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TeachThought.com has a series of posts about self-directed learning by Terry Heick and the staff, well worth a read! “
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Rescooped by THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY from 21st Century Tools for Teaching-People and Learners |
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THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY's insight:
“Learning is most effective when it’s personalised; it means something to the learner. That happens when people feel they are participants and investors in their own learning, shaping what and how they learn, and able to articulate its value to them.” — Leadbeater, Charles
Famous Self-Taughts (Autodidacts): Leonardo Da Vinci, William Blake, Herb Rits (in addition to Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, John D. Rockefeller, and many others)
Nice to see an over used concept unpicked in greater depth.
Definitely well worth a read
My Thoughts:
You can't teach someone how to learn. You can give them helpful tips and advice, but a single structure for education is not going to work for everyone. It's so much harder for people to learn their true potential, to reach their goals, when they're only shown a single path to them. You show them the path through the forest, but what if there's a rock face nearby that also leads up to where they want to go, and what if they happen to be a fantastic rock climber? It just makes more sense to show someone a map if you can, instead of directing them towards only one path.