Kirsten
@rootyarn
Following threads of not knowing and seeing what structures they form. Delighting in the pulse of life and the moment. Trusting in living systems, the cosmos and the trip that is life.
Kirsten
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“Forest Euphoria is a gorgeous celebration of the fact that when you give your heart to Science, it rewards you with a glimpse of something profound and beautiful.”—Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl
Rediscover the beauty and magic of the natural world with Patricia Onoiwu Kaishian’s Forest Euphoria. This book will change... See more
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Parents need guidance in directing their children on the road that leads to responsible educational independence. Learners need experienced leadership when they encounter rough terrain. These two needs are quite distinct: the first is a need for pedagogy, the second for intellectual leadership in all other fields of knowledge. The first calls for
... See moreIvan Illich • Deschooling Society (Open Forum S)
Teachers should be guides of the learning journey, not authoritative instructors ready to dish out abuse or punishment when the child expresses non-conforming behaviors.
Leyla Acaroglu • System Failures: The Education System and the Proliferation of Reductive Thinking
Can compliance lead to alexithymia? I (and my photobomber!) have been loving “The Gold Standard Fallacy of ABA” by Julie Roberts. It is so important that we recognize and learn about the dangers of compliance—including how it can condition a person to ignore their inner feels to earn external rewards. This conditioning to ignore inner feels can... See more
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And silence is one of the great victims of modern culture. We live in an intense and visually aggressive age; everything is drawn outwards towards the sensation of the image. Because culture is becoming ever more homogenized and universalist, image has such power. With the continued netting of everything, chosen images can immediately attain
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