I did bad in school. It’s no secret, but that experience kept me from seeking higher education. I also lived many years denying my own intelligence in an attempt to not have to face the pain of not fitting in. Many of you may know I do not enjoy reading, that is not an easy thing to own about oneself while surrounded by readers. It should be said that those who I surrounded myself with did love me, but it was my perceptions and fears that kept me from receiving it. All of that was because I was afraid I still didn’t fit in, that I was still a failure.

ENTER SUPER COURSES: I was introduced to the work of Ken Bain through an article he wrote in The Chronicle of Higher Education entitled The Future of Teaching (https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-post-pandemic-your-campus-needs-more-super-courses) The interesting thing about this article and “Super Courses” Ken’s book that I immediately listened to, is that it spelled out my learning process. In a nutshell, it promotes the idea of failing and trying again, and again. I love learning but I would never go into a classroom again. My life is a Super Course and I drive it forward every day.

This podcast is a Super Course on recovery. I have covered huge aspects of the topic ranging from personal experiences to causes, concepts, and conditions. We have covered the science, and now the contributions of education, and in upcoming episodes new ideas around harm reduction and care. And, all the while, asking the big question, “How, and what, do we Recover?” There is obviously no answer to that but there is information that will help you get curious about it, and that is what I want to do, help you be more curious.

Kenis president of the Best Teachers Institute, a historian, and a learning researcher. His latest book is Super Courses: The Future of Teaching and Learning, published this year by Princeton University Press. He is on Twitter @KenBain1

In June Ken, and Super Courses will take center stage at the 25th annual Best Teachers Institute program, more details here http://www.bestteachersinstitute.org/summer-institute

Get your copy of Super Courses here https://www.amazon.com/Super-Courses-Teaching-Learning-Scholars/dp/0691185468

As my work suggests I am always looking to recover myself completely and my aim is to help others recover themselves. I see a client for a total of 4 sessions which is designed to launch self-directed lives and separate us from the constant draw of codependency. This starts with my doing a portrait of my client. The portrait is an intimate experience, these open a vocabulary to trauma and are healing. This process is not for everyone and if you are not ready, I will not work with you. It is important that you are ready to step into yourself and stop playing a victim cursed by things around you. If you are interested in working together reach out.

QUESTIONS:

How did you do in school? How did that effect your ability to continue learning outside of school?

Do you learn differently than school had shown you how to learn?

How might a Super Course approach have helped you in school?

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