Museum Education is the Art of empowering visitors to make personal, meaningful connections with ideas and objects on display. It demands a thorough knowledge of the many ways in which people learn and a sensitivity to the fact that the accessibility of an object is based on the individuals' accumulation of prior knowledge and preparedness to aproach the concept represented by that object. Museum eduction is about learning from primary sources and providing tools for visitors to interpret objects on their own so they walk away with something relevant. I believe museum education is more about the ways we enable people to reach a better understanding of their world than it is about the content of our specific collections, exhibitions or interpretations. Hether Reed Museum Educator ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).