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These assets have ranged from a piece of string, to dust from butterfly wings to a piece of pencil eraser. They will shape where the story goes, as he uses his assets to contend with the situations he encounters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a good process, and an underused one, for approaching education too. How do we acknowledge, appreciate and <em>use<\/em> the assets that learners bring with them to the program? I have seen so many educators look for and describe deficits &#8212; what people don&#8217;t know, can&#8217;t do &#8212; as the reason for a learning program. 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