We Shall Overcome
Dear Readers: This is the beginning of the third year I have been writing this blog about nature, culture, teaching, learning and childhood. My intention has been fourfold: 1) to…
What are the essential needs and assets of children in relation to the arts, education and culture in order for all children to become creative, visionary, interdependent people capable of participating in democratic, sustainable, equitable, multi-cultural, vibrant communities? Let’s explore how childhood is represented in culture and how this informs the way we take care of and educate children. What does “growing up” mean and what could it mean? I outline practical strategies to nurture, support, inspire, encourage and cultivate “habitudes” that all children need to grow up and become the wonderful human beings they already are. How can we hand over the artistic means of production to the children we would liberate from dominant forms of control and power? How can we help them become the co-creators of new worlds and wise stewards of the earth?
Dear Readers: This is the beginning of the third year I have been writing this blog about nature, culture, teaching, learning and childhood. My intention has been fourfold: 1) to…
December 27th, 2019 I have been working on a broadside about how we as adults have a tendency to put our heads in the sand when it comes to supporting…
What is the relationship between education, culture and social change? Beware of “socialization” as a theory and in practice. And “enculturation” is not that much more helpful in articulating what…
Meditating with Children It is never too early to start meditating with children, doing yoga and movement with kids, and integrating some sort of mindfulness practice with your children at…
What were the first stories? What were they about and why did people tell them. Some of our oldest stories are creation tales. They try to answer basic questions about…