Posted by Ren Allen
1) List all the ways you’ve
earned an income in your life (include side jobs and career paths):
2) List some hobbies you
pursue in your leisure time:
3) What are driving passions
and interests that make life meaningful and fulfilling for you?
4) List ALL the interests
you would like to pursue or learn about before you die:
5) What would you be doing
right now if there were NO obstacles in your path? (Dream
big.)
After the participants fill this out, I have them
tally up all the items listed. THEN,
have them go back through the list and tally up how many of those items they
got proficient at by attending school, or COULD have gotten proficient at by
attending school (through 12th grade, not counting college or any post
high-school since that isn’t compulsory).
You’ll get a variety of answers, but it does get
people thinking about how meaningful the learning is that happens outside of
school.
Some other questions I added, but only did verbally:
How many of you have one or more degrees?
Of the people who have degrees, how many of you are
actually using that degree in your work today?
If you are using your degree today, do you really
LOVE your work? Are you passionate about
what you do?
This might be a good “quiz” for those reluctant
partners. If they’re willing to play around with it, it could get them thinking
about the ways that humans really learn in a meaningful way.