Why is it necessary to design classes especially for adults? A class is a class, right? Why not use the same courses for everyone? Because adults are different than children. Children are intended to learn through “Pedagogy,” which is curriculum designed for children. Ped means child. However, most trainers in the workplace know that adults…
I hear this phase all the time — “I want to have the college experience.” Most recently I’ve heard it from my daughter who is now close to college age. This phrase is strange to me because it really didn’t exist when I was in college. Way back in the mid-eighties when I attended college,…
There has been a long tradition of classifying workers into two categories: knowledge workers (white-collar) and skill workers (blue-collar). But, is this really how we should be categorizing workers in the current age? Considering that there is an ever-growing presence of complex technologies within our workplaces, I believe it is not unrealistic to assume that…
We’ve heard a lot lately about the need to improve our ethical behavior, especially in our schools and in our workplaces. But how do we do this? Can good ethical behavior be taught and learned? I don’t believe it is possible to learn good ethical behavior; instead, it must be practiced and utilized because everyone…
JD Vance is the newly selected, vice-presidential running mate to Donald Trump. He’s had a very interesting background, and having read his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy, and also seeing it when it was made into a movie, I have become especially intrigued. This is because, by all accounts, JD Vance is a success story. He has…
I have been reading many articles about Chat GPT, which is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing App that was recently developed. At the end of one of these articles, I clicked on the Comments section, something I enjoy doing when I have the time. There happened to be only two comments, and what was interesting…
Collaboration seems to be on the largest buzz word these days, and it is said to be highly desirable in both work and school. Multiple heads focusing on a problem is always better than one, so they say. But is this always the case? I actually think that teamwork and collaboration can be exceedingly difficult….
Everyone has heard the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. It’s a favorite story, especially for children. Children love the idea that a slow turtle can actually beat the quick rabbit in a race. To me, the Tortoise and Hare story is a great example of how the underdog can win. And, it’s a…
I have long been a member of the Toastmasters’ organization, as many of you who know me well have heard. Toastmasters is an organization that was founded in the 1920’s to help people overcome the real — almost universal fear — of public speaking. To many people, myself included, this fear was holding them back…
I recently read a great book: The Case Against Education – Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan. I would agree with him. College is becoming way too expensive. I’m a parent of two and I worry about this a lot. However, I don’t agree with him that we should…