ABSTRACT
A child's capacity to develop and grow internally is closely related to the kind of learning that has been going on from the earliest phases of his life. Depending on the predominant task of the phase in question, different models of learning will come into play. This chapter explores the origin and nature of different kinds of learning and the possible consequences for the personality when one mode takes precedence over another. It presents several examples to convey a sense of the importance of discerning the quality of the learning that is really going on, and its precise function for the personality, in relation to the motives and goals which underlie it. The kind of learning which contributes to the growth of the personality is that which engages with life passionately and honestly, if painfully. It is a learning which encourages change, one which inspires growth and supports a person in thinking for himself and thereby becoming more genuinely himself.
