Experiential Learning for a Life

By Erwin Parengkuan

Every line of life is a lesson and makes it easier for someone to continue learning, it's no wonder that the term experience is the best teacher always reminds us.In the book I am currently reading, following the advice to continue growing, the book with the same title as this article, where I have just read 1 long chapter with various kinds of learning theories, I will convey and of course add to what I understand and learn from this life, with the series of tasks and work that I have carried out until now.

Some of the theories contained in the book written by perfect by David A. Kolb, an educator, scholar and researcher who already has 50 years of experience, describes in this book that 3 points important things about experiential learning starting from: education, work and personal development.When we have the 3 fundamentals above, we will easy to carry out this learning process.Lots of theories with Different approaches are presented in this book by researchers/educators from different centuries.John Dewey said education is the foundation most important: experiential education, William James said about the state of mind, pure experience, which is free from conceptual understanding person, Mary Parker adds a must-have element of creativity someone from the law of relations, Kurt Lewin, said that the elements of the concept of calculation topography, based on needs, goals, memory, environment, obstacles and the life path that a person will go through, including Carl Jung with theory modern and radical say that the process a person goes through is appropriate dreams and the unconscious see the symbols that exist, the individual who integrated for an active imagination, self-talk, for a process that desired, and several researchers who were born in the 18th century, including one researcher Finally, in the 1960s, Carl Roger said about self-worth.

Begitu banyak pemaparan dan info yang dapat kita ambil untuk tujuan memanfaatkan kehidupan ini menjadi menguntungkan kita. Tenggoklah ke belakang, saat ini dan lihatlah jauh kedepan yang sudah kita lewati bersama, dapatkan, maknai, dan mengambil keuntungan dari semua peristiwa dalam hidup ini. Dalam salah satu pemaparan diatas, disebutkan bagaimana kita mengaktivasi rasa dan logika. Saya sangat sependapat akan hal itu. Membuat semua teori yang sangat logis dan masuk akal (di era teori tersebut) pada akhirnya kita harus pandai-pandai menyimpulkan dengan konteks relevansi, alias mana yang akan kita ambil adalah hanya yang paling relevan untuk dijalankan di saat ini. Semudah membagi teori/penelitian tersebut menjadi 2 bagian besar tentang RASA dan LOGIKA. Atau dalam salah satu buku yang saya tulis tentang komunikasi bahwa kata-kata yang kita utarakan harus mengandung 2 unsur feeling dan thinking secara berkesinambungan.

I myself am now more disciplined to add the duration of time in reading a book that I have bought and waiting for my turn to read.And as stated by David A. Kolb, the 3 components above I have said that there will be many benefits from our learning get through this life.Making sense of life by continuing to learn will be automatic keeps us enthusiastic about welcoming the morning.A series of activities that have been done planned is also the path of life goals that we have designed, if doesn't exist yet, it's time to create one.When is the time to express yourself with tasks and our work, about our personal development, self-esteem, what weight which we will continue to improve to continue to sharpen our brains and integrate with the closest environment, family, partner, children, co-workers and social is a major awareness that we must continue to build.

When is the best time to use feeling, thinking and combine both in the life we live, appreciate the time we have and make it meaningful.For me it is a necessity.As a quote in the book says: No pleasure, no learning.No learning, no enjoyment.