30 Fundamental Development Areas
Random Observation/Comment #608: “I can show you the world. Shining shimmering splendid.” ~Me singing in the shower
Why this list?
I’m not trying to rewrite education (even though I think it’s broken the way it exists today in the US with unbalanced debt-to-job expectations). Instead, I’d like to think about the fundamental lessons and personal development that naturally occurs outside of the classroom or when you holistically combine multiple school subjects. Each of these areas have their own value and level of expertise while fitting into societal norms.
- Culture — International, customs, domestic, religion
- Community — Collaboration, volunteerism, socialization
- Health — Self care, exercise, grooming, meditation
- Food — Joy of nourishment, eating, and tasting
- Cooking — Joy of sharing and creation, baking (independence of stretching the dollar and economics of cooking, healthy cooking )
- Learning — Process of studying and researching, memorization, organization and structure, what questions to ask, posing questions, searches of tools, approach and “showing your work”, effort of discovering, persistence and utilization of resources, curiosity across, skepticism, exhausting routes
- Teaching — Sharing what’s learned, mentorship, leadership
- Relationships — Maintaining, nourishing, fostering, self respect, approaching people, listening, grow a relationship, best friends, social elitism
- Love — Feelings together, dependency, need
- Empathy / sympathy — Other’s situations, compassion
- Social etiquette — Acceptable manners
- Economics — World relationships and balances, countries, civic duty and voting
- Financials — Investments, value of dollar, savings
- History — Past mistakes, past successes, learning from existing work
- Ethics/morality — Rights and wrongs, perspective, honesty, peer pressure, failure, confidence
- Hobbies — Fun and passion, acumen and expertise, building
- Music — Singing and enjoying the medium, playing instruments, detail and skill, rote practice and determination, expression and enjoyment
- Scientific process — Hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, math and statistics
- Routines and systems — Micro and macro tasking, time management
- Dreaming and goal setting — Larger perspective and planning
- Productivity and prioritization — Importance of tasks and who’s asking for them
- Sex, drugs, and rock and roll — Facts about them, temptation
- Singularity, relevance in the world — Infinity, universe, multiverse, worlds afar
- Languages — Communication, techniques
- Hand eye coordination — Not just sports but general physical ability
- Teamwork — Group accomplishments, collaboration
- Humor — Jokes, when to laugh, laughing together
- Writing — Expression and creativity, reading for fun, colorful descriptions, future predictions
- Futurism — Technology, coding, design
- Home economics — Cleanliness, hygiene
~See Lemons Teach the Fundamentals
Originally published at https://seelemons.com.