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Love · 01-08-2007, 12:55 AM

I definitely feel that there are things we tend to learn as adults that would be useful to know as youth. And I think that whether youth find what you have to say pertinent or worthwhile depends upon how you deliver it. I have no doubt, ticktock, that like you said, it could happen that students laugh at speakers or techniques. But I feel that students laugh at many things; they can laugh at gym, physics, english, etc. I wouldn't want that to stop me or other people from trying to teach any given subject.

I do think the special school idea sounds very promising, skydust. Nneka also posted a wish for a special school in the "If Bill gave you a billion thread."
(S)he wrote:
"If I got a billion dollars from Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, or anyone else, I would open a school for K-12 that does spiritual enrichment, explores different cultures and religions, financial literacy, and teaches the usual reading, writing, and arithmetic. There would be a lot of experiential learning with annual trips to different countries for all ages."
I don't know if spiritual enrichment includes psychic development, but I think both your and Nneka's ideas take a distinct step away from traditional learning, into really grooming the young for more competence in both youth and adulthood.

My own interest is in working with existing schools, especially inner city schools, because that's where I find the most despair, lack of goals, and lack of a sense of internal control. I guess I would want to step into to middle schools and high schools to do a type of an intervention prevention type thing. I'm no expert on PD--I'm just starting to learn and gain control myself, but from what I've experienced in these schools, I know more than they.

I would want to know how to go about it. What would a program look like? Workshops or classes? Several classes or just one? How could I "sell" this program to a school? If you have any ideas, I'm all up for sharing. Everything is only beginning to play around in my head right now. And thanks for pointing out the landform program, Alex, I'll have a look into it. I guess the biggest thing that I feel needs to happen is to teach children/young adults how to be metacognitive. And I think that that is doable.

01-08-2007, 12:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
Love Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 512	I definitely feel that there are things we tend to learn as adults that would be useful to know as youth. And I think that whether youth find what you have to say pertinent or worthwhile depends upon how you deliver it. I have no doubt, ticktock, that like you said, it could happen that students laugh at speakers or techniques. But I feel that students laugh at many things; they can laugh at gym, physics, english, etc. I wouldn't want that to stop me or other people from trying to teach any given subject. I do think the special school idea sounds very promising, skydust. Nneka also posted a wish for a special school in the "If Bill gave you a billion thread." (S)he wrote: "If I got a billion dollars from Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, or anyone else, I would open a school for K-12 that does spiritual enrichment, explores different cultures and religions, financial literacy, and teaches the usual reading, writing, and arithmetic. There would be a lot of experiential learning with annual trips to different countries for all ages." I don't know if spiritual enrichment includes psychic development, but I think both your and Nneka's ideas take a distinct step away from traditional learning, into really grooming the young for more competence in both youth and adulthood. My own interest is in working with existing schools, especially inner city schools, because that's where I find the most despair, lack of goals, and lack of a sense of internal control. I guess I would want to step into to middle schools and high schools to do a type of an intervention prevention type thing. I'm no expert on PD--I'm just starting to learn and gain control myself, but from what I've experienced in these schools, I know more than they. I would want to know how to go about it. What would a program look like? Workshops or classes? Several classes or just one? How could I "sell" this program to a school? If you have any ideas, I'm all up for sharing. Everything is only beginning to play around in my head right now. And thanks for pointing out the landform program, Alex, I'll have a look into it. I guess the biggest thing that I feel needs to happen is to teach children/young adults how to be metacognitive. And I think that that is doable.