3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 10 Jan 2023 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #131, 10th January 2023

Do you know what is your comfort zone? Your students’? your child’s? How often do you step out of it? help and encourage your student/child to move out of their comfort zone? shift gear to move into the learning zone? take a chance, risk failing while trying, feel the unease, a bit of panic perhaps? Remember the popular 2020 Hindi song by Sukhwinder Singh… “Darr ke aagey jeet hai…”

Psychologist Lev Vygotsky’s much-talked-about theory of sociocultural cognitive development, ZPD – Zone of Proximal Development – when you move just a bit out of your comfort zone, when you are just a bit short on resources, just a bit short of help that you need to step, just a bit nervous to try… learning begins. Comfort is not a bad thing. The point of learning and education is to expand the comfort zone continually, all through, being a lifelong learner.

Here are some thoughts and tips. Go ahead, take a chance this new year and navigate from comfort to learning. Join me in my learning journey, we can do it together. Subscribe and comment on this weekly newsletter on various aspects of learning. Of being a parent, student, and teacher.

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
― Helen Keller

One Video of the Week

What risk would you take to learn, grow, or change something in your world? In 2012, Victor embarked upon an unconventional journey to design his Masters through twelve experiences in twelve months – an endeavor he and his friends entitled The Leap Year Project. His discoveries led him to explore new forms of higher education through an initiative called Experience Institute. But, more importantly, it helped him grapple with the roles that comfort, learning, and panic play throughout our lives.

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write. With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

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