Disclaimer: I do not claim to recognize all the possibilities, and apologize to those not mentioned or understood here. The goal is to open and expand the dialogue. I speak to my own understanding to the domain of Adult Education and the grand purpose.
Introduction
Are we missing topics in Adult Education? This is the subject of my blog post. I just finished two seriously good Adult Education courses. But you know this because of the use of feedback examples in my last post on Criticism as a tool for learning. And I feel this post should follow my co-Fellow researcher’s post on Inclusivity in Distance Education and mentions the topic “Other-ing” as in the philosophical mentioning.
The idea of “other” in philosophy, is a form of a perception! My quick take on it is to recognize the how one is perceived by the world, and how one perceives one’s self. I avoid using the concept of identity, because the definition is “the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.” I have trouble with the word “fact” being used with perception. Why? Visual Culture! Identity is a socio-cultural learned, or a product of “social reproduction”. This is my current, view and understanding of identity, and could change with more research, and leave this not cited for now. But perception is “the state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses.” Now, this sounds simple, but of course the definition becomes more complex if you start to dig into other domains, like psychology: “Definition & Theory. Perception is the process of recognizing and interpreting sensory stimuli.” Simply put, a visually impaired person’s perception is different from a sighted person. Even to the point if one loses their sight, their memories and dreams begin to shift to the level of visual impairment they have. My friend, Jennifer told me about this shift. Even a scientist who uses an electron microscope has a different 
perception of reality compared to the quantum physicist. My point is these perceptions make up small parts of the puzzle, and no one is wrong in their definition of how they perceive the world, others, and themselves.But, we need to recognize these are only one set of perspectives of many; a puzzle piece in a 8 billion pieces!