I need some help please. On the posters and card game I use the phrase "Learn from your own experiences!" to help describe Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
In my experience many teachers find this confusing as it seems to relate better to Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations. The "Learn from your own Experiences" doesn't seem to capture the immediacy and present tense of Remaining Open to Continuous Learning.
So I am trying to come up with a better phrase. Something that captures the idea of being open to new learning, that expresses "I just experienced something and I am going to learn from it, rather than disgard the experience" Something that captures the "I have more to learn" feeling
Some of the options that have been kicked around here are:
What can I learn from this experience?
Learn from what you are experiencing
How can I learn from this?
What can I learn from this
Keep Learning!
I have more to Learn!
This is more to Learn!
Your help, suggestions, votes (?) would be greatly appreciate.
Responses
Remaining open to continuous learning is more like: "I have so
much more to learn".
To learn from experience is more like Drawing upon past knowledge.
At least that's what I think.
Art Costa
Anne
I would agree with Art that bringing the word experience in aligns more closely to past situations. To me "experience" is a past tense word. It is something that has happened. We can look back and learn from experience, we may be able to plan to experience something in the future, however ... we can't learn from experience until it has happened. On the other hand, remaining open to continuous learning is a future tense, it implies the anticipation that there is always more to learn, through reading, listening, observing, experiencing, etc.... As you can see below, I always sign my emails KEEP LEARNING... I truly believe that learning is lifelong journey and we must all keep learning. I think the habit is limited if the word experience is used, it must be kept in the future tense.
Keep Learning
Learning is a long and winding road, keep traveling
Learning leads to learning leads to learning leads to learning....
What might I learn? ( In my opinion, this is an improvement on "what can I learn form this, or how can I learn from what I am experiencing etc..." because it can work for now, what might learn from what I have done? and what might I still learn?)
I really enjoy these discussions, it helps me to keep learning.
KEEP LEARNING
Daniel Gooding
Hi James,
I think that the key words are "remaining open" . I would lsuggest that drawing from past experience relates more to the concept that people draw from and make sense out of what they have already learned. "Remaining open" means that they are open to new learning; receptive to feedback; able to use what is learned as a way of realizing that they are in a continuous learning process. We often say "the humility to learn continuously". It means that not only can you learn from your past but you can learn from others and that it all requires being (1) humble enough to know that you do not know all and (2) open enough to learn when things fail as much as when they are successful.
Bena
Hi James
I think it really is about an awareness that there is more to learn and reserving judgement, more like the active listening stuff where you listen to new ideas rather thatn going into argument against them. Holding yourself in a place that allows you to recognize new possibilities and nuances in thinking and experience. Can't help with a short phrase for that one.... maybe "Being learning ready". I think the problem is the Costa description says it all already.
Cheers
Joanne
I vote for 'keep learning' or 'continue to learn' or maybe even 'be a life-long learner'.
Angela Costanzo
I agree with Angela
'be a life-long learner'.
Its simple, effective and alludes to the ongoing desirability of the skill.
Richard Owens
I have tried to work with a few and keep coming back to 'keep learning', 'Use learning/take on learning'. I cant quite get to it but it would be great to get the concept of a 'branch' in there Tami