As the final days of summer shorten, I’m recalling the gear-shifting experience I once had as a 12-year old when it was time to go back to school. Lazy trips with my friends to favorite places like the beach or the park or the swimming pool were abruptly replaced by class schedules, tests and a classroom of – well – competitors. Not that I didn’t enjoy the classroom learning. The structured delivery of material was efficient. But compared to the summer experience, it felt more like mass production with a target of grades and credentials. Summer learning offered the excitement of experimentation and creativity; and the thrill of discovery. The classroom was not always so. With a good teacher, it could also be exciting, but more often, school days were for lectures or test preparation: “These are the books you should read and these are the assignments you must complete to get an A.“   At least in my case, this behaviorist approach did produce some short-term results: good grades – my apparent ticket to success. Does this sound familiar? Do this and you get that.