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The Power of Mindful Learning by Ellen J. Langer(1997) |
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This is a thought provoking book on "education" and "learning". It argues that traditional methods of learning can produce mindless behaviour because they tend to suggest that there is only one answer to a problem or a single correct way to tackle a task. The author argues that it is important to teach skills and facts conditionally, to adopt varying perspectives and to set the stage for doubt and an awareness that different situations may call for different approaches or answers.The book describes seven myths that in the view of the author undermine true learning and discuses how we can avoid their debilitating effects. The myths are:
1. The basics must be learnt so well that they become second nature.
Book  The Power of Mindful Learning (1997  ) by Ellen J. LangerKnowledge-Letter  Gurteen Knowledge-Letter: Issue 3 - 3rd August 2000Person  Ellen J. Langer Professor of Psychology at HarvardQuotation  On perspective by Ellen J. Langer Professor of Psychology at Harvard On single-minded views by Ellen J. Langer Professor of Psychology at HarvardQuotations from The Power of Mindful Learning:  In the perspective of every person lies a lens through which we may better understand ourselves.Ellen J. Langer, Professor of Psychology at Harvard Not only do we as individuals get locked into single-minded views, but we also reinforce these views for each other until the culture itself suffers the same mindlessness.Ellen J. Langer, Professor of Psychology at Harvard
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