{"id":666,"date":"2018-11-07T20:16:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/?p=666"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:47:16","slug":"stay-hungry-for-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/stay-hungry-for-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Aha! Stay Hungry (For knowledge)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/aha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-668\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/aha-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Aha! Stay Hungry for Knowledge!\" width=\"302\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/aha-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/aha.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a>Learning is food for the brain.\u00a0 I\u2019ve often asked students to talk about their most\u00a0 memorable \u201cAha!\u201d moments, after a lot of hard work.\u00a0 What was the task?\u00a0 Why was it difficult for you?\u00a0 Then, I ask them to remember that feeling, both emotionally and physically.\u00a0 Did your heart start beating faster?\u00a0 Did you feel a huge weight lifted off your shoulders?\u00a0 Did you feel proud?<\/p>\n<p>For some students, it was riding a bike for the first time.\u00a0 Some students recounted getting their driver\u2019s license.\u00a0 Others felt the sense of accomplishment in athletics \u2026 making the winning basket in a nail-biting game, or hitting their first home run, or running their first 5k race.\u00a0 Some said that factoring their first polynomial was their best \u201cAha!\u201d experience.\u00a0 (Ok, I made that one up.\u00a0 But I really am waiting for a student to share their favorite factoring experience with me.)<\/p>\n<p>I ask them this question because it\u2019s a great feeling to have, and I wish we could all experience it more often.\u00a0 But the opportunities are actually all around us, especially with learning.\u00a0 Tackling a new topic can be scary, but when we master it, we feel we\u2019re on top of the world!\u00a0 Learn a new language.\u00a0 Cook a new dish.\u00a0 Try a new math problem.\u00a0 And, maybe factor a polynomial from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>So, what was your greatest \u201cAha!\u201d moment?\u00a0 And what will be your next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning is food for the brain.\u00a0 I\u2019ve often asked students to talk about their most\u00a0 memorable \u201cAha!\u201d moments, after a lot of hard work.\u00a0 What was the task?\u00a0 Why was it difficult for you?\u00a0 Then, I ask them to remember that feeling, both emotionally and physically.\u00a0 Did your heart start beating faster?\u00a0 Did you feel &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/stay-hungry-for-knowledge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aha! 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