Learning is really, really hard.
I never thought I'd find something from professional development actually helpful and/or poignant.
I think, as adults, we hear this sort of phrase and curtly nod our heads, remember a time from our youthful folly and move on. But learning is something that we do for our whole lives. Our entire lives. And learning is actually hard.
Real learning is hard earned and usually take practice, repetition, and may even cause pain (of the emotional variety). Maybe I'm not learning about history dates or how to measure triangles, but the type of learning that we do as adults is humbling.
How I relate to people, how I see myself, how I function in my job. These are just a few examples.
I don't have it all figured out. And even when I do "figure" it out, I usually have to relearn it.
These are a couple thoughts from professional development.
