Teaching and Learning
For too long, we have educated people for a world that no longer exists, extinguishing their creativity and instilling values antithetical to those of a free, 21st century democracy. The principal objective of education as currently provided is to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the status quo—to produce
Teaching and Learning
Effective educators do not teach. Teaching is usually an obstruction to learning. (...) However, a good educator facilitates one’s learning process, enables one to learn more rapidly and effectively and motivates one to do so. To a large extent they do so by making learning fun.- Russell Ackoff (CQM Journal)
Teaching and Learning
The appeal of gurus lies to a large extent in the simplicity of the doctrines they put forth. They are simple no matter how complex the problems at which they are directed. They provide a life raft to those managers who are incapable of handling complexity. (...) Educators stand in sharp