Let’s Hack the Education System

http://designpublic.in/blog/lets-hack-the-education-system/

Recognition of Prior Learning:

http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/

Adam Lanza’s outrage reminded me of my own helpless state when I flunked PU Science in 1989. I seriously contemplated taking my own life after being called “useless” and “good for nothing” etc., at home. Maybe a Learning Specialist can solve the problem and prevent future instances of students resorting to violence, drugs and suicide.

The answer is simple.

Schools and educational institutions cannot afford to pay individual attention to the needs of learners. Parents and peers may often be engrossed in their own agendas to overlook what may be playing on the minds of our youth. A Learning Specialist is trained in Knowledge, Applications and Behavior. His/Her role would be to facilitate the connection between the Student Learner, the School/College and the demands of society in the form of learning goals. One of the questions that the Learning Specialist would ask can be.. Is Adam Lanza happy?

It is very important to de-glamorize the work of a Learning Specialist. He/She must almost be invisible and only be called in for special occasions. The end goal of this process is to improve the heart – head connection in learners and ensure that the learner progresses towards fulfillment and not success as defined by society in terms of external variables. The Learning Specialist must remain independent and work only for the fulfillment of human potential.

This calls for a different, a completely different model where Believing is part and parcel of Thinking and Feeling. We do not need an expert to tell us that our experience and outlook in life is shaped by our beliefs.

So What do you REALLY Believe?

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence deserves a lot more attention than it actually gets. Breaking down key human capacities into the Eight primary skills and creating a profile was the real intention behind the Zed Axis Profile. Yet, only  a trained psychologist can understand and appreciate this.

..is an online course that I am currently enrolled in. There is a lot of action now with comments flying in from around the world.. so it is obvious that Learning in the 21st Century really needs this.

You can find out by going to the link here:

Yet, is it enough to know our Multiple Intelligence profile?

We must also be matched with jobs that fit our profile to do a job really well and that is where the catch is. Higher order tasks would require a more complex interaction of different intelligences at different levels.. in any case, that would be preferable than to work at a job that one does not like and lacks the ability to accomplish with a fair degree of skill.

There MUST be a better way!