My partner and I both went back to school in our forties and we're discovering we have completely different relationships to learning itself — they thrive on structure and clear answers while I need to sit with uncertainty and explore tangents, and it's creating tension in how we support each other through this. We've started avoiding talking about our classes because every conversation becomes a subtle argument about the 'right' way to engage with ideas.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are realizing their fundamental approaches to knowledge and learning are incompatible, threatening both their individual growth and their relationship.
“Where Are You with Education & Learning?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.