Slavinski took a deep breath and began, detailing the symbolic importance of the thunderbird that dominated the blanket's center. From a simple museum exhibit, class members learned not just about an item that afternoon, but about a person as well. Robin Kessler, a GSE master's degree student, said she came to Harvard because it is one of the few universities to offer courses in experience-based education. Kessler said the philosophy's value has been highlighted in her own life as a student. In too many classes, she'd learn the material for the test and then forget it after.
Education is everywhere.
It's all around you. Most teachers teach how they were taught. So teacher education in this country often boils down to who their first-grade teacher was. In some ways, experience-based education is about risk. In going first, Slavinski assumed a leadership role when she could have hung back.