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There are a lot of smart, schooled, educated, down-to-earth, experienced, and aware folks here. Thought
a thread about ongoing education and adult enrichment would be cool. I was thinking back to my
childhood, and how they had "Adult Education" classes at the local schools in the evenings. People would
come and learn Pottery, Macrame, Woodworking, Writing, and even Auto Repair as I recall. I know because
in order to graduate on time with my class I had to take the Wednesday night Adult Woodworking Class
taught my Stan "The Man," McMann. True story.
Anywho, that made an impression on me about the value of ongoing education and adult learning well into
life. Such an impression that I cannot imagine it ever ceasing in my own lifetime. There is still so much
more in life that I want to learn about, or learn how to do, or learn how to do more skillfully. Just a lot that
is interesting to me. .... except for Pottery.
Kind of sad that I don't see things like this for adults in communities anymore. I guess you need to sign up at a
local college/community college and pay tuition---which is not always accessible to everyone everywhere.
I'd personally love to learn more about Japan, and Japanese Culture and History. I would love to travel there someday.
I hope I can. Anyone know any great resources on Japanese Culture and History that you could share? Books? Videos?
Movies? Museums?
If there is something someone is interested in maybe we can make this a sort of "old classroom" where we share
enriching educational resources and experiences with one another as adults.
a thread about ongoing education and adult enrichment would be cool. I was thinking back to my
childhood, and how they had "Adult Education" classes at the local schools in the evenings. People would
come and learn Pottery, Macrame, Woodworking, Writing, and even Auto Repair as I recall. I know because
in order to graduate on time with my class I had to take the Wednesday night Adult Woodworking Class
taught my Stan "The Man," McMann. True story.
Anywho, that made an impression on me about the value of ongoing education and adult learning well into
life. Such an impression that I cannot imagine it ever ceasing in my own lifetime. There is still so much
more in life that I want to learn about, or learn how to do, or learn how to do more skillfully. Just a lot that
is interesting to me. .... except for Pottery.
Kind of sad that I don't see things like this for adults in communities anymore. I guess you need to sign up at a
local college/community college and pay tuition---which is not always accessible to everyone everywhere.
I'd personally love to learn more about Japan, and Japanese Culture and History. I would love to travel there someday.
I hope I can. Anyone know any great resources on Japanese Culture and History that you could share? Books? Videos?
Movies? Museums?
If there is something someone is interested in maybe we can make this a sort of "old classroom" where we share
enriching educational resources and experiences with one another as adults.