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Enlightened Parenting
The document discusses the evolution of education from the industrial age to the 21st century, emphasizing the need for children to develop higher cognitive skills, self-learning abilities, and a pursuit of passion with compassion. It highlights the importance of parents fostering curiosity, creativity, and emotional maturity in their children while adapting to the changing landscape of knowledge and technology. The text concludes by urging parents to cultivate meaningful life philosophies in their children amidst the uncertainty of future job markets and societal challenges.
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Enlightened Parenting
- 1. Enlightened Parenthood Why putting your kids in a good school is not good enough A 21st Century Learning Readiness Check 1
- 2. In the ageof the industrial revolution people needed to learn the 3Rs and acquire some basic cognitive skills and they were set for life... 2
- 3. Education was mostlybased on Behaviourist Learning Theory 3
- 4. In the 20thcentury people needed a stockpile of knowledge and basic cognitive skills and that ensured lifelong employment... Education in the 20th century emphasized ’Learn to Earn’ 4
- 5. Education was influencedby Cognitivist Learning Theory 5
- 6. 21st century offersthe opportunity to discover your interests, learn more about them and pursue your calling in life... One can ’yearn to learn... and earn’ 6
- 7. Current Influences - ConstructivistLearning Theory 7
- 8. Current Influences - HumanistLearning Theory 8
- 9. Current Influences - SocialLearning Theory 9
- 10. The challenge isto keep pace with change, exploding knowledge and complexity 10
- 11. Interdependence with fellowhumans, other species and environment adds to the complexity 11
- 12. Most important, fortrue happiness, one needs to have a life pursuit that goes beyond own self-interest and adds meaning to life 12
- 13. In the 21stcentury you can... 13
- 14. “Empower and enableyour children to formulate their own meaningful life philosophy and learn the abilities to pursue it with conviction and compassion “
- 15. For this, asa parent, you need to make the most of the Second Strand of Education
- 16. What is the SecondStrand of Education?
- 17. The first strandis formal education which usually focuses on imparting a stockpile of knowledge and basic cognitive skills Formal Education (Stockpile of Knowledge and basic Cognitive skills)
- 18. Second Strand ofEducation constitutes Higher Cognitive skills, Self-Learning skills and Pursuit of Passion with Compassion... supplemented online Higher Cognitive skills, Self-Learning, Pursuit of Passion Connection-centric Online Learning - Learners - Mentors Formal - Content Education - Conversation
- 19. What is theimportance of Second Strand of Education?
- 20. The 21st CenturyContext…
- 21. To survive andthrive in the 21st century… Knowledge Learn to explosion Self-Learn …learn to self-learn and keep reinventing yourself
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- 24. 21st Century n ow t ok d n ee y ou at Wh What you know
- 25. 21st Century n ow t ok d n ee y ou at Wh GAP! What you know
- 26. 21st Century Fill the ‘gap’ by using kn ow cknowledge of to d nee your you h at network / W connections What you know
- 27. Second Strand ofEducation c c Learning facilitated by Need for different Cognitive skills, Self-Learning, Online Networks Pursuit of Passion with Compassion c c Fill the ‘gap’ by using knowledge of your network /connections now d to k nee ou Wh at y What you know 27
- 28. Traits that becomecritical in today’s context include... 28
- 29. - Character - Pursuit of passion, with compassion - Pursuit of wisdom and tranquility of spirit - Fostering lifelong yearning for learning - Epistemological Modesty (awareness of own ignorance) - Dialectical Bootstrapping (internal conversation between reason and emotion) 29
- 30. As a parent,the Learner Dispositions you need to foster in your children include... 30
- 31. - Curiosity, inquisitiveness,a yearning to learn - Imagination, creativity, deep & independent thinking - Self-aware, self-disciplined, determined, persevering - Loves to play and tinker, with ideas and things 31
- 32. - Emotionally mature(understands emotions) - can dialogue between reason and emotion - Risk taker, Problem Solver, Decision Maker - Empathetic collaborator, multi-sensory communicator - Meta-cognition (thinks about own thinking, biases) 32
- 33. Dispositions you needto have as a parent... 33
- 34. - Facilitate yourchildren construct meaning, through hypothesis, discovery, experimentation and conversation - Encourage discovery of passion and purpose - Curator and filter good learning material - Co-creators and collaborators 34
- 35. - Coach, guide,mentor (a friend, philosopher and guide) - Deeply caring - Infectiously enthusiastic - Good role-model (vis-a-vis desired student dispositions) o able to demonstrate that there is fun in deep learning and hard work 35
- 36. One Caution! 36
- 37. While in themidst of a Phase Change it is very difficult to predict what the future will hold... From 99ºc to 1ºc we cannot From 1ºc to 99ºc we cannot anticipate what will happen at 0ºc anticipate what will happen at 100ºc 37
- 38. We are NOWin the midst of a Phase Change... we do not know what the future will hold... Current Phase Change Internet Language The amount of knowledge in the world has doubled in the past 10 years and is doubling every 18 months Writing - ASTD Printing Press 38
- 39. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist... using technologies that haven’t yet been invented... in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet. Richard Riley, Secretary of EducaKon under President Clinton 39
- 40. Thus, these ideasabout enlightened parenting will need to evolve as the context changes 40
- 41. Also, bigger issuesare afoot... 41
- 42. We have theability to Create a Better World or breed...
- 43. We can bridgeor further widen the divides and inequalities... Have Not
- 44. We can makelife simple or add to complexity... 44
- 45. We are ’HomoSapiens Sapiens’... the species that knows, they know Utopia A Divided World The choice will be ours! 45
- 46. Good Reads -“The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement“ - David Brooks - “A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future“ - Daniel H. Pink - “The Life-Smart Kid“ - Lawerence J Greene 46
- 47. Atul Pant More onTimeless Lifeskills: www.facebook.com/lifeskills