Co-hosted by Noah Fenstermacher, the first in his family to go to university.
Education can be taught formally or informally and there are myriad facets of each type.
Additionally, there are different points of view on what a worldview actually is and facets of those views.
In this conversation, we’ll explore Noah’s experience as well as the different factors that color our education and subsequent outlook.
POINTS CONSIDERED
EDUCATION
Formal vs Informal vs Cultural Transmission
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/sociology/chapter/education-around-the-world/
Access
•Country and with what value system
•Passionate dedication or obligatory participation
•High economic and social costs of student loan debt
•Tuition-free, minimal pay, high cost, military-funded
•Stress level, extra job, loss of time due to scholarships/grants
•Outlook variations based on debt
https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/15/the-high-economic-and-social-costs-of-student-loan-debt.html
Autodidacts
Artists, authors, myriad Nobel Prize winners, actors, musicians, architects, engineers, inventors, scientists, historians, educators, ministers, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, activists, philosophers, philanthropists, presidents/prime ministers/national leaders.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_autodidacts
Home Schooled vs Publicly Schooled
HS: Consistently higher scores
PS: Higher math, more opportunities for social skill development
HS: Make-up between 75-91% of HS population in the U.S.
https://home-school.lovetoknow.com/Statistics_on_Public_School_Vs_Homeschooling
Cognition
Brain Imaging Suggests How Higher Education Helps to Buffer Older Adults from Cognitive Declines
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2005/03/education-aging
Critical Thinking
6 Benefits of Critical Thinking and Why They Matter
https://wabisabilearning.com/blogs/critical-thinking/critical-thinking-benefits
Critical Thinking Is Best Taught Outside the Classroom
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/critical-thinking-best-taught-outside-classroom/
Educators
•Core values & worldview impact school outcomes
•A leader’s worldview affects all that they say, do, and think.
•Important to recognize that curriculum and education are distinct from each other.
https://transformingteachers.org/en/articles/philosophy-of-education/498-core-values-worldview-impact-school-outcomes
TYPES OF WORLDVIEW
Worldview: a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world. Primarily religious, philosophical, and scientific.
Worldview vs Ideology: An ideology is what is believed to be right. A worldview is what is believed to be true. Worldview is a lens through which self and reality are interpreted, including beliefs about what can be known and done.
Why is worldview important:
1. It helps you understand different viewpoints.
2. Defending what you believe.
3. Answering important questions for yourself.
https://www.phc.edu/learnphc/understand-different-worldviews
1st Gen Videos courtesy of Noah Fenstermacher/1st Gen.
https://firstgenclass.school.blog/?fbclid=IwAR3IEYoCqMF8GvC5K86GoPDpddbpFvB0EKDpDgWRrCtbLjN--ddQVXiU2LE
Intro/Outro music courtesy of Justin Lutz.
https://j-anthony.bandcamp.com/album/from-feast-to-waste-ep
"The Way The World" Is courtesy of Y Brothers.
https://www.facebook.com/MusicYBrothers/
@MusicYBrothers
