DR. WOODMAN’S PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Getting The Most Out of Your Time and Money at RCC
GREAT Education Moves Students From CONDITIONED RESPONSE TO CONSCIOUS RESPONSE
From….. FACTS AND CONCEPTS TO APPLICATION IN DAILY LIFE (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY)
FROM….. CASUAL SELF TALK TO POSITIVE, UPLIFTING, ENCOURAGING LANGUAGE (POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY)
FROM…. MINIMUM CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO MAXIMUM CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS (EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY)
FROM….. STATUS QUO EDUCATION TO VIBRANT CREATIVITY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
FROM…. A PASSIVE ROLE TO AN ACTIVE ROLE
FROM….. HELPLESSNESS TO EMPOWERMENT
FROM….. HEIRARCHICAL LEARNING TO COLLABORATIVE AND COMMUNAL LEARNING MODELS
FROM LEFT BRAIN ACTIVITY TO WHOLE BRAIN ACTIVITY (BIOPSYCHOLOGY)
FROM…. AN ESSENTIALLY HEARING MODEL OF EDUCATION TO A VISUAL, AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC MODEL OF LEARNING (HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGY)
FROM…. STRESSED OUT STUDENTS TO HEALTHY STUDENTS (HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY)
FROM…. ROTE MEMORIZING TO DISCOVERY AND HANDS ON LEARNING
FROM…. RESTRICTED, NARROW, LIMITED PERSPECTIVES TO MORE OPEN, EXPANSIVE, DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
FROM FEWER CHOICES TO MANY CHOICES & OPTIONS INVENTING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR YOUR LIFE
FROM PARTIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF LIFE (Environmental Psychology)