Which are you a Learner or a Student?

The article “ Are they Students or are they learners?” By David Warlick elaborates on the difference between a student and a learner. A few big problems we are having these days are kids are being lazy and becoming students instead of learners. A student is a child that only does their work because they are forced to by teachers or parents. A learner is a child that does their work well because they know it will help them later on in life. Also a learner learns for their own gain.  Today the amount of learners are decreasing at a sickening rate. This is due to the increases in distractions at home and in the classroom. Computers, cell phones, and other kids pose a huge distraction when it is time to do homework.  How can you expect kids to stay focused when there are so many other more interesting things to do? It’s like asking a kid not to play with a newly purchased toy. To create more learners we must create a distraction free environment where work can be done. A great example of this is in our library. In the library there is a section dedicated to quite work time. It shuts you away from all the noise and distractions.  To increase the productivity of students and make them learners we must create no distraction zones. If this is done we will learn better and become more efficient learners.