Sample pages from Self-Remaking: New perspectives on setting out and self direction more. From the foreward: The poet Yeats expressed the thought that through his many corrections of his own work, " it is myself that I remake. And how can we do that And how can we do that without having to rely on the constant instructions and guidance of others?
These were the questions I faced, as I began many years ago to look at how we can teach ourselves, navigate our journeys through life. This form of independence and self-reliance goes against the way our world operates, where for the most part all our social and political structures are built along hierarchical lines, the leader and the led, the teacher and the taught. This form of reliance begins in childhood, where the adult usually, and sometimes out of necessity, constrains the child, often actively training him to follow instructions rather than to act independently.
As a result, we tend to seek answers from others, who are not necessarily able to give the answers that are most appropriate for our inner selves. It is time for the individual to step up, for human beings to choose responsibility over dependence. It is time for us to look for a " user's manual " for our lives, defining our objectives, processes and standard operating procedures in order to attain independent action. But this user's manual cannot be dictated. Each one of us must find it for ourselves.
And each user's manual will be different. These ideas led me to develop the Self-Remaking approach, which I have taught over several decades and to thousands of students. Teacher Education and Philosophy of Education. Everywhere: A creative self-education approach more.
Caspi teaches a different way of learning. He envisions a process where the student - the Self-Remaker - opens up to personal change, and moves along this path with curiosity, love of learning, creativity and humor. In order to do so, Caspi explains how to combine the refreshing and innovative vision of the child with adult qualities such as discipline and control.
In this way, the Self-Remaker can achieve a greater degree of independence, and a whole new level in applying and implementing his ideas in all areas of human activity. The work of Self-Remaking can be carried out within a group framework or on an individual basis.
This book offers practical suggestions which can be applied within learning frameworks, for individuals or groups, in order to enrich the learning encounter, and to change the way the student and the facilitator perceives the world.
The reader is invited to investigate professional and personal wishes and preferences, and to develop a unique "User's Manual," a handbook which will accompany him throughout his life's journey.
The material is explained with Professor Caspi's characteristic blend of insight and humor. The book presents elements of Caspi's teaching which have been published in the past in his many books in Hebrew, together with newer ideas developed by the author more recently. Self-Remaking reflects Caspi's entire life's work in this field.
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