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Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr

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Zusammenfassend haben sowohl das Sprichwort „Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr“ als auch „Zum Lernen ist man nie zu alt“ ihre Daseinsberechtigung – allerdings in unterschiedlichen Bereichen. Die Entwicklung des Gehirns und der menschlichen Sinne sind weitestgehend zeitlich begrenzt, sodass hier gilt „Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr“. Betrachtet man hingegen die Veränderbarkeit der Persönlichkeit, der Wertvorstellungen, die Verwendung von Problemlösungsstrategien, so gilt, dass man zum Lernen nie zu alt ist. Grundvoraussetzung dafür sind die überwiegend stabilen kognitiven Fähigkeiten sowie das Vorwissen und die Expertise älterer Personen.

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Geelink, J. (2017). Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr. In: Frey, D. (eds) Psychologie der Sprichwörter. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50381-2_23

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