Lifelong Learning Theory

Daniel Goleman describes emotional intelligence as "the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves and for managing emotion well in ourselves and in our relationships (Goleman, 2000).” Goleman goes on to explain that emotional intelligence can be broken down into two core competencies. These competencies include personal competence and social competence. Personal

Throughout this chapter Goleman argues that a person’s IQ has little to do with their success in life. For example, someone with extremely high SAT scores who parties his way through college could take ten years to finally get a degree whereas a person with mediocre scores but studies diligently in college will earn his degree in four years. Emotional intelligence can be very beneficial throughout life. With the ability to understand others and the outcomes of situations puts one in a better standing when it comes to facing the “vicissitudes of life” regardless of your academic standing.

There is a dispute among experts that traditional learning is the best way of preserving learning process, but other models are beginning to gain attention and respect, with distance learning leading the way. When comparing learning an equal course in a traditional framework to a online learning framework, students often express higher satisfaction from the online learning, and rate the learning as more successful than the traditional framework. It has also been argued that on line learning is more efficient and interactive. Findings of research done in the seventies and eighties, comparing the use of computers in the learning environment, also indicated improvement in the student's achievements (Rashty, n.d.)

There is nothing like working hard and being rewarded for it, my father would say to me every day before I left for work to my first job. I was a Ticketing Cashier at a popular tourist attraction where hundreds of thousands would attend every year. This was my first opportunity to earn my own pay check, so I valued every dollar and cent. The highlight of my position was having the opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, and earn incentives for the upselling of tickets and exceeding customer standards.

“Good-quality teaching depends on effectively planned lessons” (Ofsted, 2011). A high demand in preparation of lesson planning is therefore required for an effective teaching and learning because there needs to be a development in continuity and progression in children’s learning. The curriculum should be structured in a way that it supports learning so that continuity takes place and that is something that is organised by the teacher (Wellington, J. and Ireson G,2008). Continuity being a relationship between experiences, activities and ideas which a pupil will comes across over a period of time. (Braund and Driver,2005) states that those relationships should be facilitated in the educational system and structured so that there is sufficient

When I first considered going to college I looked at many programs. The first thing I looked at from a monetary perspective was a local community college. My father and stepmother both worked there and so I could attend at no cost aside from books. While in the end this did not work out there was, a concept there that I think fosters a particular kind of learning that is worth sharing. This idea was labeled Learning Communities. The basic idea is to take two or more classes from different disciplines and teach them as a single class. The learning community I took part in was a combination of a 100 level English and philosophy class called Existential Philosophy. What I find truly lovely about learning communities is how they foster this

Effective training begins with managers who are able to create an environment that engages different learning types (multiple Intelligences). While it is important, to remember that none can be applied across the panel to all learners in all situations; nevertheless some interconnections are apparent. Blends of pedagogical and embracing various learning panaches help meet the need of a larger portion of the employees. Fundamentally vital is the well-defined material assembled in right sequences that must be presented in a simple positive language with the congruent flow optimally appropriate for the majority of the learners for better learning results. It is noteworthy, to recognize that language proficiency and fluency are not

of Goleman 's theory is that academic intelligence has little to do with emotional life. To

Goleman states, “Emotional aptitude is a meta ability, determining how well we can use whatever other skills we have, including raw intellect.” People that have high emotional intelligence are more likely to be satisfied and effective in their lives. Others who have trouble with this cannot manage themselves so their ability for successful work and clear thought are altered.

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Daniel Goleman born in Stockton, California, is an internationally known author, psychiatrist and science journalist. He has received several awards and published 15 books, mostly written about leadership. During this essay, we will focus on his writings about emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize your own, as well as other people’s emotions, to differentiate between feelings, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior (Goleman, In Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia Online., (n.d.)).

We start our lives and we immediately start to develop into the person we become today. Obviously most of us would not start by learning calculus at two years old, or care about what grades we are getting in first grade, but the process of learning starts right away. This learning processes plays a significant role in developing us. There are three main learning theories we look at. Observational, Classical Conditioning, and Operant Conditioning. Observational learning occurs through observing the behaviors of others. This includes things like memorizing and reproducing things that someone showed you or you saw done. Classical Conditioning is when things happen multiple times and you learn a response to this. For example, the first time you spoke out in class in elementary school, you were not conditioned yet not to. The response to this might be being told to be quiet or a time out. You then are conditioned that if you talk, you will get in trouble. Then you have Operant Conditioning, which is behaviors that are associated with a consequence. An example to this is doing well in a swim competition becomes associated with an award.

According to Goleman (1998), cited by Hidalgo (2011), emotional quotient is the basic requirement for the use of IQ. He argued that if the areas of the brain that feels are damaged, man’s ability to think is diminished. Emotional quotient makes a man aware of his feelings and the feelings of others. It affects empathy, motivation, compassion, and an ability to respond skilfully to pleasure and pain. Spiegel (1999), reported that expressing feeling and emotions could improve health. The cornerstone of emotional health is emotional stability, which describes how well an individual deal with the day-to-day stresses of personal interactions and physical environment. In achieving emotional wellness, it allows an individual to experience life’s ups and down with enthusiasm and grace while maintaining and satisfying

Although the importance of EI is apparent, there has to be a belief in an organization that EI can be developed, learned, and taught in order for organizations to invest in EIT. Although there are many conflicting views on whether emotional intelligence can be learned or not, Dulewicz and Higgs, Groves et al. and McEnrue et al. (as cited in Meisler, 2014, p. 288) are among some of the researchers who have found some evidence that suggests that emotional intelligence can be developed. In addition to these researchers is an American psychologist named Daniel Goleman whose work in the field of emotional intelligence has led to the creation of Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). As stated in Maurice Elias’ and Dominic C. Moceri’s 2012 article, the

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, discusses the idea of intelligence being more than a matter of cognitive ability. In part one and two of the book, Goleman discusses how the brain processes emotions. In these chapters the author describes the cortex and the limbic system. Rationality is job of the cortex while the limbic system processes your emotions. He suggests that the emotional intelligence can be a learned skill. In the next chapter Daniel Goleman uses studies to show that many high IQ scoring students have underperformed in their lives while many average people have become huge successes. Goleman stated that if the IQ scoring has little to do with success and that your 80% success is based on your emotional intelligence.