Episode #9
You Can Learn Again | Asher Kure, Part 2
If school helped shape what you believe about your intelligence, can you change that story as an adult? In Part 2 of our conversation with Asher Kure, we move from the classroom to the learner, the teacher and the education system around them. Asher explains how the brain continues to learn, why practice matters for mastery and why different people may need different routes into learning. We talk about reading, listening, observation, memorisation, asking questions and research, and why the right learning strategy depends on both the person and what they are trying to achieve. Then we widen the conversation. Because education as a social unit is bigger than the learner. It includes teachers, schools, training institutions, curriculum, resources and governments. So how much responsibility can we place on learners when schools are underfunded, teachers are unsupported or the right learning materials are not available? Asher talks about government responsibility, teacher education in Nigeria, colleges of education and why learners should be taught how their brains work instead of simply being expected to figure it out. This is a conversation about learning, but also about the systems that shape it. And for anyone who spent years believing they simply were not good at school, the message is simple: You can learn again.
