Interesting Thoughts

I've started reading "Adult Learning, Linking Theory & Practice" by Sharan B. Meriam & Laura L. Bierema.

I haven't yet made it past page 5 and there are some passages that I find very interesting.....

Preface, page viii
"One of the assumptions of andragogy is that because adults are self-directing in their work, family, and community lives, they can also be self-directing in their learning"

Hmmmm, In my classes so far, I have seen the self directed learners, and I have also seen a fair percentage (I would guess at least a third of the class) that wait for the direction of the instructional staff.

That's not to say that they lack the ability, but I wonder if our K-12 structure here in Alberta has conditioned the students to follow the direction of the instructors, rather than take it upon themselves.

Definitely something to debate over coffee.....