My good friend Nikki took our girls out climbing today. What an incredible experience. All of the girls got a bit freaked out at first but eventually rallied for a second and stronger climb. As a child I was active - soccer, softball, ballet, but I was never able to try and climb a rock wall. I think what they learned today and the fear they over came is not comparable to any traditional learning experience. For the last two years teaching photography in the field and witnessing experiential learning it is getting harder and harder to think about the lecture hall I will be in for the next 16 weeks. How did we end up with the traditional and passive learning model anyway? It is a terrible model.
- excuse the typos...posted via Windo's iPhone
I agree! My favorite quote re: education is:
ReplyDeleteLearning is the human activity which least needs manipulation by others. Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting.
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-Ivan Illich