Signs You May Be Overwhelming Your Students

One of the most frequent ways we overburden students is by imparting too much factual knowledge that calls for understanding and memorization. Facts are something that can’t be changed so sharing too much of this in a short period of time can cause our students a mental haywire. If you think of students as empty cups that are to be filled with water and you fill it out too much, it will overflow. This will just waste water. It will be the same for students. They will not be able to absorb all the knowledge that you impart to them. Our students experience mental tiredness as a result, which makes it difficult for them to remember what we teach.

Instead, try to go through the lesson’s most important ideas first. Constructing ideas in an inverted triangle can help you with this. You can put the most important ideas on top and then go down to the least. This way if your student can still take in more information, you can continue with it without missing the bigger and more important information first.

Additionally, you can also create notes or summarize key points so your students can refer to them after sessions. Better yet, you can help them create their own notes, this way they will be tailored in a way they best understand while not missing anything since you will also facilitate and help them. This allows them the room and time to process and assimilate the knowledge imparted, substantially reducing tension and allowing them to feel less overwhelmed.