There are several different ways to look at lifelong learning. One is basised on 7 tools of effective people - 7 1/2 steps to life long learning. The easiest one for me is the last 1/2 one - play. For me play can be physical but I find that I am enjoying playing - online. It takes many different forms - interactive websites, writing fan fiction, and several others. What I have found is that my own writing skills have improved greatly over the last two years. Of course, it helps that I am writing about one of my very favorite books - Pride and Prejudice. Once in awhile it is another book from Jane Austen.
I have also begun to work on several different interactive websites - and it is fun to learn new things that you didn't know - just by "playing around."
I did want to comment about how important this aspect of play is in learning. I think that often we forget how much that aspect impacts the retention of knowledge. When you learn while playing - you really may not realize that you are learning and what you learn seems to stay with you as it becomes a part of you while you are playing. I love that part.
So, how do we delve more into making learning "play."
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Good question! Playing is one of those tricky aspects of life requiring a balance, I guess. Too much is bad; too little is bad....One of my students is into fan fiction, too, and says how addictive it has become for her. She just has to limit the time she spends working on it and reading it so she can do her homework! :)
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