Post by Navneet Kumar

When I was in Class 2, my Sanskrit teacher called me and asked, "What’s your name?" “Navneet,” I replied. “Do you know what it means?” he asked. “The one who is new every day,” I said. He smiled. “Navneet means butter,” he said. “Fresh, soft, and adaptable.” So today, let’s talk about bread. And its best friend, butter. (some people will say it's Jam, but its not). When you take bread straight from the packet, cold and stiff, and spread butter on it, it just sits there. Even if you add more, it stays on the surface. But when you toast the bread, warm it up, the butter melts in, fills the crevices, and becomes part of it. Tastier. Softer. Absorbed. In Instructional Design: Butter is the learning material Bread is the learner The same content, when offered to two different learners, is absorbed in entirely different ways. That’s why we talk about: • Motivation gaps • Environment gaps • Readiness to learn Because when a learner is warm and curious, safe, supported, and motivated the learning doesn’t just sit on the surface. It seeps in. It gets inside. Therefore, while it is a necessity to make good lessons, make sure that your learners are ready to absorb them.