L4D Learning for Democracy

I just finished an article entitled: Questioning the Nature of Learning. It was in part a reaction to the 2010 OECD report called The Nature of Learning: Using Research to Inspire Practice. Here is a short extract:
"This text is a first attempt to put into words an alternative description of learning, one of the results of which is to do away with the apparent insurmountable barriers between school and work and life when it comes to learning because those barriers turn out to be due to the way... Read full post

It might seem trite, but there's a golden rule to communities: the more you put into it, the more you get out! And the more you put in, the more yourself and others will want to belong and take part producing a virtuous circle of the creation of riches. Don't believe the market type logic which says you can't have your cake and eat it! Communities can be a miracle. It's up to you!