Post #20 – where the imprint of education is considered
I got to thinking about the road we travel, that particular route we take in life and work. Where does it start, where does it finish – not just in the sense of location or place, but also in what we do and who we meet on the way. Having travelled a little, I’ve reflected on the tracks we leave, particularly as individuals but also as a collective group such as tourists or humanity as a whole. As we move from one place/thing to another, what marks do we make. What do we leave behind on the way – footprints, rubbish, memories, or trails for others to follow or for us to return on? What do we take along with us friends, conversation, food, photos, souvenirs and stories?
What about when we learn? What do we leave something behind on the track of our travels through our readings, discussion, assignments and exams? I guess we produce writing in essays, make presentations, build models, do experiments, and participate in groups – so there is a certain manifestation of our learning. All this is good evidence that we can present as an account of what experiences we’ve had, and learning we’ve done. But how accurate an account is it of how we’ve changed through the learning. Is it just a pattern of footprints through the landscape of education, or are we leaving something else behind. Are we a different person? Have we evolved on the way? What have we become through the experience of learning? How and where is that reflected?
What would you see if you turned around and looked the the tracks you’ve left behind?
Animal tracks in the sand.
Our Word of the Day to finish off the working week is, ‘agrarian’ – of the soil
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