Three more cheers! This is another insightful and warmly inviting piece. The classroom teacher in me particularly responded to the assigned day of intentional regeneration. It did a thing that's an important part of good teaching—getting people to experience themselves and their world in new ways. And you did it in a way that approaches people as full human beings. A lot of class time needs to be a kind of role-playing, the instructor taking the role of "instructor" and the students being "students". That's basically good, but everyone is better off if there are times when roles get set aside, and people can be the people they are. What you did sounds terrific in that way.
Thanks Rob. I think the more we approach students this way the better. This is also part of why I got rid of grades - students are there to learn and grow, that looks different to everyone. As soon as you take the pressure off of points and grades, they actually learn more because they are seen as their whole self, not just checkboxes.
This is lovely! Somehow I always get really into the fall equinox and winter solstice and get too busy to observe the summer solstice. Maybe I will put these dates on my calendar with all the other important stuff next year.
I've been thinking a lot about what we buy, use, and throw away as I'm having a baby in a couple months. (Also my phone's speaker isn't working and...does that mean I just have to get a new one???) I just wrote about the baby dilemma on my Substack - which is behind a pay wall as I'm figuring out how to keep my writing regenerative - but I'd be glad to send the free link to anyone who's interested 😊
Thanks Lyndsey! And congrats on your baby. As a mom of 2 I can tell you I am a huge advocate of the "Buy Nothing" community, as well as clothing & gear swaps. When they are small they use things for such a short period, it's silly to buy all that stuff new.
Three more cheers! This is another insightful and warmly inviting piece. The classroom teacher in me particularly responded to the assigned day of intentional regeneration. It did a thing that's an important part of good teaching—getting people to experience themselves and their world in new ways. And you did it in a way that approaches people as full human beings. A lot of class time needs to be a kind of role-playing, the instructor taking the role of "instructor" and the students being "students". That's basically good, but everyone is better off if there are times when roles get set aside, and people can be the people they are. What you did sounds terrific in that way.
Thanks Rob. I think the more we approach students this way the better. This is also part of why I got rid of grades - students are there to learn and grow, that looks different to everyone. As soon as you take the pressure off of points and grades, they actually learn more because they are seen as their whole self, not just checkboxes.
This is lovely! Somehow I always get really into the fall equinox and winter solstice and get too busy to observe the summer solstice. Maybe I will put these dates on my calendar with all the other important stuff next year.
I've been thinking a lot about what we buy, use, and throw away as I'm having a baby in a couple months. (Also my phone's speaker isn't working and...does that mean I just have to get a new one???) I just wrote about the baby dilemma on my Substack - which is behind a pay wall as I'm figuring out how to keep my writing regenerative - but I'd be glad to send the free link to anyone who's interested 😊
Thank you so much for this!
Thanks Lyndsey! And congrats on your baby. As a mom of 2 I can tell you I am a huge advocate of the "Buy Nothing" community, as well as clothing & gear swaps. When they are small they use things for such a short period, it's silly to buy all that stuff new.