I am sure you are all familiar with the term “lifelong
learner”. But really, who has the time to learn new things? I mean to learn new
things is to read a whole non-fiction book and write some kind of summary, or
listening to a series of lectures on topics that will cure insomnia, right? Or
is it something different. Maybe learning is finding out how to complete a task
when you aren’t even sure what the task is. Maybe learning is watching a Myth
Busters episode and finding out if a clean or dirty car gets better gas
mileage. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxEkT2H8pI
) Maybe learning is taking a painting class on Saturday with your girlfriends
or taking lessons from a golf pro. HHHHHMMMMMM. Are we more apt to call
ourselves lifelong learners if the learning objective is something we are
genuinely interested in, like cooking, swimming, boxing, or motorcycle repair?
Or are we only lifelong learners if we read textbooks and only learn about
things that will improve mankind as a whole? Am I only a lifelong learner if I
attend face to face professional development seminars or will blogs like Chalk
Talk (http://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.com/
) or Hello Literacy (http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/
) serve the purpose?
To be continued.........
-- IT Girl
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