We have been studying wisdom only for the past 20 years.
Wisdom is rare. Can we make it happen more? Can wisdom be taught?
According to a respected test, people grow wiser through their teen years and then the growth in wisdom levels off. This means we need to work on teaching wisdom to children and teens.
Some feel that wisdom is teachable because on a test on wisdom, clinical pyschologists score higher than the general public. The training that pyschologists have experienced has caused them to become wiser.
In school, standards are about learning knowledge. This isn't wisdom.
Bernie's advice -Fix ourselves first because role modeling is very powerful in teaching wisdom. Technology has a role to play - it can give us a much greater breadth of information and experiences. Technology allows us to interact with more people. Technology supports transformation through the ease of editing. Technology supports creating artifacts that can be referenced so we can remember what went right/wrong in the past.
Personal Habits to enhance wisdom: keep a wisodm blog (this is a private blog for reflection); develop a diverse feed list (hear what lots of different people are saying); keep a to-know list (a wiki of what you would like to explore in the future); develop a proverbs wiki (summarize and synthesis daily experiences into memorable sayings with a short story).
Classroom Habits to enhance wisdom: develop a collective proverbs wiki; keep a class to-know list; role-play important issues so students understand other perspectives.
Teachers need to think about teaching wisdom when creating assignments.
Modal Occupations
prehistory - 1850 farmer
1850 - 1950 factory worker
1950 - present office worker
Future? Toffler thinks it will be either priest or soldier.
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