Emotions and feelings play a very important role in learning. Acknowledging them can enable us to significantly redirect our attention towards matters which we have been neglecting. Denial of feelings is a denial of learning.
The way in which we interpret and experience is intimately connected with how we view ourselves. Developing confidence and building self-esteem both flow from learning and experience. If we are not respect our perceptions and have confidence in what we see or feel, then we cannot make use of information that we collect from the world outside.
A belief in our ability to act and learn is a prerequisite for learning, without this we are passive participants in the construction of others.