Learning MomentsIdeas to help parents create Learning

Moments outside of school

A parent can help children...

1. Imagine ‘what is possible’

2. Learn, Know, Understand, Perform - Framework

3. Appreciate their inner Conflicts

4. Help resolve their Conflicts

5. Build Self-Efficacy

1. Help the learners imagine ‘what is possible’

(outcomes of the

learning endeavour)

In his book ‘Social Intelligence’, author Daniel Goleman explains

the impact of emotions on learning and performance...

Stories can play a major role in creating such ’inspired moments of learning’

Stories can be instruments of information and transformation, taking the audience from the familiar to the unfamiliar (Jackson 1995)

When one identifies with the character who has changed one can envision and embrace the possibility of change in oneself (Clark 2001)

“Don’t Drink and Drive”

HOW: stories can fire-up the learners’ imagination

2. Facilitate the Learners... Learn, Know, Understand, Perform

a) Learn - build learners’ inner strength to learn

b) Know - help learners become better at acquiring knowledge of a subject matter

c) Understand - develop modes of thinking to look at the world from different perspectives

d) Perform - how to attain mastery

2a) Learn

Build learners’ inner learning strength by cultivating dispositions like emotional resilience, grit, deep engagement and meta-learning, i.e. develop learning-to-learn skills

HOW: a few examples

Facilitate the learners become better at acquiring knowledge in a particular subject-matter by fostering good study habits and explaining how to search for and validate good knowledge sources on the web.

2b) Know

HOW: a few examples

Online Learning Journey

Help the learners acquire deep disciplinary knowledge and modes of thinking for looking at the world through different lenses, which leads to deeper understanding

2c) Understand

HOW: a few examples

Help the learners’ achieve personal mastery and a state of

‘flow’ in their work

2d) Perform

HOW: a few examples

3. Help Learners Understand their Inner Conflicts

The learner is the ‘hero’ who has to undertake the

learning journey towards ‘what is possible’

In this learning journey, the ‘learner hero’ has to resolve

‘inner conflicts’

InnerConflicts

Learner’sJourney

What is

What is possible

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Cynicism, Skepticism

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Cynicism, Skepticism

Trying is the first step towards failure

- Homer Simpson

Fear of Failure or Ridicule (what will other’s think of me)

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Cynicism, Skepticism

Trying is the first step towards failure

- Homer Simpson

Fear of Failure or Ridicule (what will other’s think of me)

Inertia to Act or lack of energy and enthusiasm

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Cynicism, Skepticism

Rigid Mindset(habits die hard)

Trying is the first step towards failure

- Homer Simpson

Fear of Failure or Ridicule (what will other’s think of me)

Inertia to Act or lack of energy and enthusiasm

Lack of Self-EfficacySelf-belief about lack of abilities, that in-turn leads to lesser effort being put into learning

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Lack of Self-EfficacySelf-belief about lack of abilities, that in-turn leads to lesser effort being put into learning

Boredom & Anxiety

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Lack of Self-EfficacySelf-belief about lack of abilities, that in-turn leads to lesser effort being put into learning

Ambiguity or Lack of Clarity

Boredom & Anxiety

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Lack of Self-EfficacySelf-belief about lack of abilities, that in-turn leads to lesser effort being put into learning

Focus on Problems not Solutions

Boredom & Anxiety

Inner conflicts of a learner could be...

Ambiguity or Lack of Clarity

4. Help Learners Resolve their Conflicts

- Benevolent, allow mistakes

- Freedom to fail, often

- Provide Motivation - recognition, reputation

- Connect learning with learners’ personal needs

- Build trust through integrity and competence

- Critique not criticize

(Source: Peter Senge’s book ‘Fifth Discipline’)

(Source: Jim Collin’s book ‘Good to Great’)

HOW: a few examples

In their book ‘Switch - how to change things when change is hard’

authors Chip and Dan Heath take a deeper look at inner conflicts...

They look at the inner conflict as a dilemma between ‘HEART and

MIND’ and use the analogy given by psychologist, Jonathan Haidt...

Your Mind or rational side is THE RIDER

Your Heart or emotional side isTHE ELEPHANT

THE RIDER (mind or rationality)(+) - is a visionary (thinks long-term) - good at planning and direction - accepts delayed gratification (-) - Over analyzes (analysis-paralysis) - Limited strength (self-supervision is exhausting)

THE ELEPHANT (heart or emotions)(+) - can provide energy and enthusiasm - responds well to positive emotions - love, compassion, empathy, loyalty (-) - lazy and unpredictable - desires instant gratification - negative emotions (loss of energy or focus)

“What looks like Laziness is often Exhaustion“

THE RIDER

Changing habits is tiring (self-control is exhausting)

Prefer to maintain status quo

Sees only problems on the path of change

Too many choices (analysis paralysis)

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What is What is possible

“What looks like Resistance is often Lack of Clarity“

THE ELEPHANT

Why change? No emotional connect with change

The challenge is too big

I don’t have the ability (lack of self-efficacy)

How should I go about it - what steps?

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To Resolve the Inner Conflict,

and bring about change (from ’what is’ to ’what is possible’), you need to appeal to both the rider and the elephant

5. Help Learners Build their Self-Efficacy

(Albert Bandura)

Self-belief about lack of abilities, that in-turn leads to lesser effort being put-in

- Negative self-percept- Get distracted from performing well

Result of building Self Efficacy

HOW: a few examples