Learning doesn’t just happen in a school classroom with a teacher telling us what to learn – although that is how many people think of learning still. Learning happens everywhere anytime whether we are aware of it or not. Learning is an essential part of our evolution, our daily lives, and our daily survival strategies beyond the school gate. Interestingly, learning starts off as an intrinsic joy to children – Maria Montessori talks about the absorbent mind of children, inquisitive and curious about how the world around them and beyond operates. Oh, the joys of being a curious, courageous adventurous six-year-old.
However, for many, when we become adults, we seem to lock our exuberant inner six-year-old in a cupboard, and become a bit jaded about learning and education, … read more by subscribing.
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