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Learning Lessons

Learning Lessons

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by Jonathan Jansen Prof (Author)

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ISBN: 9781928257868

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bookstorm (October 1, 2020)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 204 pages

It is probably the question I get asked most often by students: how did you achieve what you did? There is an urgency to the question and more than a little self-interest. If I can figure out how he made it, the student reasons, then maybe I will know how to chart my own path. It was always difficult to provide a simple answer to a long and complex journey. So I often leave the inquiring student with a pointer here or a caution there. Never enough to really account for lessons from learning and life." – Jonathan Jansen Jonathan Jansen doesn't regard the achievements he has made in academia and his contributions to public intellectual life as his own – rather, he sees these accomplishments as a product of the hard work and sacrifices of family, friends, teachers, colleagues and mentors around him. Jansen recounts, in his indomitable way, how the people in his life invested love, direction, encouragement (and even money) to make his journey possible – in the hope that his story may give inspiration and direction to generations of young people taking their first steps in adult life. Yet, cautions Jansen, this book is not a 'what-to-do' checklist to leverage learning for success in life – as every journey is different, every circumstance carries unique challenges, and every personality manages difficulty in various ways. What the book offers is the chance to learn from the moves and mistakes that others have made along their way to achieving great things in life.

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  • Title Learning Lessons
  • Author Jonathan Jansen Prof (Author)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 204
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bookstorm
  • Bookseller's Inventory # learning-lessons-by-jonat
  • ISBN 9781928257868 / 1928257860
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.5 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.27 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects South Africa - Race relations, Education, Higher - South Africa
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2022378687
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

"It is probably the question I get asked most often by students: how did you achieve what you did? There is an urgency to the question and more than a little self-interest. If I can figure out how he made it, the student reasons, then maybe I will know how to chart my own path. It was always difficult to provide a simple answer to a long and complex journey. So I often leave the inquiring student with a pointer here or a caution there. Never enough to really account for lessons from learning and life." - Jonathan Jansen Jonathan Jansen doesn't regard the achievements he has made in academia and his contributions to public intellectual life as his own - rather, he sees these accomplishments as a product of the hard work and sacrifices of family, friends, teachers, colleagues and mentors around him. Jansen recounts, in his indomitable way, how the people in his life invested love, direction, encouragement (and even money) to make his journey possible - in the hope that his story may give inspiration and direction to generations of young people taking their first steps in adult life. Yet, cautions Jansen, this book is not a 'what-to-do' checklist to leverage learning for success in life - as every journey is different, every circumstance carries unique challenges, and every personality manages difficulty in various ways. What the book offers is the chance to learn from the moves and mistakes that others have made along their way to achieving great things in life.

About the author

Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, after serving for many years as the Vice Chancellor of the University of the Free State, South Africa. Jansen has a formidable reputation for transformation and a deep commitment to reconciliation in communities living with the heritage of apartheid. He holds an impressive collection of degrees and awards including the Education Africa Lifetime Achievement Award. Jansen is also the author or co-author of Song for Sarah, Letters to My Children, Great South African Teachers, We Need to Talk, We Need to Act and How to Fix South Africa's Schools. Jansen has lived all over South Africa and in the United States. He is married with two children.

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