#informaleducation — Public Fediverse posts

I'm really bothered by both the manner and degree to which education (formal and informal) lean on "resilience." It's like folks are almost there on understanding, or have to code it in such a way in order to get it passed some BS gatekeeping mechanism.

Resilence becomes how it's the workers' responsibility not just to do their job itself, but to endure selected, systemic conditions around that job. Why is "resilience" required + central?

#InformalEducation #museums #libraries #aquariums #zoos

I guess this may address part of the problem!

"The Community of Aquarium, Museum, Zoo, and Informal Educators is hosting a free workshop on Burnout in Informal Education on Sept 22 @ 4p – 5p ET.

We will explore the symptoms and causes of burnout as well as the unique challenges informal educators face. We’ll also discuss prevention and recovery strategies and how to build resilience as educators."

https://camzie.org/event/burnout-in-informal-education/

#FreeWebinar #InformalEducation #museums #libraries #aquariums #zoos

"Word riddles at the public library" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvSxhyJhfM8

Fun questions to ask nieces, nephews, grandkids -- and other nice people -- at Thanksgiving -- or any other time of year. Encourage people to invent their own original questions.

See also - "Coin questions at the library" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11WT3H_DqU suitable from kindergarten all the way up to high school.

#mtbos #edutwitter #riddles #informaleducation #mentalmath #puzzles