One of the remarkable things about being part of a large organization, The Salvation Army, is that we have a performance appraisal system in place. We call it PEAC: Performance, Excellence, and Coaching. Another one of the great things is that I just had to have one with an employee, which means that I’m hoping …
I am an adult learner, and I have worked with several adult learners. Malcolm Knowle’s six assumptions about andragogy are still relevant today when it comes to my work as an Officer/Pastor. This post is taking the six assumptions and talking about my experiences in regards to them. As a person matures, his or her …
Before starting this unit I was not familiar with the term andragogy nor did I realize that there was an art and science behind helping adults learn. Reading through the unit six notes, Malcolm Knowles’s six principles of andragogy and… Continue Reading →
As an educator and administrator, I have worked many years with adult learners related to professional development. In teaching, professional development is highly valued, and I have not only attended many workshops myself, but have also led events for adult […]
Sam Walter Foss was an editor, humorist and poet (Foss, 1979) who was inspired to write a poem after encountering a kind old man who shared openly with anyone who passed by his house by the side of the road. As I read the first stanza of his poem below, There are hermit souls that …
There are a few leadership lessons in the story of Abraham Lincoln in Light From Many Lamps. The first lesson is how Lincoln focused his re-election speech on a common goal, “to conciliate the rebellious states and to rebuild the… Continue Reading →