The Adult Learner

Chapter 9 highlights the difference of Eastern and Western thinking perspectives. We all have said at one time or another “Confucius say”.

The top 11 picks:

Confucius Say: Man who drop watch in toilet have sh1tty time.

Confucius Say: Woman who put husband in doghouse, will soon find him in cat house.

Confucius Say: Man who eat crackers in bed wake up feeling crummy.

Confucius Say: Man who run in front of bus get tired.

Confucius Say: Man who run behind bus get exhausted.

Confucius Say: Man who stand on toilet high on pot.

Confucius Say: It take many nail to build crib, one screw to fill it.

Confucius Say: Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

Confucius Say: Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

Confucius Say: Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

Confucius Say: Man who lose key to apartment not get new key.

Confucius really did have a pulse on the early 551-479 BC concepts. His philosophy has been studied by many, but personified by Chu-His in the 19th century. He applied this to adult learning as they imitate virtues to other people. Adult learning in a holistic way is to enlighten. Eastern learning’s emphasizes the self-awareness, one withnature. Self–rectification and spiritual studies thus get you in touch with your inner self. It emphasizes peer learning among adults. Confucian Analects say that the teacher must wait until adult learners understand themselves, then the teachers must again help learners. Another difference is that the relationship between teacher and students is not equal s it is in the Western culture.(Sung 1991) Western culture believes that the premise’s to learning is in the classroom. Teacher-led classes that is dependent on books and curriculum material. Teachers led lectures that are based and also delivered, in the classroom settings. In contrast Eastern learning feels the soul and well-being of the mind make the adult learn more respective to cognitive learning. The innate conscious of the adult learner is complex and requires many different ways to absorb the information presented.

Sources:

http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?89589-Best-quot-Confucius-Say-quot-sayings-thread

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