Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Learning with Students
Recent posts on the class blog remind me of my favorite quote by Friedman. "The idea is to constantly learn. You are always taking an examination. There is no end to learning and to what can be done by whom." This is the one thing that I want to communicate to my students, the one attitude that above all others, was helpful to me in my business career. So many people around me were complaining about new databases, spreadsheets, tools for statistical analysis, and office PC environments, I was busy learning how to use and apply them to the material I worked with. It gave me an edge. This is part of the middling advantage kids need in the flat world... I think Friedman calls it adaptibility.
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Tamara,
You are so right! The most important thing that we can teach our students (and live by ourselves) is the neverending process of education. There will always be more to learn, more to do, more to see, etc.
This attitude can be especially helpful in a classroom (man, I can't wait to get into one) when a student just isn't enjoying what you are doing. We can always suggest that they explore elsewhere and find some text or medium that they love and are passionate about. The great thing about preferences is that they always change...a great opportunity to try new things (new genre, new program, new food, new music (like Shade mentioned)). The world is full of new things to experience and learn and we need to communicate this endless possiblity to our students and everyone we encounter!
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