Life is full of uncertainities and challenges
Gaining perspective helps you build your mental rock. This mental rock offers a solid platform of stability for you to stand upon and face the challenges and uncertainities you will encounter on life's journey.
Your mental rock is your worldview which is shaped by your experiences.It should include some idea of you sense of place in the world and how you fit in. I will disscuss a few of these in a five part series to help get you started. Topics include:
Our place in the Universe
Seeing the "Living Patterns of Life"
Engaging with others
Knowing yourself
The five (5) series and why it's important
The five (5) part series on Gaining Perspective has been designed to encourage students to reflect upon a number of non-academic areas that play an important part in their learning success. Life issues can impact greatly on a student's mental outlook, motivation and performance.
[ More on the five part series: click here ]
So you see?
It is vitally important to build a platform of understanding of self and others as well as an appreciation of the world and Universe we live in. This provides a solid rock foundation for the student to stand upon and take on the challenges of school and learning. It also greatly increases motivation and goal directed thinking. At the end of the day, and with further reflection, the student should become a calmer and more focused learner.
How can these non-academic thoughts, reflections, awareness and experiences help?
There is no magic wand. Our mental outlook will not change overnight. But if the student works on it then over time they should ...
- Construct a better Worldview
- Become highly motivated learners
- Better understand their own thinking
- Form stronger and lasting friendships
- Generate a greater interest and curosity
- Boost study efforts
- Achieve improved results
These five non-academic areas are just as important as the academic skills
1. Sense of Scale
2. Living Patterns of Life
3. Finding your Meaning and Purpose
4. Self and others
5. Your Inner Self
