Source: createyourownmemes.com/2014/06/24/mediocracy/
“Those who fear the new are the ones who have mastered the old.”
Simon Sinek’s inspirational quote has me considering why some people are fearful of the new.
I believe that when it comes to creating significant learning environments and enhancing student learning that if we believe we have arrived or have “mastered the old” then we are simply satisfied with mediocracy. We owe it to our learners to always look for the better way…to make learning more engaging, more relevant, more effective. Learning by its very essence is about “the new”… about making meaningful connections. Learning is about perpetual growth, creation, synthesis, and development. One can achieve levels of mastery but one is never finished learning.
Those are satisfied with mastering the old and fear the new are also satisfied with mediocracy and stagnation.
