Learning happens when information and understanding are integrated. It takes place in a wide range of family and community settings. A healthy learning environment emphasizes and constantly expands the capacity of each individual and the collective. Early learning and equitable access to achieving high standards and reasonable outcomes are part of a healthy learning environment. Learning is most effective in an environment where challenge is high, but threat is low.
Conflict can be an effective impetus for learning.
In learning communities, the entire community is a place of learning, and responsibility for learning is shared. Learning is a social and civic activity. Every place can be a place of learning. Different communities will define different learning solutions. Diversity of perspective is critically important and can be a strength.