What is a Learner?

If we’re going to talk about Learners driving their education, we really should decide what a Learner is.

At the very heart of learning, what is a learner and what are their basic motivations?

In order to answer that, the first questions that came to my mind were:

~       Are our children always learners?

~       Are our students always learners?

~       Is it even possible to define what a learner is without also defining how learners learn?

Next I wondered: Is a Learner basically someone

~       with a goal?

~       with curiosity?

~       with a pressing need?

Can you be a Learner without any of those?

For today, let’s define a Learner as 

someone who is actively looking for something.

If that’s the case, what are they looking for?

I would suggest that 

a Learner is basically looking for the means to

~       reach a goal

~       fill a need

~       recreate

What is your definition of a Learner and what is their basic reasons for Learning?

~vbb