I have created this acronym STEP to embody creative and critical thinking skills that must be inculcated in all children through education in formal as well as informal educational settings. These skills support proactive learning as individuals engage in multifaceted contexts throughtout life. Only when individuals engage with the new information through questioning, exploring, sharing understandings, they learn meaningfully and can better apply the acquired knowledge to new situations.
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National Gallery of Arts Virtual Tour – My Reflections on Possibilities & Stumbling Blocks
My love for the arts, a strong belief in meliorism, and a background of having been a teacher, steered me to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, some 6 years ago, which I believed serves as one of the nation’s foremost nerve centers that nurtures...
National Gallery of Arts Virtual Tour – My Reflections on Possibilities & Stumbling Blocks
My love for the arts, a strong belief in meliorism, and a background of having been a teacher, steered me to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, some 6 years ago, which I believed serves as one of the nation’s foremost nerve centers that nurtures...
Struggles: An Opportunity for Growth
Too much stability has been scientifically linked to a lack of growth & learning in our lives. As the old adage goes, “Old ways won’t open new doors.” Staying in your comfort zone can restrict you, keep your emotional bandwidth from expanding & cutting you off from new experiences or from taking a leap toward what you really want.
The Gift of Courage
“Courage may be the most important gift of all. It is not something we are born with. It is not something that, for the most part, we learn in school. Rather, it is a choice that anyone can make—if they are willing to pay the price. It is courage, perhaps more than...
The Hue and Cry Surrounding the Afghan Government Collapse – How Can I Be Wrong?
I think not just in a severe conflict or war situations, but also in everyday life where sundry complexities abound and surround humans, this kind of a ‘thinking disposition’ empower the young to use effectively their reasoning and navigate their way through personal as well as professional quandaries that could be ambiguity ridden. Enculturating such thinking behaviors warrantees schools’ top priority and our schools need to make a surge of effort in this direction.