Black Swan Learning Information

Black Swan Learning uses software to deliver learning experiences that guarantee mastery learning. Our software is powered by what we call "Black Swans of Learning" - methods of learning so powerful that most people don't believe them until they experience them for themselves. Over the past few years we have discovered and developed black swan methods for reading, arithmetic, second languages, and systems thinking, and are now using these methods to develop Black Swans of Learning in other domains. If you or the people who work for you absolutely positively need to learn something, we can help. We know powerful things about learning that few others know, especially about teaching, or instruction. For most of the last century, the act of teaching has been devalued in favor of "constructivism" and "discovery". Teachers have been told not to teach, but to place learners in appropriate environments where they will automatically construct knowledge from experiences through discovery. Some learners succeed in discovery environments, but many do not. The non-learners may not have the necessary combination of knowledge, skills, and motivation to effectively self-initiate the learning process. Educators call these learners "learning-disabled", and grant them extra attention, but ultimately apply the same philosophy and pedagogy. Over the past decades, however, a few brilliant educators, mostly without education credentials, have reinvigorated teaching through methods of instruction that are so powerful they defy belief. In the late 1950s, a language teacher figured out a way to teach ordinary people to speak a new language in three days. For 50 years he made a good living from his Rodeo Drive office charging people $20K to learn a new language.