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Do you know what it means to be a parent?
While nearly everyone has some concept of the nature of parenthood, the knowledge gained through actually being a parent is entirely different than a textbook understanding of the matter. Experience is a great teacher because it allows learners to develop a unique understanding of any subject. Unlike the academic model of learning, experience creates mastery of new skills and behaviours instead of simple information acquisition.
Many educators and psychologists have developed different models of experiential learning, each with its own unique value. This is the first in a series of posts in which we outline these models.
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