01/11/2024
I just completed an amazing interview with a veterinarian friend who will share our time together on one of her episodes, and I will post that here as soon as it drops!
We spent a lot of time talking about how to sift (SIFT) through information online, how to research independently & how to search for education that is credible and science based.
Importantly, how to do all of this without losing sight of the fact that anecdotal evidence in a trade is of paramount importance to never simply disregard.
Licensed or not. đ
We gave time to honoring the fact that listening to your gut instincts, filtering through your spiritual ethos, and to harness your inner caregiver/healer is so important at every turn when working with animals.
Itâs not âwooâ â itâs very real when you are working on nonverbal clients who have genuine needs that are rooted in medicine or science, and you have to draw from your current skill set and toolbox in order to best care for every situation at hand- on the fly.
We also talked about the role of education alongside consumerism habits when digesting information online â especially via social media.
To people who say my Certified Canine Esthetician course is complex and in-depth:
You are right; it is both of those things.
I feel it needs to be.
The material is not for everyone.
And thatâs ok!âĽď¸
I understand that social media doesnât tend to generate a whole lot of deep reading, but I canât simplify my course in an effort to appeal to absolutely everyone if it means that the quality of the content would ever become compromised.
I believe that from an educational standpoint deep learning happens through tapping into curiosity. I have found that the more we have to really pay attention to what it is that weâre learning, the more likely we are to retain it, to revisit the material with genuine attention, to ask additional questions in real time and in real life, and to eventually take what we have learned and distill it down into a work model that fits our own individual method and learning style.
THAT is the beautiful thing about learning.
Itâs an entirely unique experience even if every single student gets the same exact material.
A good teacher will do whatever they can to get you mentally motivated and capable of enacting whatever it is youâve learned from them- as long as youâre serious about learning what theyâre teaching.
A fellow educator, podcaster and peer friend of mine says,
âŚâas consumers of information we have a role to play, of embracing a more nuanced point of view when weâre reading, listening or watching. We can learn to recognize complexity as a signal of credibilityââŚ
Not everything should be in sips and simple bullet points.
Ask yourself how you want to approach your educational goals, stay open to a delightful metamorphosis of your aspirations and viewpoints, and ask yourself regularly who you want as teachers to follow along your path- those that speak to you as an individual.
