In this podcast episode, the hosts take a critical look at the traditional use of clock hours in massage therapy education, highlighting its shortcomings in truly measuring skill mastery. They point out how this approach can stifle innovation and fails to accommodate diverse learning styles. Instead, they advocate for a shift to competency-based education (CBE), which emphasizes skill acquisition over time spent in class. This method better reflects the real-world demands of the profession. The episode wraps up with actionable steps for incorporating competency-based models into educational practices, urging a shift in focus from mere attendance to genuine mastery.
