True listening applies even outside the classroom when relating with people other than your classmates and professors. But we are often deaf to others because of our self-centered thoughts. William Stringfellow aptly describes it:
Listening is a rare happening among human beings. You cannot listen to the word another person is speaking if you are preoccupied with your appearance or with impressing the others, or are trying to decide what you are going to say when the other stops talking, or are debating about whether what is being said is true or relevant or agreeable. Such matters have their place, but only after listening to the word as the word is being uttered.
When we truly tune in to what others are trying to communicate to us, we have unlocked another door to deeper learning.
(Adopted from 10 Keys to College Success by Edna Sue Leung-Yao)
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