writing more than two sentences was an achievement.
One day, Jess (not her real name) proudly gave me ten lines of writing – with no punctuation. To encourage her progress, I suggested she make it even better with some full stops.
Let’s be honest.
It’s a free-for-all out there.
More and more people are sharing what they know. It’s like a rush of prospectors searching for gold. So it’s hard to be heard.
Do you struggle to get people’s attention? Let’s dispel some doubts.
Your problem isn’t that you’re mining the wrong subject. Your problem isn’t that others got there first. And your problem definitely isn’t a lack of things to say.
Your problem is you’re sitting on the gold mine. But don’t know it.
rebecca@stickyteaching.co.uk
@stickyteaching