EDUCATION

Show the Children the Green Fields and Let the Sunshine into Their Minds

Exactly two years ago, I walked with my colleagues from Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research through the Camp Marielle Vive (‘Marielle Lives’) outside of Valinhos in the state of São Paulo, Brazil with a great sense of déjà vu. The camp resembles so many other communities of the desperately poor on our planet. The United […]

De l'amour et de la solitude

Stéphane Szmil présente le livre "De l'amour et de la solitude" de Jiddu Krishnamurti, penseur-éducateur majeur du XXe siècle. Pour Krishnamurti, l'humanité telle qu'elle existe actuellement ne sait ni ce qu'est l'amour ni ce qu'est la solitude, qui sont pourtant intimement liés. Il explique que toutes les activités humaines isolent et divisent, créant ainsi du conflit, de la fragmentation, car elles sont basées sur la pensée, qui est elle-même fragmentaire, plutôt (...)

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De l'amour et de la solitude

Stéphane Szmil présente le livre "De l'amour et de la solitude" de Jiddu Krishnamurti, penseur-éducateur majeur du XXe siècle. Pour Krishnamurti, l'humanité telle qu'elle existe actuellement ne sait ni ce qu'est l'amour ni ce qu'est la solitude, qui sont pourtant intimement liés. Il explique que toutes les activités humaines isolent et divisent, créant ainsi du conflit, de la fragmentation, car elles sont basées sur la pensée, qui est elle-même fragmentaire, plutôt (...)

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When public good faces a faith hurdle

Moderation and acceptance are parts of a continuous struggle to ensure that democracy does not get subsumed by majoritarianism. ‘The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again.’ … Continue reading When public good faces a faith hurdle →

All the World’s a Stage . . . Except in our Own Backyards!

The fourth of John Talbott’s criteria is the need for cultural sustainability: Satisfying our need as human beings to be creative and expressive; to learn, grow, teach and be; to have a diverse, interesting, stimulating and exciting social environment and range of experiences available. ― Christine Connelly, Sustainable Communities: Lessons from Aspiring Eco-Villages And, we can […]

Bashing Teacher Unions 40 Years Ago – Washington Monthly

Teacher unions are catching more flak than ever before for championing school shutdowns on Covid pretexts and for campaigning for Critical Race Theory dogmas that sow the seeds of endless conflict.  I have written a few pieces on those issues this year, including “The ‘Honest History’ Fraud” and “Teacher Unions Have Always Been Terrible.” But […]