The art of learning, stupid title I know :p

“Learning” means basically to get knowledge you weren’t in possession of before, and remembering/storing that knowledge. That’s the closest definition I can think of at the moment.

I can’t talk for everybody, but I bet many people agree with me when I say that I learn best by doing. Try, fail, try, fail, try again, success! Maybe not every time, but at least it works better than not trying at all, and better than just watching or studying etc. That is why I think a good teacher is a teacher that instead of just talking like he was reading a book, gives the student a push, and lets him try for him self (if possible of course). If not, give lots of examples! It’s easier for the student to understand what you’re talking about if you give examples of something they can relate to. Maybe not so easy for the teacher every time, but if he can do that he’s probably a good teacher.

A good student is of course a student that is willing to learn, even though the subject of what he is studying isn’t always as fun as he’d wish it would be. Don’t be afraid to fail sometimes before you succeed.