Listening to the pulsing waves of melodic transmissions emanating over my head phones I sat down to ponder the importance of encouragement in the educational process. The role of positive reinforcement is sometimes overlooked as perhaps it is often viewed as a frivolous activity of appeasement. Yet such a notion could not be further from the truth. Education is an activity which challenges learners to expand into unknown territories. An undertaking such as this requires the fortitude to assume risk. Risk to one's ego and perceptions of agency. Positive reinforcement and encouragement helps learners mitigate the intensity of the unknown. Encouragement allows learners to cultivate a belief in their ability to withstand potential failure, thus nurturing a greater willingness to assume risk. It is only through assuming risk that we truly learn.
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