https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-keys-to-success-in-education-for-green-jobs/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-keys-to-success-in-education-for-green-jobs/#comment-300 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:24:27 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=5-keys-to-success-in-education-for-green-jobs#comment-300 It seems like a strong
It seems like a strong statement, but it’s pretty much true. Yes, there are people with other learning styles who rise to the top of the education system in trades and arts, but in the hierarchy of education, trades and arts rank pretty low.  
 
Look at the progression of degrees: BS/BA, MS (More of the Same), PhD (Piled higher & Deeper). The trades don’t have a PhD, nor do many of the arts. The ultimate academic experience and reward is for the intellectual learner.  
 
Of course, I say this as someone who’s climbed that mountain, with my strongest learning style being intellectual. Because I’ve got a pretty good dose of the somatic learning style, though, I haven’t been locked away in the ivory tower, and I consider myself a ‘recovering academic.’

]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/5-keys-to-success-in-education-for-green-jobs/#comment-299 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:51:59 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=5-keys-to-success-in-education-for-green-jobs#comment-299 Interesting note that &quot
Interesting note that “our whole education system really is set up to ensure that the intellectual learners among us will rise to the top”. I had really not considered that. Certainly, there is a good-sized group of people that struggle in that environment.

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