In Times of Change Learners Inherit the Each

While the Learned are Perfectly Prepared for a World that No Longer Exists

That quote by Eric Hoffer was once displayed prominently at the front of my classroom

It also became the main graphic of my webpage, created in 1996, way before most people even heard of the Internet and continually updated for 25 years.

Hoffer’s philosophy always served me well.

It emphasized to my students that education should not end upon graduation or attainment of particular employment or position in life.
“Become Lifelong Learners” was not just for the students but my challenge to my colleagues as I led professional development sessions in the new technology that would continue to change our lives. 

It helped that being born in 1947, the excuse of “I’m too old to learn new stuff” was irrelevant. 
It’s a function of desire to learn, being open to new ideas and resources and plain persistence. 
Speed doesn’t matter.  This graphic was posted on the new blog site of a Spark friend.

This was significant to me since I realize that I am no longer immediately an expert at new technology and that’s OK!  Sometimes I even ask for help.  That’s OK too.

In my healthy living journey my progress was always gradual – in weight loss and in my fitness goals
That’s why I chose a turtle for my ticker icon here on Spark.   11 years of maintenance and moving forward day by day.

I’ve been watching Downton Abbey reruns with my DD Hayburner1969 and DGD Carrie, age 19.

The approach of 2 characters to the changes of their world interested me.

Mrs Patmore the cook – the initial resistor to anything electric.

Mrs Hughes the head housekeeper who ordered an electric toaster. She burned a lot of toast but persisted and eventually got the hang of it.

I hope I will always be a Mrs Hughes.