Experiential Learning

A wise man said: Experience is the best teacher the best. It seems that advice can not be refuted. Humans are tested are those who have undergone and passed a variety of experiences.
Tips were also inspired some experts to apply according to their competence. Then comes what in marketing called experiential marketing, which is a marketing concept which basically gives a unique experience to the customer so that he continues to recall the products offered.
Examples of experiential marketing is when we go to the mall Ambarukmo in Yogyakarta later dropped by the bakery BreadTalk. There, they were not just selling, but also shows how to make it. Kitchen them transparent so that everyone could see manufacturing techniques. We as buyers become like given the experience in making bread. And apparently not just marketing people who take the philosophy of experience as the best teachers, the education began glance. In recent decades the term began to appear which is called experiential learning (learning by experience). Too much training to use the concept of this experience.
Actually, experiential learning has been done long ago in school, namely the practice lessons. In any study of physics, chemistry, or biology for instance, is always given practical lessons. In Physics was taught to make the radio, in chemistry lessons practiced making chemicals, and sometimes with a split in animal biology.
Perhaps if designated, the lesson of this practice is the lowest category of experiential learning. If the secondary category is a trip straight to the companies or the like. While the top category is the internships are now widely performed in various places.
For the middle category is in fact very necessary but it is still rarely performed. Some private schools are quite good in Jakarta started giving many experiential learning in this class. Sometimes elementary school students are invited to the dairy, where they direct practice on how to milk straight from the cow. How to package in a large vat, to send to consumers.
There is also literature and art lessons for these students invited to the location of ceramic manufacture. In crude capacity, children were taught how to create a ceramic rose. Each make ceramics and take home their handiwork. The workmanship is usually stored and become a memento knows how long.
Usually experiential learning provides the elements 'fun' or fun at the students. Because it's basically learning to be fun, not even to make spooky. Until now, most students still feel that the school was uncomfortable, makes it very difficult, even that said, creepy.
There are previous experiences of elementary school children that he studied in England (because his father was stationed there). Once returned to Indonesia, and schools in Jakarta, the boy's stress, he felt that the subjects are given a very hard, too much homework, too many subjects. All courses are conducted in class.
The school was not fun for him. It took long enough for the child to adjust. Conversely when it first moved from Indonesia to the UK, so easily she adjusts to school there. As children, the element of fun, much needed in learning, and that's rare here.
Through experiential learing, other than they learn from direct experience - and that is usually attached to the end of Life - This method of learning as well as providing other nuances in the teaching-learning methods, namely pembalajaran can bring joy so dynamic and open, as well as stimulating to always think and creative.
Many of the benefits gained from experiential learning, both for teaching and (especially) for students. He began to teach with this method. For those who have already started, as many are providing experiential learning in lessons.