THE LEARNING CURVE Spring 2012
Art History, Archaeology, Astronomy, History, Literature, Philosophy, Music

Opportunity Knocks: Turning Negatives into Positives

Learn to interpret and re-interpret personal experiences and memories in positive and meaningful ways in this new four week offering illustrated with facts, stories, biographies, essays and film clips, featuring well-known and accomplished men and women, as well as many unknown, ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Take inspiration from the experiences of others and share stories and events from your own lives as you learn to examine the past and consider how some of your significant memories involved choices that shaped who and where you are today.

Week 1: Key concepts, related to living a life filled with meaning and hope, will be presented and discussed.  Ideas will be cited from such works as: The Road Less Travelled, (Scott Peck); Man’s Search for Meaning, (Viktor Frankl); and Our Town, (Thornton Wilder).
Week 2: Film clips and discussion will illustrate how extraordinary people turned challenges into opportunities.  (e.g.Thomas Edison, Nelson Mandela, Helen Keller, Fanny Brice, Lance Armstrong, Temple Grandin).
Weeks 3 & 4: Experiential activities will include personal stories of how negatives became positives in your lives.  Additional stories and film clips will be presented to illustrate Dr. Rodman’s positive approach to living a meaningful, productive life, with emphasis upon living in the present.
When: Thursdays, Feb 16 – Mar 8, 1:30-3:30pm 
Where: The Windmill Inn, 4250 N. Campbell
Cost: $95 (4 sessions)

Instructor: Judith Rodman, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a motivational speaker, life coach, actress, and theatre director.  Her educational credits include: Bachelor of Arts, English and Drama; Master of Arts, Speech and the Performing Arts; Master of Science, Clinical Counseling/Human Services; Doctorate, Psychology.  She is a private psychotherapist and served for fifteen years as a faculty member of National-Louis University and Oakton Community College, where she received the coveted “Teacher of the Year” award for excellence in teaching.  Dr. Rodman received several grants from the Illinois Arts Council; and, for three years, won the Award for Best Community Theatre Director on the North Shore of Chicago.

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