The Learner’s Advantage

Education has two sides: The teachers teach and the students learn. The difference is that teachers are trained to teach. Very few students are trained to learn. The assumption – myth – is that children learn “naturally” and nothing needs to be done about it. Natural learning is a philosophy that encompasses two major beliefs: Children […]

What is Learning?

Let me tell you a story. There were 5 blind men who tried to describe an elephant by touching it. Each only touched a part of the elephant and described that part: “It’s like a wall”, said the person who felt the flank. “It’s like a rope”, said the one who felt the tail. “It’s […]