Thing #2 Life Long Learners

I did it! I made a blog and now I am writing my first post! I read through the 7.5 Habits Of Highly Successful Learners http://www.plcmc.org/public/learning/player.html and most of them I can relate to fairly easily and see myself doing. Having the self confidence to be a effective learner is something I sometimes struggle with. Will I be smart enough? Can I figure it out? Can I come up with a name for this Blog? I tend to worry about the little things and not concentrate on the end product. As I work through these 23 things, my goal is to think positive and start small. The easiest thing about being a life long learner is accepting responsibility for my own learning. I guess I learned this through the examples my father set for me growing up; something I never really thought about until now. My dad who is 85 years old, naturally accepts responsibility for his own learning. If something needs to be fixed he finds a way to fix it. It may take several tries and he may get frustrated but he never gives up. When he discovers his answer, he is always excited about what he has learned -- the frustrations and joys-- and can't wait to share what he learned with other people. I wonder if the kids today, give up too easily because we haven't taught them that learning is their responsiblity?