Watching a segment of the public television show, NOVA, the other night I was reminded of the truth in the adage, “everything old is new again.” The segment was titled “Schools of the Future” (link below) and it described the latest research and practical applications having to do with public education at the high school level. The essence of the episode (SPOILER ALERT) was the positive effect of an emotional connection, with a task - in this case learning. When there is a deep emotional connection with something we give it value. It means more.
While watching I vacillated between joy (helping individuals and organizations realize this reality is what we do at Meaningful Trainings), disbelief (Really? How did we forget our nature in the first place?), anger (Are you serious?) and back to self-satisfaction (Meaningful Trainings has been doing this with our clients for years!). The program concluded, my emotional rollercoaster disembarked and I fell into my delayed slumber with a gnawing thought, why did that NOVA segment get my juices flowing? I do my best thinking while asleep. How do I know this? Upon awakening I’m given insights into perplexities that stymie me when awake. No wonder they make me tired! I must intuitively know that the answer lies in the netherworld of dreams and creative subconscious musings. Lo and behold I awoke and realized why that NOVA episode resonated so loudly; we named our business after the truism presented, Meaningful Trainings. Small world! Of all the reasons we chose our name the number one was our experience that meaning contributes greatly to motivation. Our stock and trade, the raw material that imbues every Meaningful Trainings engagement is the belief that intrinsic motivation is the key that unlocks the treasure. That treasure is the individual. No matter the task, collective or individual, if it doesn’t inspire – if there is no meaning or emotional connection then everything else wanes accordingly. If you have time – here is the link. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/school-of-the-future.html Enjoy! 9/20/2016 06:51:16 pm
This article is full of lessons. For starters, it is true that when there is a deep emotional connection with something we give it value. Which means that it means more. If we do not give something meaning or an emotional connection, then everything else wanes accordingly. This article is a really great read and I consider that it was able to help in the education industry. I agree with you that when we have the passion for that certain matter, we give value to it. The positive effect of an emotional connection with a task is learning. It is easy to learn if you enjoy and give value to what you want to learn. That public television you've mention triggers me to open their website immediately and it is an amazing website for everyone. NOVA offers meaningful segment that gives satisfaction to the viewers, gives roller coaster emotions and help individuals and organizations about giving value in something we make.
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Its good that you go for knowledge from everywhere. According to my point of view students do same, go to gather information from wherever possible. 3/1/2017 02:13:27 am
Ancient philosophers was a way smarter people. They have a lot of time just observing and thinking. This is what I miss in the modern crazy way of life./ Comments are closed.
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