Definitely resonate with the idea of school teaching us how to play the game and how I'd optimized for that myself as well for most of my schooling life, even into university.
I think inherently, there will always be limitations to education and its ability to 'teach' something that must be learnt through trial-by-fire.
I guess I wonder if it's possible to teach some of the foundational ingredients, emotional processing, how to cultivate self awareness, and thus relationships with others and yourself, understanding what drives you and what purpose can look like (exemplars, examples) for others, and then getting to puzzle together what it looks like for you. And then make explicit doing so, and different modes of doing so and engaging? I wouldn't have worked for long in the sector as I have if I didn't think that it was possible, but I also think creating scenarios or situations with real stakes is incredibly important to unlock motivation, engagement and experience in doing something that matters.
Definitely resonate with the idea of school teaching us how to play the game and how I'd optimized for that myself as well for most of my schooling life, even into university.
I think inherently, there will always be limitations to education and its ability to 'teach' something that must be learnt through trial-by-fire.
I guess I wonder if it's possible to teach some of the foundational ingredients, emotional processing, how to cultivate self awareness, and thus relationships with others and yourself, understanding what drives you and what purpose can look like (exemplars, examples) for others, and then getting to puzzle together what it looks like for you. And then make explicit doing so, and different modes of doing so and engaging? I wouldn't have worked for long in the sector as I have if I didn't think that it was possible, but I also think creating scenarios or situations with real stakes is incredibly important to unlock motivation, engagement and experience in doing something that matters.