I am writing this in response to the post by Riggi Solinapp

Andragogy- Unit 6 Learning activity 1

Out of the 6 principles outlined by Knowles, I was finding it hard to reconcile how the third principle is applicable to me ” the readiness of an adult to learn  is closely related to the developmental tasks of his or her own social role ” .  After reading this post, I understand when he explains how in his case he used his education as a background for community involvement. I guess we all have a certain social role even when we are not as actively involved in our communities as RiggiSolinap is . In this context we could say that adult learning is related to a persons understanding of their social role, and could be a motivator for adult learning.

One thing that this blog has reiterated for me is that the transition to adult learning happens at different stages in everyone. RiggiSolinap mentions that for him, it began after high school. I for a fact know some people who go through university without any clear understanding of their goals. Looking back I can say  I was a dependent learner till I graduated from medical school, and it was much later that I became a self0directed learner .

Knowles, Malcolm S.; Swanson, Richard A.; Holton, Elwood F. Edition: 6th ed. Amsterdam: Routledge. 2005. eBook., Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)