From ‘Literacy’ to ‘Learning’

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Deepak Maun's avatarDeepak Maun

It has been almost 3 months since I left my job to work on education in rural areas. The experience has been great and I have learnt something about ‘learning’ and ‘education’. Yes, I do believe that our current education system is all crap and is not serving us well. I am all for alternative education but I also believe that we CANNOT scrap this system and jump to the alternative way just like that. I will try to explain this viewpoint some other day. This post is my attempt to answer an important question:

“What can we change within the existing system of education so that kids actually ‘learn’ and not just pass exams…..?”

So, what is the current scenario?

“School level teaching is unable to inspire a satisfactory learning environment and while children move up from one grade to another, they learn little and comprehend even less.”

In such a scenario, h

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Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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