Most of us have heard the parable of the three blind men who come across an elephant, an animal that none of them had encountered before. Each of them touch a different part of the elephant and describe what they stumble upon or “notice” based on their limited experience. They all have valid knowledge based on their experience but without hearing what the other two men know, their knowledge is incomplete. By the same token, complex issues lend themselves to multiple perspectives and we cannot ignore the role of perspectives in solving problems as well as fostering social harmony.
https://teachheart.org/2019/08/21/understanding-multiple-perspectives/
I earned a Master’s in Educational Psychology from George Mason University where I learned to apply principles of learning, cognition, and motivation to vital problems in the area of education in a variety of formal as well as informal settings. For my capstone project titled ‘Learning and Cognition in the Visual Arts’ I utilized my skills accrued while pursuing the Master’s degree to investigate the kind of learning that takes place in and through the visual arts.
I worked as a middle-high school teacher in a covent of Jesus and Mary in India. One of the highlights of my experience was how group activities and collaborative learning encourage intellectual skills like decision making, envisioning, exploring options, developing perspectives, and so forth.
