Category: Star Wars

The Hero’s Journey is the Educator’s Journey: Star Wars versus Educator Professional Development

Nov 20, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications, Star Wars, Uncategorized

I’m just riffing here… Building on my idea that Joseph Campbell’s monomyth connects with professional development pathways in education. Here are the 12 stages of the hero’s journey with reference to Star Wars and Adult Literacy & Numeracy professional development… The ordinary world – limited awareness of a problem [ACT 1] The Evil Empire oppresses…