The primary role of parents applies also to teachers and world leaders:
Dear Madame President [though of course, you may turn out to be a man]:
Teaching and teacher education have traditionally been viewed as women’s work and practiced by women. Like nursing, teaching has never been taken seriously among the more august professions….
I suspect [...]
Today’s homes are if anything even more important in the educational ecosystem of most Americans.
So here are some manifestos of the present day on books, education, faith, and civic life. Though their weight for good or ill, for much or little, is as yet unknown, these are some of the words that will shepherd us into our shared future.
Posted in Mind & Society, Reading Around | Also tagged Aristotle, Barack Obama, Book Publishing, Civil Rights, Classics, Clay Shirkey, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Faith, History, Homeschooling, John Taylor Gatto, Manifesto, Michael Pollan, Politics, Race, Ralph Ellison, Religion, Richard Harwood, Sara Lloyd, Writing |
A new map of food sources within a hundred miles of Madison, Wisconsin, shows kind of connection and sharing that will allow us as human societies to learn to be conscious of and take responsibility for the earthly places in which we live and move.
Posted in Local Life, Reading Around | Also tagged Barbara Kingslover, Circle M Market Farm, Clay Shirkey, Data Visualization, Deborah Madison, Digital Literacy, Education Infrastructure, Food, Joel Salatin, Kavi Turnbull, Lifelong Learning, Local Food, Localism, Michael Pollan, Networks, Wisconsin |
One thing that Aldo Leopold did to become great was find, and use, his voice. His family was in many ways similar to mine and to thousands of others here in Wisconsin; his famous shack seemed completely familiar to us–just like Grandad’s place up north. But he made a difference in the world by figuring out what he had to say that was worth saying, and saying it wisely and well.
Posted in Continuing Stories | Also tagged Aldo Leopold, Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Earth Day, Energy, Environment, Heroes, History, Home School, Homer Daehn, Reading Leopold, Sand County Almanac, Wisconsin |
