Adult education: Exploring where goal-setting can go wrong 13 Articles

by Marcy Yarbrough

We don't want to be here, but one of us was diagnosed with Diabetes. So, here we are (my husband and I) in a nutrition class with a handful of other adults, most of us old and fat. This class is like any other class in a...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Goal setting can be a wonderful exercise for planning and execution, but it doesn't guarantee that success will occur. Misjudgments, circumstances, and unrealistic aspirations can all affect the success of goal setting. ...read more

by Arabella Kelly

Everyone - youth, adults, senior citizens - must have goals when they consider furthering their education. Goal-setting is the very first step in the whole educational process. Without any goals, an advanced formal educati...read more

by Mary Tyrer

Adult education: Exploring where goal-setting can go wrong: Remember you have been out of school for a while. Do not set your goals higher than you are able to take on in the beginning. You can always add to your clas...read more

by Tyra LaRocca

Picture a 40-something man, high school grad, been working at a variety of blue collar jobs, a wife, two kids, with a third on the way. One morning, he sees his reflection in the mirror and thinks, "What happened to my dre...read more

by Lisa Lemke

We should all have a personal set of goals that will move us forward in our lives. Among setting personal goals for lifestyle changes, financial goals and family goals we should consider personal education or learning goa...read more

by Allen Teal

For goals to be achieved in any area of life, two directives have to be followed. If either of them is not done properly, goals will fail. The first step is to set goals that present a challenge without being set too hig...read more

by Colette Georgii

Setting Reachable Goals for the Adult Learner If you are an adult seeking to finish your education or begin a college education you need to set goals that are reachable. It can be very disheartening to set a goal that ...read more

by Raven Lebeau

I worked as a community college instructor for several years and saw innumerable students suffer from the same mistake. They had no way of knowing at the time what their actions would cost them later. In fact, the probab...read more

by Dodger Riley

"Okay, I want to earn a million dollars in the next five days". After all the laughing in your head stops, you realize that unless you are high profile individual like Bill Gates, this is not an attainable goal. First rule...read more

by Glenda K. Fralin

Which goal, the hockey, soccer, or the football? The no goal setter this student is trying to learn more than anything by osmosis. "I've tried but it just doesn't work for some reason. I guess I figured the goal wo...read more

by Chris Kirk

When you set a goal for your educational pursuits you should do it intelligently. Actually some might tell you that you should do it SMARTly. Using the letters in the word SMART, you can design a goal that is a valuable go...read more

by Amelia Tibbett

There are many theories as to how to set goals correctly, and everyone seems to be unanimous in the school of thought that having goals is important in life, myself included, but have you ever thought about why you never r...read more