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(Unit 6) Topic 9: Exploring Adult Learning

3 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Diversity, Diversity, Diversity 

​Topic 9 Page 12

​Diversity creates an innate learning experience that you can capitalize on in your trainings! Two people from opposite sides of town may sit near one another and find that they both work in Montessori centers. Their participation and their takeaways from the training may be specific to Montessori in ways that you or the rest of the participants hadn’t even considered. Likewise, a Susan type of learner may sit next to a Ming and be very positively influenced by her enthusiasm. 

​Even though adults have had a myriad of experiences in their lives, they may still be uncomfortable by things that are too far out of their comfort zone. A group of diverse learners in a training situation whether it is online or in person can present a challenge in itself. Diversity can enrich a training experience but can also cause some people to hold back their thoughts for fear of judgement, or to take a bossy approach to some interactions with others. 

Trainers, mentors and coaches should plan carefully to never allow an imbalance such as this to completely derail a training session.  

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