LC vs. MES = ?

At a recent Training & Development Conference, I was asked to share on how to instil Learning Cultures (LC) in organizations. Halfway through developing my materials I realized that the Malaysian Education System (MES) was the biggest stumbling block to instilling any LC in any company that consist of mainly Malaysians.

MES vs. LC:

1. Individual problem solving vs. Group problem solving
2. Classroom vs. Work Groups
3. Memory power vs. Reference power
4. Tests vs. Improvement Scores
5. Single Intelligence (IQ) vs. Multiple Intelligences
6. Keep Quiet vs. Discussion
7. One right answer vs. Multiple correct answers
8. Accept everything vs. Question everything
9. Follow Standards vs. Creativity
10. Pen & Paper vs. Calculator
11. Absolute points vs. Lifelong Learning
12. Narrow thinking vs. Broad thinking
13. Serious vs. Play
14. Telling methods vs. Questioning methods
15. Fear vs. Fun
16. Single Media vs. Multimedia

Go figure.

-TURD-