Week 10: "What is learning?" and "How can learning be best effectuated by a teacher/trainer?"

The concept that has been the most pronounced to me in this and other recent weeks of study is that REAL Learning is demonstrated by retention. The key to most of the recent learning theories is how to make what is learned stick. The more I've thought about it, the more I have come to agree. I still hold to my root definition of learning: the process through which understanding replaces ignorance, but it should be retained.
Now, how can teachers aid retention. well this week talks about expectation failure. Though I sincerely cannot see using this method regularly, I do see value in letting the students fail initially. It adds immediate readiness to most students when you then take them through the process successfully after they've failed on their own.