It’s back-to-school season and kids all over the country are returning to the classroom.
I can vividly remember my own childhood back-to-school experiences at the end of each summer. I felt both dread (I hated leaving behind the freedom and fun of outdoor summer activities) and excitement (new school clothes, new supplies, and new things to learn).
I’ve always have a passion for learning. Although my school days are long behind me, I continue to study and learn on an ongoing basis and strongly believe in the idea of lifelong learning.
It used to be that learning was simply something that one did as a child and young adult in preparation for going out into the adult world and getting a stable job or career. After that, the main focus of one’s activity shifted from learning mode to working mode. From that point on, learning or training became an occasional (and minor) activity in one’s adult life.
But times have changed…dramatically.