Legitimate Peripheral Participation

I am enjoying writing my thoughts. I am recollecting all my experiences and analyzing with the help of my new studies. This is changing my thoughts and outlook. I need to thank my professor for this.

I remember how I learned tailoring. There was a tailoring shop in front of my house. The owner of the tailoring shop is my friend. I started visiting his shop just as a social visit. Our subjects of taking were different from local to universal.

One day I got the idea of learning tailoring. He agrees to teach me. I did not know anything. I started watching him to learn what he does. He used to talk and show me different fabrics. He explains the quality of the fabrics.

He showed me how to take the measurements. After few days, I was able to take measurements. Then he asked me to add buttons and hemming cuffs. I learned those. He started show me the way he put markings on the fabric before he cut. Within days, I learned how to cut the fabrics in to required pieces.

He asked me to site with the tailoring machine. He explains the parts of the machine. Then he asked me to stitch on some cloths. That time there were no motors to connect with the machine. I need to peddle the machine to make it run. I struggle lot to learn the technique. I learned stitching on some raw cloths before starting stitching my Shirt.

Once my friend satisfies, he asked me to join the pieces in an order. I learned all the tips and tricks to give a personal touch to the final product from my friend. I finished the work with adding buttons and hemming cuffs, which I learned before.

Finally, I made my shirt myself. (Of course with the help of my friend)

Remember that I learned to stitch a shirt fro the real participation. I learned stitching from a social interaction with my tailor friend at his tailoring shop.

I did not know or never I believe or accept this concept is a scientific way of learning.
Now after I read about legitimate peripheral participation I am accepting the concept.
“Legitimate peripheral participation is the process accounts for the way a newcomer to the community of practice develops into a full time participant” (Driscoll, p.165).

Reference: Driscoll, M (2005). Psychology of Learning For Instruction. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.