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Elisabeth Fuchs's avatar

I only now discovered this. Resonates very much with me. To state the obvious, it seems to be the way children learn, even in learning institutions... and we do, too, all of our lives, if we're lucky. Thank you, I'll be very interested to follow your steps...

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Meri Aaron Walker's avatar

In addition to books, and every other way I could connect with someone’s else’s understanding who didn’t happen to be in my geographic location, I’ve been focused on learning with and from people and learning from experience for my whole life. It’s so refreshing to find your thinking here, Jane.

I’m doing something right now that kind of dovetails with your philosophy… I’m teaching elders how to tell stories from their personal experience, using their own words and pictures in short simple multimedia e-books as a way to share lessons learned and connect more deeply with their adult children and their grandchildren after their bonds were damaged by Covid. It’s my intention to get elders more deeply activated inside their families as an education resource as AI comes flooding in. I’m not against AI in anyway, but I’m strongly supporting elders to take their place at the table of learning with their friends and families instead of just entertaining themselves until their bodies wear out. I’m going to be following you with great interest. I’ll fill out your form in a little bit. Your book looks like something I would really enjoy reading and I’m gonna wish you great luck getting it made.

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Dr. Jane R. Shore's avatar

I would love to learn more about this project. What a profound experience! So glad we found each other!

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