Education for being human

The kind of knowledge we need today and should demand for our children and for ourselves is the knowledge of how we think and how we learn sometimes referred to as meta-cognition.  We need to learn ways to tap into that huge part of our mind that is sitting idle, getting ‘rusty’.  We need to learn how to deal with change and to place a focus on developing values and attitudes for a lifetime.  In other words, we need to educate for being human.  By understanding and energising all levels and dimensions of the brain-mind, educating for the whole person, we not only expand human potential, but we develop enthusiasm for the ‘spirit of learning’ and nourish our hungry souls. (Griggs,2003)