I’ve heard a lot of people around me— especially more recently— say that talent doesn’t actually exist. There are people that maybe have a knack for it or that have a better start than others, but in the end that does not make them better. It just means they maybe got it sooner. Any skill or “talent” can be learned over time and with work.

This is the sort of learning that I am actually quite familiar with! In high school, my APUSH teach also taught the psychology/sociology class. In APUSH, he would actively use the theories we discussed in psych/soc to help us learn and study for the AP exam in the spring. Pretty fascinating stuff!

My first experience with teaching like this was here at IU and this topic very much reminds me of this class. The professor was always great about letting us know what exactly we were supposed to be doing and was very clear on ground rules. She was so interested in education and through the discussion set-up, she and we were able to learn from every voice in the room.