Podcasts about paolo freire

This is the audio version of the monthly talk i give to premium subscribers on my substack thenightgarden.substack.com.In this episode, I talk about the Daoist (nondual animism) historical ideas & protocols about the month of May, which begins the summer season in the northern hemisphere. I add to this a critical pedagogy lens (ala Paolo Freire) to unpack what I call the "yang derangement syndrome" epidemic in the western, colonial, post-modern worldview and culture.If you want to go deeper, I have the substack, a patreon where I teach classes, and private sessions.

El tudjuk-e egyáltalán képzelni radikálisan másmilyennek az iskoláinkat? Milyen szerepet tölt be az iskola abban, hogy milyen tagjai leszünk a társadalomnak? Hogyan képezik le a hazai iskolák a társadalmi különbségeket? És egyáltalán, mitől jó egy iskola? A Nem rossz könyvek podcast vendége Mészáros György oktatáskutató, az ELTE PPK docense. Idén ősszel jelent meg először magyarul a kritikai pedagógia egyik alapműve, Az elnyomottak pedagógiája. A brazil Paolo Freire 1968-as kötete az elmúlt évtizedekben nemcsak oktatókat és baloldali gondolkodókat inspirált világszerte, hanem például Ferenc pápa számára is fontos hivatkozási pontként szolgált. A magyar kiadást lektorálta és az előszót Mészáros György írta, akinek szintén idén jelent meg könyve, „Jók leszünk!” – Hogyan formál társadalmi lénnyé az iskola? címmel, melyben egy középosztálybeli gyerekeket fogadó, illetve egy szegregátum mellett működő iskolában végzett résztvevő megfigyeléses kutatásának eredményeit mutatta be. Mészáros könyve az egyetem oldaláról ingyenesen letölthető. A tartalomból: 00.00 Ezúttal csak rövid felvezető, mert legközelebb már az év kedvenc könyvélményeivel jövünk. De azért egy könyv, ami szóba kerül: Ács Dániel- Nem tudhatod.  2.45 És akkor a mai vendégünk: Mészáros György. Rögtön az első kérdés: miért fontos Freire könyve, és hogyhogy nem jelent meg eddig magyarul? És miért lehet érdekes Freire-t olvasni a 2020-as évek Magyarországán? 10.30 Ferenc pápa és Freire, kapitalizmuskritika és katolikus hit, valamint forradalmi pedagógia vs. reformpedagógia.  14.52 A bankszemléletű oktatás elmélete és mindannyiunk közös borzongató emlékei az iskolából. Ahogy tanítunk, az is formálja az embereket arra, hogy hogyan legyenek „jó” tagjai a rendszernek.  21.00 A dialógus szerepe és a valóságalapú oktatás mibenléte. És a látszat fontossá válása. 24.40 Mészáros György könyve, a „Jók leszünk!" - Hogyan formál társadalmi lénnyé az iskola?. És a két iskola, ahol résztvevő megfigyelést végzett. És a középosztálybeliség ideálja, ami talán nem is létezik. 31.20 Hogyan jön szembe kutatás közben az iskolákban a valóság, és hogyan írja felül az eredeti kérdéseket. Osztályok és habitusok. És hogyan lesz rendszerkritikai elméletből tanári gyakorlat?  39.10 Áttérés a gyakorlati szempontokra: hogyan keressünk jó iskolát? Egyáltalán, milyen a jó iskola? Nagyon könnyű a finnekkel példálózni, de könnyen félrevihet.  46.00 Változó tartalomfogyasztási szokások: olvasnak-e a diákok, és baj-e, ha változik, ahogy megismerik a világot? Az emlegetett Qubit cikk.  51.20 Három könyv Mészáros György ajánlásában:  Gabriel García Márquez - Száz év magány (a Márquezről szóló epizódunk itt hallgatható meg), J. R. R. Tolkien - A Gyűrűk Ura és Éber Márk Áron - A csepp. Továbbra is várjuk a könyv- és témaötleteket a facebookos csoportunkban! Addig is további könyves tartalmakért ajánljuk Anna Instagramját és Bence Nemrosszkönyvek Instagramját, ahonnan a podcast nevét is kölcsönöztük. A műsor meghallgatható a 444 Spotify- és Apple Podcast-csatornáján is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is essential listening, especially for first-year educators. To be honest, the first year will have you questioning your career choices. So this episode is packed with advice and tips to keep you connected with your male students in ways that make teaching sustainable. In Ray's words, BEFORE you do anything, tend to the soil, the garden that is your classroom. AND tend to your own personal garden - your personal well-being. Build trust and safety through gameplay. In this episode, we cover Fun and easy things outside of school that will make you a better teacher How good teaching starts and ends with a five-letter word that starts with T (not “teach”!) What is the soul of teaching? (0:00) Class in session (2:45) Get to know Ray and his teacher mask (11:00) Being liked as a teacher is the wrong pursuit (13:00) Early teacher milestones we all hit, and the teacher persona - how students read you (15:00) Providing self-love as educators (18:00) Year one burnout; safety is more important than entertainment. Paolo Freire's power over vs. power with (21:00) Culture, climate, and belonging - setting the weather in the classroom and how personal wellness/self-care affects this (29:00) Safety and trust through games, before any curriculum (33:00) The soul of teaching (36:00) Smartphones in schools, kids forgetting how to read, and practicing curiosity and getting intel from students --- Connect with Ray Swann: Website: http://www.positivemasculinity.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrayswann/  Theater Company: www.identitytheatre.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-swann-6673531b/?originalSubdomain=au --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

I denne episoden snakker vi om en retning innenfor pedagogikken kalt kritisk pedagogikk, med kjente navn som Paolo Freire og Henri Girioux som noen av de viktigste teoretikerne. Vi er mildt sagt kritiske, for denne teoritradisjonen, som påstår å være kritisk til det etablerte, er så belemret med en språklig vaghet at den tilsynelatende ofte ikke klarer å forholde seg kritisk til egne teorier.  Så hvorfor er det slik, hvorfor har vi denne tendensen til slik tungrodd og uklart språk innenfor et fagområde som pedagogikken, som kaller seg frigjørende og kritisk men som sjelden lever opp til slike ambisjoner? Vår målsetning med denne diskusjon er ikke å være en introduksjon til denne teoriretningen eller en detaljert gjennomgang, men snarere en kommentar, rettet mot andre folk innen skolen og pedagogikk som har stiftet kjennskap med slike teoritradisjoner.  Fortell oss gjerne om vi lykkes, om dette leder til noen gode samtaler eller kritiske bemerkninger som dere klør etter å sende oss. Vi tar som alltid gjerne imot innspill og kommentarer, og tar en ny runde med tema om det skulle vise seg å være nyttig eller nødvendig.  Bøker og artikler: François Dosse, Histoire du structuralisme. I. Le champ du signe, 1945-1966, La Découverte Rita Felski, The Limits of Critique, 2015, University of Chicago Press Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (først utgitt i 1970) Henri Giroux, Critical Pedagogy, 2021, i Bauer et al (red), Handbuch Bilduns- und Erziehungssoziologie, Springer Nature Karl Popper, Reason or revolution, i The Myth of the Framework, 1994, http://www.the-rathouse.com/shortreviews/Reason_or_Revolution._Habermas_et_al.pdf Espen Schaanning, Foucault og det akademiske jåleriet, 2013, https://arrvev.no/artikler/foucault-og-det-akademiske-jaleriet   ---------------------------- Logoen vår er laget av Sveinung Sudbø, se hans arbeider på originalkopi.com Musikken er av Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen, se facebooksiden Nygrenda Vev og Dur for mer info. ----------------------------  Takk for at du hører på. Ta kontakt med oss på larsogpaal@gmail.com Det finnes ingen bedre måte å få spredt podkasten vår til flere enn via dere lyttere, så takk om du deler eller forteller andre om oss.  Både Lars og Pål skriver nå på hver sin blogg, med litt varierende regelmessighet. Du finner dem på disse nettsidene: https://paljabekk.com/ https://larssandaker.blogspot.com/ Alt godt, hilsen Lars og Pål

What happens when an inquisitive, naturally hopeful, critical-thinking civics-oriented teacher educator gets a position in an Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education? She gets fired for not being "the right kind of Black person", and then speaks out about it while developing better alternatives for schools. Dr. tabia lee joins the Dorx to discuss travel, authenticity, finding pride in America, critical Social Justice, racial affinity groups, “white oppressors,” DEI gangsters, infighting, bad journalism, calling in vs. calling out, emotional reasoning, pronouns, sparklefun, purple hair, and living in a dystopian science-fiction timeline. Listeners will also be treated to optimism, good humor, and multiple Hollywood-style false endings! Links: Tabia Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/11Drtlee11 DEI College Director Fired for Not Being ‘Right Kind of Black Person': https://www.newsweek.com/dei-college-director-fired-not-being-right-kind-black-person-1813481 Free Black Thought: https://freeblackthought.com/voices/dr-tabia-lee Do No Harm: https://donoharmmedicine.org/ Dr. t lee Educational Consultancy: http://www.drtlee.solutions/services.html Coalition for Empowered Education: https://empowered-ed.org/about-us/ Paolo Freire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire ELIZA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA For more information about RISE on The Land for WOMEN, email Char at riseontheland2020s@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heterodorx/support

I'm microdosing an official book club by keeping you in the loop of what I'm reading. It spans from spicy to existential, but surely that doesn't surprise you. DIVE DEEPER No Deep Dives TikTok No Deep Dives Instagram No Deep Dives Substack No Deep Dives Slack TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to No Deep Dives: A FlexMami Podcast 00:10 Rediscovering the Joy of Reading: From Fiction to Nonfiction 01:01 Diving into 'Fall of Wrath and Ruin': A Spicy Book Review 05:16 Exploring 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed': A Deep Dive into Education 09:25 The Nepo Baby Debate and Pursuing Dreams 11:00 Navigating the World of Sarah J Maas and Book Controversies 12:22 The Idea of a Banned Book Club 12:39 Closing Thoughts and Community Engagement In this episode of 'No Deep Dives,' Flex discusses her return to giving book recommendations despite previous reservations, sparked by a desire to encourage reading both fiction and non-fiction. She reviews 'Fall of Wrath and Ruin' by Jennifer Armentrout, sharing her mixed feelings about the book's pacing and character dynamics while recommending Kindle Unlimited for book lovers. Flex then discusses 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' by Paolo Freire, reflecting on traditional education's limitations and the potential for oppressed groups to envision change. The podcast also touches on the concept of nepotism and privilege, using musician Fred again as a case study to explore how privilege can impact one's ability to pursue dreams. Flex hints at starting a book club focusing on banned books and invites listeners to join their community for further discussions.

Te gast zijn de pedagogische professoren Bruno Vanobbergen en Lieselot De Wilde, beiden verbonden aan de universiteit Gent, met wie ik spreek over hun pedagogische standaardwerk Een beeld van een kind. Deze inleiding in de pedagogiek kent een actuele, sociaal-maatschappelijke en ideologische insteek. Huidige sociale vraagstukken worden pedagogisch bereflecteerd vanuit zes perspectieven van hoe je naar kinderen kunt kijken. Kindbeelden, noemen zij dat. Het zijn er zes: Het voorspelbare kind Het kind als burger Het witte kind Het kind als risico Het kind als held Het kind als kapitaal Elk kindbeeld is volgens hen ideologisch geladen, zoals ze van Paolo Freire hebben geleerd, ook al doen sommige zich voor als wetenschappelijk objectief. Denk aan het ontwikkelingsgerichte beeld van het voorspelbare kind en het rendementsbeeld van het kind als kapitaal. Pedagogen als Gert Biesta, Philippe Meirieu en Janusz Korczak en de filosofe Hannah Arendt, inspireerden hen om deze twee overheersende kindbeelden te bevragen. Voor hen is de empirische, evidence based pedagogiek niet de enig mogelijke. Pedagogiek gaat voor hen persoonlijk niet zozeer over het nuttige, maar over de zin van het leven en de menselijke waardigheid. Met hun geëngageerde, historische en wijsgerige insteek willen ze pedagogisch bewustzijn creëren bij studenten en professionals over welke beelden van de wereld, het leven, de mens en het kind onder sociaal-maatschappelijke vraagstukken liggen. Ook hopen ze dat pedagogen hun stem laten horen en zichzelf op het spel zetten in hun werk als leraar, schoolleider of pedagogisch medewerker.  Deze podcast is mede mogelijk gemaakt door ATTC, schoolleidersopleiding in Hilversum, en De vallei van het goede leven.

Nicht politisch vertreten: sprachliche und kulturelle Barrieren schließen Menschen mit Migrationsgeschichte in Deutschland häufig von politischer Beteiligung aus. Hier setzt das Bildungszentrum Centro Educación Popular an: migrantisierte Menschen Organisieren sich selbst Bildung von unten. Im Was tun-Interview spricht die Aktivistin Cecilia Maas über die Bildung für den Arbeitskampf, Selbstverwaltung und darüber, was deutsche Aktivist:innen von lateinamerikanischen lernen können. In unserem ersten Live-Podcast kommt im Anschluss auch das Publikum zu Wort.

Exploring the thoughts of Rebecca Solnit, Paolo Freire and Einstein on hope this afternoon on the most beautiful day in the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkthepod/message

Dr Zaher Wahab is professor emeritus of Education at Lewis & Clark College, and former senior advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education. Dr Wahab, also taught at American University of Afghanistan from 2013 to 2020.Zaher was born and schooled in Afghanistan. He was the first person in his family's history to attend the "village school," a boarding school in Kabul, and later received scholarships to attend college in Lebanon and the US. He earned a BA in sociology from The American University of Beirut, an MA in comparative education from Teachers College at Columbia University, and both an MA in anthropology and a PhD in international development education from Stanford University.Zaher is dedicated to praxis - the practical application of our best thinking to real life challenges. He and Mary take this time to dig deep into the ways praxis can be applied in support of climate justice and repair. In our conversation you will get a sense of the vast and direct knowledge Zaher has of education and society across the globe. Listen to this advocate for global understanding and respect. Consider with us how these fundamental ways of being naturally show up in our honoring of both interdependence and sovereignty.You can learn more about Dr. Wahab's work and vision by searching through his abundant contributions on the internet. Peace Action: https://www.peaceaction.org/tag/zaher-wahab/Columbia University Center for Oral History: https://oralhistoryportal.library.columbia.edu/document.php?id=ldpd_8095968Connect with Zaher's most recent thoughts by watching the you tube of his 2022 talk, with the Schiller Institute and entitled, “Dialogue, Not a Clash of Civilizations.”Learn more about the Brazilian educational philosopher Paolo Freire who has been such an inspiration to Zaher.FACTS:Kabul is ranked the 12th most polluted capitol in the world.Afghanistan is the 6th environmentally the most damaged country in the world.Ecological disasters in Afghanistan have displaced millions of Afghans.Only 13% of Afghans have safe drinking water and 15% electricity.MUSIC CREDITS:Podcast score: Original music by Gary A Ferguson.Arabic Instrumental, Music by DMD_Production from PixabayIslam Dream, Music by SergeQuadrado from Pixabay Desert, Music by ArtSlop_Flodur from Pixabay -

In this episode you meet Rahemur Rahman, artist, designer, filmmaker, and Joint First Year Leader on the BA Fashion at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. He has a strong commitment to social knowledge and community engagement, using his platform to give voice to underrepresented communities. He sees himself as a conduit of hope between grassroots and CEOs. He wants to decolonize craftsmanship and show the whole world what Bangladesh can do. Rahemur radiates empathy and urgency at once, and embodies what Paolo Freire called an education for hope. Fashion is a great teacher talks to him about unlearning taboos and eliminating hurdles, about saving people through care and education, and creating a better world though teaching better, about almost becoming a civil servant instead … and the ambiguity of teaching students for an industry that he thinks is a complete pile of crap.Interview: Renate StaussAudio editing by: Moritz BaillyMusic by: Johannes von Weizsäcker Graphic by: Studio Regular

Arlene GoldbardIn this episode we talk to author, visual artist, educator, and activist Arlene Goldbard about her new book. In the Camp of Angels of Freedom: What Does it Mean to be Educated. In it she explores her life's journey along with a camp of 11 angels that include James Baldwin, Nina Simone, Paolo Freire, Doris Lessing, and Jane Jacobs. BioArlene Goldbard (www.arlenegoldbard.com) is a New Mexico-based writer, speaker, consultant, cultural activist, and visual artist whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics and spirituality. Her books include The Wave, The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & The Future; New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development, Community, Culture and Globalization, Crossroads: Reflections on the Politics of Culture, and Clarity. Her new book, In The Camp of Angels of Freedom: What Does It Mean to Be Educated? was published by New Village Press in January 2023. Her essays have been widely published. She has addressed academic and community audiences in the U.S. and Europe and provided advice to community-based organizations, independent media groups, institutions of higher education, and public and private funders and policymakers. Along with François Matarasso, she co-hosts “A Culture of Possibility,” a podcast produced by miaaw.net. From 2012 to 2019, she served as Chief Policy Wonk of the USDAC (usdac.us). From 2008-2019, she served as President of the Board of Directors of The Shalom Center. Notable MentionsChange the Story / Change the World: A Chronicle of art and community transformation across the globe.Change the Story Collection: Many of our listeners have told us they would like to dig deeper into art and change stories that focus on specific issues, constituencies, or disciplines. Others have shared that they are using the podcast as a learning resource and would appreciate categories and cross-references for our stories. In response we have curated episode collections in 11 arenas: Justice Arts, Children and Youth, Racial Reckoning, Creative Climate Action, Cultural Organizing, Creative Community Leadership Development, Arts and Healing, Art of the Rural, Theater for Change, Music and Transformation, Change Media. In the Camp of Angels of Freedom: What Does it Mean to be Educated: An autodidact explores issues of education itself through essays and personal portraits of the key minds who influenced her. What does it mean to be...

Parker J. Palmer is a writer, teacher, and activist. Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, he has written ten books, including the bestselling Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, Healing the Heart of Democracy, and On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and thirteen honorary doctorates. In 1998, The Leadership Project, a national survey of ten thousand educators, named Palmer as one of the thirty “most influential senior leaders” in higher education and one of the ten key “agenda-setters” of the past decade. Since 2002, the Accrediting Commission for Graduate Medical Education has given annual Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” and “Courage to Lead” Awards to directors of exemplary medical residency programs around the U.S. In 2010, Palmer received the William Rainey Harper Award, whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire. In 2011, the Utne Reader named him one of 25 Visionaries on its annual list of “People Who are Changing the World.” To learn more about Parker and his latest project, The Growing Edge, please visit newcomerpalmer.comIn this part one episode we explore: Some of Parker's personal story including challenges and adversities he has faced and how these have shaped his lifeWhat wholeness is and the courage it takes live an undivided lifeParker's insights about writing, speaking, and connecting with an audienceLessons Parker has learned about finding courage and working with fearThe power of reframing situations and circumstances one facesHow to listen deeplyFinding one's vocation in lifeHow to create conditions that foster courage in others And more!For Joshua's upcoming events and classes please visit joshuasteinfeldt.com Please rate the show on iTunes and let us know what you think!For show notes and more visit www.joshuasteinfeldt.com/podcastThanks for listening!Support the show

Thank you all for joining us for another Season of Disasters: Deconstructed! We appreciate everyone who listens and engages, joins our livestreams, and of course the amazing guests who bring fresh ideas to challenge and inspire us.  In the Season Finale we discuss why reading outside of disaster studies is so important, with some help from our listeners!    Further information: L'envers Des Catastrophes Podcast (Disasters: Deconstructed - French language version) Desastres: Deconstruidos Podcast (Disasters: Deconstructed - Spanish language version)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! 

Today Ksenia, Jason and Camillo are joined by Dr Maha Shuayb to read our final book of the season, "Patriarchy of the Wage" by Silvia Federici. Thanks to everyone for joining us in reading critical literature to inform disaster studies this season!    Further information: Patriarchy of the Wage   Our guests: Maha Shuayb (@MahaShuayb) Camillo Boano (@CamilloBoano)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! 

Today Ksenia, Jason and Camillo are joined by Dr Estella Carpi to read "Pedagogy of Indignation" by Paulo Freire. Thanks to everyone for joining us in reading critical literature to inform disaster studies this season!    Further information: Pedagogy of Indignation   Our guests: Estella Carpi (@estycrp) Camillo Boano (@CamilloBoano)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! 

Today Ksenia, Jason and Camillo are joined by Dr Noémie Bautista Gonzalez to read "Pollution is Colonialism" by Max Liboiron. Thanks to everyone for joining us in reading critical literature to inform disaster studies this season!    Further information: Pollution in Colonialism   Our guests: Noémie Bautista Gonzalez (@noemie_go) Camillo Boano (@CamilloBoano)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

In this episode we sit with Camillo Boano to discuss our reading of Malcom Ferdinand's “Decolonial Ecology: Thinking from the Caribbean World”. Thanks to everyone for joining us in reading critical literature to inform disaster studies this season!    Further information: Decolonial Ecology   Our guests: Camillo Boano (@CamilloBoano)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

Today we are joined by our friend and sometimes co-host JC Gaillard to discuss his recently published book, The Invention of Disaster!In it he argues that there isn't such a thing as a disaster because our current understanding of disasters is a subjective interpretation of suffering, harm and damage that allows those in power to draw a line between what is acceptable and what is not. We discuss what he calls ‘epistemological nonsense' and it gets very philosophical as we get into critical-Left theory - Foucault to Latour, to Derrida, to Spivak, Said and Gramsci!! Join us :)    Further information: The Invention of Disaster   Our guests: JC Gaillard (@jcgaillard_uoa)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

Today we were so happy to sit down with Professor Lucy Easthope, author of "When the Dust Settles" and the UK's leading authority on recovering from disaster. She has been a government advisor on the 2004 Boxing day tsunami, 7/7 bombings in London, Grenfell fire, and the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss disaster language, care for victims and practitioners, and how to work within an often dehumanising response system. Check it out!    Further information: When the Dust Settles   Our guests: Lucy Easthope (@LucyGoBag)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

When Jakob Feinig speaks of moral economies, he's talking about we, the people – the currency users – and how we relate to the institutions that issue money, as well as our monetary knowledge and its ability to inform direct action. Needless to say, Modern Monetary Theory is an essential component of this. This week he and Steve discuss both moral economies and “monetary silencing,” a concept that gives shape to the frustration MMTers experience on a daily basis. Feinig has said he derived the term “silencing” from Paolo Freire, the Brazilian educator and philosopher who wrote about the dehumanizing nature of political silencing, denying people the right to participate in their own history. “There are moral economies that enable people to connect their lives and their needs to monetary design. And there is another process, and that's what I call monetary silencing, that disconnects people, that makes it seem like, oh, those are forces that are beyond your reach. This is something you should not be thinking about ... You have to try to work as hard as you can as an individual. And if you don't make it, or if you don't have enough for a decent life, that is your own fault. But please do not think about where it comes from.” Feinig gives historical examples of both moral economies and monetary silencing – though rather fewer of the former than the latter in recent times. During the US Civil War, the federal government issued the greenback, a brand new currency. Not only did it enable them to win the war, it also made visible the fact that the government has the power to spend money into existence. (Haven't we said the same about Covid stimulus checks?) The gold standard and bitcoin are among the notable monetary silencers, but some may be surprised to find FDR in this category. Feinig makes the case that he was one of the most successful. We cannot disagree. Jakob Feinig is a historical sociologist who writes about the connection between justice, democracy, and monetary design. He teaches at the State University of New York (Binghamton). His book, Moral Economies of Money: Politics and the Monetary Constitution of Society, will be published in October, 2022. @FeinigJakob on Twitter

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Today we are super excited to share our conversation with Harsha Walia, the award-winning author of Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism and the Rise of Racist Nationalism - a book we love so much on the podcast! She also wrote Undoing Border Imperialism (published in 2013) and much more. Harsha is a community organiser and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-colonial movements.  We discuss the relationship between borders and the creation of disasters. Check it out!    Further information: Border and Rule   Our guests: Harsha Walia (@HarshaWalia)   Season 7 note: As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. Also, please join us in reading: 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

Welcome back for Season 7 of Disasters:Deconstructed!!!  We are again very excited to spend time with you again - or for the first time - as we explore why disasters really happen.  As you may have noticed, we are recording this season as a series of livestreams. You can see the recordings on our Youtube channel. The season is focused on reading books and is being co-curated by Professor Camillo Boano!  Camillo Boano is a professor in Urban Design and Critical Theory at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) and he's also a professor in Architecture and Urban Design at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is co-director of the UCL Urban Laboratory. Today we chat with Camillo about what it is to be critical and why theory is so important for disaster studies. And BOOKS!  Thanks to everyone on Twitter for helping us to choose the following books for this season. Please read along with us!! 1. Malcom Ferdinand (2019) “Decolonial Ecology. Thinking from the Caribbean world” 2. Max Liboiron (2021) “Pollution is colonialism” 3. Paolo Freire (2015) “Pedagogy of Indignation” 4. Silvia Federici (2021) “Patriarchy of the wage”   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!   

The interconnectedness of the mind and the body is important to note within sports and daily life. When there is a disconnect between the body and the mind, there can be problematic consequences. It is important to recognize when an athlete, or any human for that matter, is struggling with their mental health. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness and it should not be portrayed in a negative light. Mental health concerns are real and addressing these concerns should include a holistic approach, prioritizing both the mind and body. Let's make sport a positive vessel for implementing a beautiful change within society to support athletes and their mental health, alongside their physical health. Resources: Crisis hotlines, alternatives to 911 for mental health emergencies, and help in creating a safety plan can be found here: https://www.csueastbay.edu/shcs/counseling/options/crisis-support.html Online mental health screenings can be accessed here: https://www.helpyourselfhelpothers.org/ Skate Like a Girl is the organization that Kim Woozy, the host, is involved in. Read up on this organization here: https://www.skatelikeagirl.com/about.html You can get involved with the organization that backs this podcast, by visiting the Center for Sport and Social Justice's website: https://www.csueastbay.edu/cssj The Oakland Roots is special and one key aspect in creating their enriched environment is Nurtured Roots, in supporting and developing athletes on and off the field: https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/nurtured-roots/ Led by Lisa Bonta Sumii, AthMindset was created to balance an athlete's physical and mental health, to balance the whole ecosystem that supports the whole athlete: https://athmindset.io/about/ Trauma-Sensitive Youth Development Focused Coaches training can be located here: https://www.up2us.org/ Naomi Osaka talks about mental health: https://time.com/6077128/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics/ Simone Biles speaks out about mental health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjHQ5TgyPuc&t=171s Kevin Love addresses his own mental health journey: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/kevin-love-mental-health The Black Panther Party originated in Oakland and set the stage for many other activist movements in the future: https://www.visitoakland.com/blog/post/black-panther-party/ Authors that influenced Dania to express herself include: Grace Lee Boggs, Bell Hooks, James Baldwin, and Paolo Freire. She suggests athletes read books on liberatory theory to have agency on their general health. Battle Cry by Jason Wilson is a suggested book, particularly for colored athletes to find healing. A documentary that serves as a resource to witness the creativity and redirection of athletes who are dealing with significant mental and community health crises: https://futbolistas4lifefilm.com/ Lisa's AthMindset podcast on the SportsEpreneur podcast platform: https://sportsepreneur.com/se-podcast/ Guided meditations: https://plumvillage.app/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAybaRBhDtARIsAIEG3kn9ERoee2jzvWj6c5z2v-l2hYOYgMEUcRaGLSaDkZOgBmGjeTqPLGEaAj7VEALw_wcB Inner Engineering is a technology for well-being derived from the science of Yoga: https://www.innerengineering.com/sadhguru?gclid=Cj0KCQiAybaRBhDtARIsAIEG3klSSAbllzAsALF9HVnF4XLNh0m0g8QZNs2fhtFD5mBbS-V1xwTNhOQaAoQJEALw_wcB

Paul talks to well-known political educator, author and writer, Henry Giroux, about the value of radical education and how it empowers learners to critique, resist and challenge various forms of oppression—from racism and poverty to classism and sexism. For Henry this involves rejecting conventional educational models, often found in public education, that primarily train or condition students to “succeed” in the neoliberal marketplace. Instead Henry offers insight into how education, in the spirit of Paolo Freire's (a mentor to and seminal influence on Henry) Pedagogy of the Oppressed, can be much more profound. Through dialogue that interrogates the structures under which they live, it is a formidable means by which students can reimagine society—grounded in care and mutuality rather than crude individualism and competition—while acting collectively to realize it.  Learn more about Henry, including access to his work here. *** CREDITS Producer - Paul Salvatori Writer & Host - Paul Salvatori Sound Editor - Peter Bull Music - Paul Salvatori

Nato Thompson is a curator and the founder of the Alternative Art School. Before setting up this experimental education project, Nato was the artistic director of Philadelphia Contemporary and a key figure at Creative Time, New York's influential organization focusing on art in public space.You will listen to Nato reflecting on that shift, from working within institutions to setting up one's own. His insights on the inner workings of the art industry are totally thought-provoking. And it's the first time we are talking about NFT's at Ahali! This conversation really shows the many blind spots, or things we tend to overlook about the status quo.EPISODE NOTES & LINKSNato Thompson is an author, curator, and self-proclaimed “cultural infrastructure builder”. www.natothompson.com/aboutThe Alternative Art School (TAAS) is an affordable learning program run by a stellar faculty offering intimate class sizes. TAAS emphasizes group work, community building, and dynamic modes of socializing and art-making. www.thealternativeartschool.net/how-it-works-1Philadelphia Contemporary is an independent and free-standing venue that celebrates the abundance of genre-bending, multidisciplinary practices that make up the field of contemporary art. www.philadelphiacontemporary.orgOperating since 1974, Creative Time is an influential public arts organization in New York. creativetime.org/about/Growing out of a major exhibition that had occurred in Creative Time, Living as Form contains commissioned essays from noted critics and theorists who look at Socially Engaged Art practiced between the years of 1991-2011. mitpress.mit.edu/books/living-formMASS MoCA is a contemporary art museum located in North Adams, Massachusetts. massmoca.org/about/Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century (2015) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/214258/seeing-power-by-nato-thompson/9781612190440/Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545444/culture-as-weapon-by-nato-thompson/Part of the TAAS faculty, Paul Chan is an artist, writer, and publisher. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chan_(artist)Trevor Paglen is an artist, geographer, and author whose work critically deals with mass surveillance and data collection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_PaglenA fierce political figure of our time that operates within (but not limited to) the field of contemporary art, Tania Bruguera's work pivots around issues of power and control, and several of her works interrogate and re-present events in Cuban history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_BrugueraSimone Leigh is an artist who reflects on the black female subjectivity through her practice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_LeighBlack Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_MatterStar Trek is a science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_TrekJanine Antoni is an artist who focuses on process and the transitions between the making and finished product, often portraying feminist ideals. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_AntoniMiguel López is an artist, researcher, and writer. www.bakonline.org/person/miguel-a-lopez/Yael Bartana is an artist whose work focuses on political or feminist themes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yael_BartanaMotivated largely by political, cultural, and social circumstances, Mel Chin is an artist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_ChinHito Steyerl is an artist, theoretician, and educator. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hito_SteyerlMarinella Senatore is an artist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinella_SenatoreMia Yu is an independent researcher, curator, and educator. portal.cca.edu/events-calendar/curatorial-practice-lecture-mia-yu/Mario Ybarra Jr. employs his multi-layered artistic practice to e various components of Mexican-American identity. www.otis.edu/faculty/mario-ybarra-jrKathrin Böhm is an artist whose practice focuses on the collective re-production of public space; on the economy as a public realm; and every day as a starting point for culture. Check out Ahali Conversations Episode 13 to get inspired by Kathrin's way to build diverse economies within, out of, and around the field of culture. www.ahali.space/episodes/episode-13-kathrinbohmJ.K Gibson-Graham is the pen-name of Katherine Gibson and the late Julie Graham. As feminist political economists and economic geographers, they have extensively written about diverse economies, urbanism, alternative communities, and regional economic development.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Gibson-GrahamSmashcut is an online learning platform built for real-time, media-based education. www.smashcut.com/aboutPedagogy of the Oppressed is considered one of the foundational texts of critical pedagogy and proposes a pedagogy with a new relationship between teacher, student, and society by Paolo Freire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy_of_the_OppressedBlack Mountain College was an experimental college founded in 1933.John Cage (1912 – 1992) was a composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher who was a teacher at BMC."Merce" Cunningham (1919 – 2009) was a dancer and choreographer who was a teacher at BMC.Gezi Park Protests occurred in Turkey in 2013 to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gezi_Park_protestsThe Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_SpringOccupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality and the influence of money in politics that began in New York City's Wall Street financial district, in 2011. 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What can the faith of the migrant teach us about a living theology? The resilience and communal outlook of immigrants offers a way of seeing human relationships—political, social, religious—as porous and permeable, meant to encounter God in the other, welcoming each other in love and hospitality. Francisco Lozada (Brite Divinity School) joins Evan Rosa to reflect on his experiences at U.S.-Mexico borderlands, leading travel seminars and teaching about immigration and justice from a theological framework—they discuss the influence of liberation theology's guiding principle of the preferential option for the poor, the centrality of history in understanding immigration, the problem of American xenophobia, and the racialization of U.S. immigration policy.This episode was made possible in part by the generous support of the Tyndale House Foundation. For more information, visit tyndale.foundation."Building bridges, not walls.""God doesn't see borders. In my theological thinking, I don't imagine a God or theologize a God asking, "show me your papers." God's asking different questions: Did you feed me, did you give me something to drink, did you clothe me?During this trip to Nogales, we came across a group of students and they were celebrating mass. We were walking right by them. We were on the U.S. side, they were on the Mexican side, and they asked, do we want to celebrate mass there? And what I see that moment is, that mass, that prayer was a form or expression of resistance, of pushing back there. There are no borders between us.Prayer doesn't see borders. Faith doesn't see borders. That's the power religion. I think the power of theology, the power of prayer, is that it works—not always, but in its true sense—it works to build bridges, not walls." (Francisco Lozada, from the interview)Introduction (Evan Rosa)Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”"The New Colossus" Emma Lazarus, 1883The generous spirit, the welcome for the wandering, taking in the homeless stranger, the refugee—these words that inscribe the Statue of Liberty offer a hopeful image of an America with open arms, a beacon of hospitality and safety in a dangerous world. How do we square this symbol of welcoming freedom with the reality of immigration policy today? Detention centers crowded with young children separated from their families, exploitation of undocumented migrants for agricultural labor, billions of dollars spent on "the wall," the false nativism of fair-skinned European-American immigrants.Alongside the ideals of The New Colossus embracing the "tired, poor, huddled masses," a history of racial purity, exclusion, xenophobia, and fear can be seen in immigration policy, from the Chinese Exclusion Act just four years before the dedication of Lady Liberty, to the discriminatory immigration quotas of the Johnson-Reed Act in 1924, all the way up to the Muslim Travel Ban of 2017.In the spring of 2018, approximately 5,500 children were separated from their families by Trump's zero tolerance policy. 1,700 children still live in detention centers, 3 years later.But how does this balance with the rights of a nation to enforce and manage its political borders? How should those borders be enforced justly? How should we prioritize national security and cultural integrity with the call to welcome the tempest-tost stranger through our "golden doors"?Well, beyond the dizzying political and moral questions that we have with us always, Francisco Lozada is thinking theologically about immigration and the migrant experience. He is the Charles Fischer Catholic Professor of New Testament and Latinx Studies at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas.Lozada draws on his experiences at U.S.-Mexico borderlands, leading travel seminars and teaching about immigration and justice from a theological framework. In this episode we discuss the influence of liberation theology's guiding principle of the preferential option for the poor, the centrality of history in understanding immigration, the problem of American xenophobia, the racialization of U.S. immigration policy, and the ways Jesus, himself a migrant and refugee, crosses borders and boundaries throughout the Gospel narrative.Thanks for listening.AboutFrancisco Lozada, Jr. is the Charles Fischer Catholic Professor of New Testament and Latinx Studies at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a doctorate in New Testament and Early Christianity from Vanderbilt University. He is a past co-chair of the Johannine Literature Section (SBL), past chair of the Program Committee of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), and a past member of SBL Council. He is a past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States, a past steering committee member of the Bible, Indigenous Group of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), and past co-chair of the Latino/a and Latin American Biblical Interpretation Consultation (SBL). He also serves on the board of directors for the Hispanic Summer Program, and mentored several doctoral students with the Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI). Dr. Lozada's most recent publications concern cultural and ideological interpretation while exploring how the Bible is employed and deployed in ethnic/racial communities. As a teacher, he co-led immersion travel seminars to Guatemala to explore colonial/postcolonial issues and, most recently, to El Paso, TX, and Nogales, AZ, to study life and society in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Click here to check out his personal website.Show NotesIntroduction (Evan Rosa)"The New Colossus," Emma Lazarus, 1883 (see above)Relationality, borderlands, and solidarityLife shared togetherWhat does solidarity mean in the context of immigration?Paolo Freire, Pedagogy of the OppressedJon Sobrino, SJ"How do you bring us churches in solidarity with the plight of the poor in Latin America?"The guiding principles of liberation theology and their influence on immigration theologyPreferential option for the poorJesus as someone with usResilience and the migrant's journeyReframing the narrative of why migration occurs.Common misconceptions (narratives) about why people migrate"How you understand migration will influence how you respond to immigration."Nationalism, nativism, and scarce resourcesResponsibility comes from our relatedness and living off the benefits of oppressive history"Immigration is historical. You can't construct an immigration response that's ahistorical."Oscar Martinez, Troublesome Border"The border is not fixed."Jesus crossing borders in the Gospel of JohnRelationships that break through bordersSamaritan womanCenturionAre borders meant to be crossed?Why migrants cross, how migrants cross, and how borders are maintained.The narrative is the encounter itself.XenophobiaA reckoning with our complicity with the construction of whitenessNationality Act of 1790Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965Whiteness and the history of U.S. Immigration Policy"The New Colossus" (Inscription  on the Statue of Liberty): "Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”How do we interpret human mobility?How do we understand our past?"It can't begin out of an abstract reality, it has to begin with a lived reality. That's liberation."The faith of the migrantResilience Production NotesThis podcast featured biblical scholar Francisco LozadaEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Martin Chan, Nathan Jowers, Natalie Lam, and Logan LedmanA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

‘Eerst moet je met leerkrachten werken aan wie ze zijn en hoe ze naar kinderen kijken,' zegt Monica Diaconu, initiatiefneemster en inspirator op Școala Babel, een voor Roemeense begrippen radicale vernieuwingsschool in Timisoara. Via Zoom spraken we haar

Jesse Stommel is a faculty member in the Writing Program at University of Denver. He is also co-founder of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy: the journal of critical digital pedagogy. He has a PhD from University of Colorado Boulder. He is co-author of An Urgency of Teachers: the Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy. Jesse is a documentary filmmaker and teaches courses about pedagogy, film, digital studies, and composition. Jesse experiments relentlessly with learning interfaces, both digital and analog, and his research focuses on higher education pedagogy, critical digital pedagogy, and assessment. He's got a rascal pup, Emily, a clever cat, Loki, and a badass daughter, Hazel. References from this episode: Jesse Stommel (https://twitter.com/Jessifer, https://www.jessestommel.com/) Hybrid Pedagogy (https://hybridpedagogy.org/) PlayForge (https://www.playforgegames.com/) Digital Pedagogy Lab (https://digitalpedagogylab.com/) The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice (https://hope4college.com/) "An Urgency of Teachers: The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy" by Sean Michael Morris and Jesse Stommel (LINK) John Dewey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey) bell hooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks) Paolo Freire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire) "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks (LINK) Alice Is Missing (https://www.huntersentertainment.com/alice-is-missing) Connect: Michael Crawford, PhD (https://twitter.com/mjcraw), (https://www.mjcraw.com) Dr. Jane Shore (https://twitter.com/shorejaneshore) School of Thought (https://schoolofthought.substack.com/) Revolution School (https://revolutionschool.org/) Community of Thought Gatherings (https://www.paispa.org/community-of-thought-gatherings) Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (https://www.paispa.org/) Michael Lipset, PhD of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Stephanie and Anne go head to head in this *epic showdown* between CCD and Catholic School.….just kidding! The hosts keep things extraordinarily amicable as they compare notes on their religious education experiences. Steph got out of being grounded by memorizing a prayer. Anne enjoyed passing retired nuns in hallways. This episode also includes a pretty solid Catholic joke.  COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to donate to Women for Afghan Women. Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!LINKSCourt Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay SubstituteLink About Pope Francis and Reform and SynodsSummary of Paolo Freire's Pedagogy of the OppressedFormer Resident of the White House is Angry at Catholics and JewsBiden and Stephen Colbert talk faith and loss in 2015 Late Show episodeZealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of NazarethWest Wing moment: Isaac and IshmaelGretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies

Paul VI opened the Second Conference of Latin American Bishops in Medellin, Colombia.  This was influenced by the Brazilian educationalist Paolo Freire and his theory on 'conscientisation'.  The conference endorsed the 'preferential option for the poor' and base Christian communities. This was the start of what would become known as Liberation Theology. 

Jane and Val – Owner and Senior Partner at GLP – talk with Alex Ciconello from International Budget Partnership (IBP) about the axiom “Less is More”. Alex was introduced to GLP through his work with IBP in Brazil – his roots with Paolo Freire's Popular Education made him eager to embrace a learning-centered approach. Together, Jane and Alex explore the depth of this axiom using poignant metaphors for learning and dialogue. Read the transcripts for the episode here. This show is produced by Global Learning Partners and Greg Tilton JR, with theme music by Kyle Donald. Follow us on Twitter (@GLPconsultants), Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn (@GlobalLearningPartners) for the latest updates about the show. Find out more about GLP at www.globallearningpartners.com. Like what you hear? Consider leaving us a review! Check out our sister series – Shift the Power: A Learning-Centered Podcast.

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan reflect on Theft and disagree about what's great and what needed more work. But we all agree it has a wonderful moustache. Come fan the hammer with us as we learn about life in an observatory and the philosophy of pedagogy.Bad Wolf makes ‘His Dark Materials' and does not listen to our podcast. Probably.SciPy is a thing.Fanning the Hammer is a thing.What is a MP 40?I Ching DivinationOrientalism is a thingPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire introduced the concept of Critical Consciousness in Postmodern Philosophy.The behind the scenes coverage for Season 2 has been great. We enjoyed “Welcome to Cittagazze” for how detailed the world-building (literally) was.Our theme song is Clockwork Conundrum by NathanGunnFollow us on Twitter: Anya @StrangelyLiterl Cailtlin @inferiorcaitlin Francis @franciswindram The Podcast @MoTPodPlease email us contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com

R and N reflect on Indigenous Peoples' Day, reflect further on land acknowledgments, talk about their own ancestry, what it means to them to be indigenous, and reflect on the power of naming. "Name the word, name the world!" Sources cited in the podcast: Real Rent Duwamish: https://www.realrentduwamish.org/ Paolo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed bell hooks' Love as the Practice of Freedom Cornel West's Race Matters Cover Picture: Ferns are some of the oldest plants. We honor the land and recognize some of our oldest ancestors and relatives by seeing the fern. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eatingcake/support

Parker J. Palmer is a writer, teacher, and activist. Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, he has written ten books, including the bestselling Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, Healing the Heart of Democracy, and On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and thirteen honorary doctorates. In 1998, The Leadership Project, a national survey of ten thousand educators, named Palmer as one of the thirty “most influential senior leaders” in higher education and one of the ten key “agenda-setters” of the past decade. Since 2002, the Accrediting Commission for Graduate Medical Education has given annual Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” and “Courage to Lead” Awards to directors of exemplary medical residency programs around the U.S. In 2010, Palmer received the William Rainey Harper Award, whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire. In 2011, the Utne Reader named him one of 25 Visionaries on its annual list of “People Who are Changing the World.” To learn more about Parker and his latest project, The Growing Edge, please visit newcomerpalmer.comIn the first episode of Season 2 we explore: Some of Parker's personal story including challenges and adversities he has faced and how these have shaped his lifeWhat wholeness is and the courage it takes live an undivided lifeParker's insights about writing, speaking, and connecting with an audienceLessons Parker has learned about finding courage and working with fearThe power of reframing situations and circumstances one facesHow to listen deeplyFinding one's vocation in lifeHow to create conditions that foster courage in others And more!Please rate the show on iTunes and let us know what you think!For show notes and more visit www.joshuasteinfeldt.com/podcastThanks for listening!Support the show (https://joshuasteinfeldt.com/donate/)

Dr. Carla Luguetti (@carlaluguetti) comes on to discuss her work exploring a pedagogy of love rooted in the work of Paolo Freire. This in depth study over 18 months worked with socially vulnerable youth from the point of view of the student, pre service teachers and a PETE educator.  You can find more information on Dr. Luguetti at https://www.vu.edu.au/research/carla-nascimento-luguetti Full Cite: Luguetti, C., Kirk, D., & Oliver, K. L. (2019). Towards a pedagogy of love: exploring pre-service teachers’ and youth’s experiences of an activist sport pedagogical model. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 24(6), 629-646.

In this episode, four non-masters question the conundrum of power, equity, and education through stores over tea.We share stories of our best learner selves, our worst teaching failures, and what draws us to learning and teaching (inside and outside traditional institutions of education). HOSTSAlisha Savson, Aranea Push, Christina Tran, and Jen Hernandez NOTESMaria Popova’s Brainpickings, an "archive of her becoming"Paolo Freire's "banking" concept of education, from Pedagogy of the OppressedThe Great British Bake Off learning modelCollege Hill in Corvallis, OREditors' note: Couldn't find a good link about interdisciplinary studies, but it made me think of Evergreen College in Olympia, WA where you create your own majorBrightworks in San Francisco, CAUnschoolingEmpty House Art Lab DIY artist retreatFreedom SchoolsPopular Education (aka participatory education) MUSICDispatches by Kaori Sato Edited by:Christina Tran

In the third episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with the Scottish writer, academic and activist Alastair McIntosh. McIntosh is a Scottish writer, academic and activist. He is the author of several books, including Poacher's Pilgrimage and Hell and High Water, and most famously, Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power. McIntosh works in the discipline of human ecology, which explores the tangled web of connections between “the natural environment and the social environment,” bringing politics, economics, sociology and more within the realm of a more traditional ecology. In particular, McIntosh, who is a practising Quaker, is interested in extending the discipline to encompass both psychology and spirituality. All of his work, whether through his activism, his teaching, his speaking or his writing, is focused on opening us up to that multidisciplinary approach. He pays particular attention to the restoration and rekindling of community, and says that more than anything, what the world needs today is a deepening of spiritual vision. Podcast by Lacuna Magazine www.lacuna.org.uk Interviewer: Adam Weymouth www.adamweymouth.com Producer and musician: Ulli Mattsson www.ullimattsson.com Further reading: Alastair's website: http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/ Alastair's books: http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/books.htm Centre for Human Ecology: http://www.che.ac.uk/ The Four Quartets: http://www.davidgorman.com/4Quartets/ Hamish Henderson: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/hamish-henderson/ Kenneth White: http://www.geopoetics.org.uk/what-is-geopoetics/kenneth-white-biography/ Paolo Freire: https://www.freire.org/paulo-freire/ Joseph Campbell: https://www.jcf.org/ Mircea Eliade: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mircea-Eliade Isle of Eigg: http://isleofeigg.org/ Who Own's Scotland: http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/ Ram Dass: https://www.ramdass.org/

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's podcast I discuss several matters related to teacher education with Professor Ian Menter from Oxford University's Department of Education. The topics we discuss are the following: The Teacher Education Groups study of teacher education policy across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. How England is an outlier in attempts to weaken the link between universities and schools in teacher education. Work he’s doing in Ireland with the National Institute for Studies in Education (NISE) based on collaboration across the three teacher education institutions based there. His overview of developments in teacher education across the five nations. The Teach First model of teacher education and its impact on the wider system. Teacher retention and teacher burn-out Evidence-based Teaching: Trials conducted by the Educational Endowment Foundation. The work of the Chartered College of Teaching in England, which has a remit similar to that of Teaching Councils elsewhere; its CEO, Alison Peacock, is committed to evidence-based teaching. How teachers can develop research literacy through their initial teacher education courses and through continuing professional development that is oriented towards evidence-based inquiry. A tendency for post-holders in schools to be “research leads” – people who overview what is happening in school in terms of research and development, who seek outside research that could inform practice and who liaise with universities on research. In some cases there may be research committees in schools. How these ideas can be traced back to the writings of John Dewey and Lawrence Stenhouse – the latter was writing about the “teacher as researcher” in 1975. An increased range of publications now in which research is published for a teacher readership. The need to fund longitudinal research studies into how teachers learn teaching and independent, large-scale studies into teaching and teacher education to inform practice and policy. Envisages greater interaction between the practice, policy and research communities Teachers as researchers Economic (preparing for the workforce), citizenship (engage in community and political system) and cultural (ideas, history to have a sense of the meaning of the world around us) have been the historical purposes of education. Different forces operate behind each of the aims and the balance among them can vary. Research training schools in Finland, linked to universities could be explored more systematically elsewhere. Teacher as a researcher v teacher as a reflective practitioner: Phases on a four-point continuum: Effective teacher Reflective teacher Inquiring teacher and Transformative teacher The kind of initial preparation needed for future primary teachers Difficulties in assessing a student teacher’s preparedness for success in the classroom. Comparison between difficulties in evaluating a teacher’s potential and evaluating potential elite players in sports. His views on having common standards for teachers – benefits and limitations How he came to begin his career as a primary school teacher – the intellectual, emotional and personal challenges of teaching Making the transition from being a teacher to being a teacher educator What schools are for (and not for) A teacher who had a significant impact on him Favourite writers on education: C Wright Mills The Sociological Imagination, which is about the relationship between personal experience and problems in society. Paolo Freire on education for liberation and education for democracy.

Social class and impact of class on reducing the opportunities of children growing up in working class and disadvantaged areas is given little air time in Irish media and politics. Class is not supposed to be an issue in Ireland. How often do we hear discussions in the media on what it is like to grow up in Tallaght, Jobstown, Darndale, Finglas in Dublin, Moyross in Limerick, Ballybeg in Waterford? How many presenters of Irish media shows are from these areas –almost none. Class is silenced in Ireland. Poverty is hidden. Here on Reboot Republic we are breaking that silence and talking with Lynn Ruane, a Senator and former President of Trinity College Student’s Union, who is from Tallaght and worked in addiction and community work.  Lynn has made the issue of social class a core concern that she has raised in the Seanad, ways in which we can improve the real opportunities of children and women and men living in disadvantaged areas, and the need to understand the reality of the trauma inflicted from poverty and inequality. Education is a key way to change things. Lynn recommends paying women from disadvantaged areas to go to college. Drawing on Latin American educator, Paolo Freire, she speaks about an education that raises people’s consciousness, gives them freedom to be who they can be and change their own world and the society around them. Now that is inspiring! Support our podcasts and get extra insights by joining us at www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack

What is the relationship between art and revelation? What is the relationship between seeing or hearing, and perceiving and understanding? When we talk about transformation, or maybe what the Brazilian educator Paolo Freire called conciacizacão, the awakening of our conscience, our becoming conscious and connected humans, what is the roll of art and beauty? Can we share the gospel without these things in fact? For many people, we stay up to date on what is going on in the world, perhaps to our own detriment, but have lost a connection to the revelation of God’s presence at work in the world, even in, especially in, the injustice and violence of our world today. We are well informed but not necessarily connected and conscious people. For the next six weeks we will be engaging Epiphany, Art, Revelation and Cultural Work. We will hear from artists working in local church settings, organizers, community builders, those using their work in protests and direct action, and those re-imagining the role of art in making a just world for all. Along the way we will continue also to reflect on the weekly lectionary texts following the revised common lectionary year B, woven together with updates on the church’s specific and intersecting efforts to build a just world for all. We begin with a conversation in Charlottesville, VA with a local artist and UCC member, Brian McCrory, who has been commissioned for liturgical pieces, created icons for protests and the antiracism movements and more…

Naming the world as a concept is an outgrowth of the work by Brazilian educator Paolo Freire who said, “That which is unnamed is invisible, and a teacher’s job is to name the world.” In this episode, we explore how to create a secure learning environment in which discovery is enhanced through the use of common language and routine.

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I speak with Dr. Pip Bruce Ferguson who works in Dublin City University's Teaching Enhancement Unit. In a wide-ranging discussion we cover the following topics: Why she found primary teaching difficult Self development through her career The influence of Paolo Freire on her thinking Applying Freire to education How she got involved in staff development at university level How the process of staff development works The flipped classroom I'll bring you the second part of my interview with Pip on next week's programme.

Based on the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is the debut feature from Writer-Directors Peter Middleton & James Spinney. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. Drawing on John’s original audio recordings, Notes on Blindness is a poetic and intimate story of loss, rebirth and transformation, charting his extraordinary journey into ‘a world beyond sight’. To compliment this archive material, the filmmakers recorded over twenty hours of audio interviews with John and his wife Marilyn. These audio interviews are interwoven throughout the film’s soundtrack, forming a lyrical narration, with the couple reflecting on events from a distance of thirty years. This wealth of documentary audio material is embedded within cinematic interpretations, in which actors play John and his family, lip-synching to this documentary audio. This innovative creative approach liberates the scope of the film to explore the interior aspects of John’s journey into blindness – John’s dream life, his memories and flights of imagination. Writer-Directors Peter Middleton & James Spinney join us for a conversation on the their innovative approach to conveying the experience of blindness and the challenges of telling this deeply personal story of love and triumph. Story of film subject John Hull: John M. Hull taught for 30 years at the University of Birmingham until his retirement in 2002. He was the first professor of Religious Education in the UK and recipient of the prestigious William Rainey Harper award from the Religious Education Association of the US and Canada. This award is only held by 12 international scholars, and is presented to ‘outstanding leaders whose work in other fields has had a profound impact upon religious education’, including luminaries such as Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Mead and Paolo Freire. For news and updates go to: notesonblindness.arte.tv/en/

Photo Credit: Dan Kowalski, Bainbridge Island, WA   This week we talk to Parker J Palmer about finding wholeness Parker J. Palmer, is the founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal. He is a world-renowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has reached millions worldwide through his nine books, including Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Healing the Heart of Democracy. Parker holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as eleven honorary doctorates, two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the National Educational Press Association, and an Award of Excellence from the Associated Church Press. In 2010, Palmer was given the William Rainey Harper Award whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire. In 2011, he was named an Utne Reader Visionary, one of “25 people who are changing your world.”    Our Sponsor this Week is Casper Mattress Visit casper.com/feed and use the promo code “feed” to get $50 off!!   In This Interview, Parker J Palmer and I Discuss... The One You Feed parable That wholeness is not about perfection but it's about embracing all that we are His book, Hidden Wholeness: A Journey Towards an Undivided Life What the idea of "the Soul" means to him His experiences with clinical depression and the lesson he's learned, a.k.a. "the pearl of great price" What "the divided life" is That we need BOTH community and solitude The voice of depression The important concept of, "If you can't be in community, watch out for being alone and if you can't be alone, watch out for being in community." The idea of "The Circle of Trust" That sometimes giving advice to someone is like giving CPR to people who can breathe for themselves & when we give them CPR, we're actually inhibiting their own capacity to breathe The importance of letting another person work their way to the answer themselves His book, Healing the Heart of Democracy What he has to say about the current state of politics That rather than looking at the right vs left division in politics, another view is to look at the people who think they can't do anything politically and have given up vs the activists That our founding fathers really got it wrong when defining who "we the people" are The important role that conflict brings to our form of government The Five Habits of the Heart that are important to healing the heart of democracy For more show notes visit our webpage  

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One of the most inspirational visionaries in the world, Parker J. Palmer, Ph.D., is an activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He is the award-winning, bestselling author of nine books, including Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit, The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal, A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, and The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life.  Parker is the Founder and Senior Partner for the Center for Courage & Renewal. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as eleven honorary doctorates, two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the National Educational Press Association and an Award of Excellence from the Associated Church Press. In 2010, Palmer was given the William Rainey Harper Award, whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire. In 2011, Parker was named an Utne Reader Visionary, one of "25 people who are changing your world." He was recognized as one of 30 "most influential senior leaders" by the Leadership Project in 1998. Parker has shared his insights in many high visibility forums, including the PBS program Bill Moyers Journal. Parker is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Parker's web site:  CourageRenewal.org   Frontier Beyond Fear music copyrighted by Grammy award winner Larry Seyer, www.larryseyer.com, included in this podcast with his permission.

Welcome to avocadoknits! The short story I read today is the text for a picture book that I wrote in 1992. I called it Martha the Discoverer. Somebody else wrote it recently and published it. Serves me right for not doing anything with it myself. I think my tendency toward potty humor served me well when I was working in the children's section of a variety of public libraries in California and Illinois. I used to write reviews for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Some of the pieces I wrote for the online supplements to The Bulletin can be found here: Kenneth Oppel Terry Pratchett Joan Aiken Emily Jenkins Clare B. Dunkle Suzanne Collins The Bagthorpe books are written by Helen Cresswell. They are excessively clever and very funny. I very recently got my doctorate from the University of Illinois. Yay, Ravelry! My username on Ravelry is "timnah" -- please come be my friend. I haven't knitted much for a while, so I am slowly building up my photo gallery of FOs (finished objects). I named my current pet rats Gibbs, Tony, and McGee. The Dapper Rat is a really good website for all things ratty, including fun toys and games to play with your rat. The maze box I made for my boys is basically a Clubhouse. You can see pet rats standing up to threaten each other in relation to wrestling (fighting) here on YouTube. NCIS is probably my favorite TV show. I also like So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) and Dancing with the Stars. My husband's favorite TV shows are Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), Firefly, and Magnum, P.I. The local organic farm is The Learning Farm at Prairie Crossing. Pigs and rototilling? Check it out. Using pigs to till ground is an excellent example of permaculture principles: the output of the weedy field goes into the pig, which produces fertilizer at the same time it tills the field -- all using zero fossil fuels and requiring very little effort on your part. (Of course, you will want to plant a cover crop and wait a while to use the field for food production, to let the pig manure break down.) If you are interested in permaculture, you might like The Alternative Kitchen Garden podcast. You can subscribe via iTunes, but the earliest episodes are available in the AKG Index. An example of an overtly ethical/moral critical theorist is Paolo Freire. My favorite critical theorist is Bruno Latour. I also think of sacred texts as statements describing reality as perceived by the text writers via inspiration or revelation. These texts are limited statements -- no text completely describes reality -- and so are open to interpretation. I like exploring sacred texts as theoretical statements.

“Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary” is an Irish folktale collected and published by folklorist Joseph Jacobs in his book, Celtic Fairy Tales. Social Darwinism explained. Sarah McLachlan is a singer/songwriter who wrote and performs “Adia” (lyrics), in which she expresses a theory of justice and individual responsibility that I refer to in this podcast. Paolo Freire is a theorist and activist whose ideas include many ways we as individuals and groups can act to create a more just world. His book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, is relevant, especially Chapter Two. With regard to being our own angels: I find a short passage from the epilogue to John Fletcher’s play, The Honest Man’s Fortune, to be provocative (in a good way): Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate, Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that stand by us still. It is perhaps good to note that “perfect” can also mean “whole,” “complete,” or “fully mature,” and that “fatal” here means “fate-al,” or “determining one’s destiny.” I first came across this poem in Louisa May Alcott’s book, Rose in Bloom. There, it is cited as a joint work of both Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (both men are contemporaries of Shakespeare). This article explains why. Joseph Fielding Smith said, “It is contrary to the law of God for the heavens to be opened and messengers to come to do anything for man that man can do for himself. . . . You cannot point to anywhere in the scriptures where a messenger has come from the heavens and bestowed upon man something man could do for himself, but angels have come and told men what to do and sent men to do it.” (Doctrines of Salvation, 3 vols., comp. Bruce R. McConkie, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1954–57, 1:196.) Nicky Epstein wrote Knitting on Top of the World: The Global Guide to Traditions, Techniques and Design. Michele Rose Orne wrote Inspired to Knit: Creating Exquisite Handknits. Brenda Dayne writes, produces, and performs an excellent knitting and philosophy podcast (combining knitting and philosophy in one, not one and then the other) called Cast On. She has been selected to participate in the plinth art project in London’s Trafalgar Square in mid-September. Brenda is an American living in Wales, so you Britophiles especially will like hearing about Brenda’s life. Erin, or Spinnerin, produced and performed a podcast called Faery Knitting until early this year. The episodes are still available – each one starts with a fairy or folk tale in the public domain and then continues with brief (but very enjoyable) critical commentary on the tale, as well as lots of interesting tidbits about Erin’s life as a fiber producer and small farmer in Texas. If you can’t get the last episode to download (as I have been unable to do), you might contact Erin on Ravelry (her ID is Spinnerin) and pester her for it. I plan to do exactly that as soon as I get to the end of the episodes I have. Both these podcasts are available through iTunes. The Green Man performed “The Shiny Penny.” This song is included according to a Creative Commons Music Sharing license. You can legally download this whole song yourself and listen to it for free, as well as more of their work. Cat Jahnke wrote and performed “Tangle” and “Crocodiles.” These songs are included by permission in this podcast and are not licensed for random sharing. You can buy her CD though, which I swear is totally worth it. And maybe get one of those great crocodile T-shirts as well.

My friend and fellow https://wizardacademy.org/scripts/openExtra.asp?extra=28 (Worthless Bastard) Brett Feinstein occasionally quotes his business partner, Jamie, as saying, “Be for what is.” I think I understand what Jamie is saying. There are basically two ways of seeing: 1. the way things ought to be. 2. the way things are. Do you find yourself moaning about the injustice of it all and wishing that things were different? Follow the advice of Jamie and Bigteeth Ted, who said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Be for what is. I wrote about this in chapter 76 of my first book, The Wizard of Ads. “Weasels are everywhere, incessantly singing their sad little song: If Only. 'If only I had a better education.' 'If only my boss liked me better.' 'If only I had married someone else.' 'If only I had invested in Chrysler when it was fifty cents a share…' There's a little weasel in all of us, and that weasel needs to be slapped. When your ears hear your lips start to sing the Song of the Weasel, you must learn to immediately slap the weasel within.” Now that we've established the wisdom of a pragmatic, clear-eyed worldview, let's examine the equal-but-opposite wisdom offered by that other hemisphere of your brain, the right: What might happen if a person simply rejected the way things are and insisted on seeing them as they ought to be? 1. First, the person would be considered irrelevant, an impractical dreamer. 2. If persistent, they'd become a nuisance. 3. Then a renegade, a rebel, a lunatic and a heretic. 4. Finally, a serious troublemaker and a borderline criminal. 5. Later, the founder of a movement. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Mahatma Gandhi. Martin Luther King. “Every man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.” – Mark Twain “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw I'm not trying to be mysterious when I say I agree with both of these equal-but-opposite worldviews. We must Be for What Is if we are to accomplish anything in the short term, and we must Be the Crank with a New Idea if tomorrow is going to be better than today. Wizard Academy is a school for cranks with new ideas. Our plan is to change the world, one perspective at a time. I really can't put it more plainly than that. Is there anything in your world that needs changing? Come to Austin and we'll talk about it. It was my favorite pioneering educational genius from Brazil, Paolo Freire, who said, “Education either functions as 1. an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity, or 2. it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” Paolo Freire would have liked Wizard Academy. Helen Keller would have been at home here, too. She said, “The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.” Wizard Academy alumni are the creators of tomorrow's orthodoxy in the sciences, the arts, and marketing. I believe Pablo Picasso would have loved it https://wizardacademy.org/scripts/default.asp (here). “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” You gotta love the Pablo. But I think Robert Frost may have said it best: “Most of the change we think we see in life Is due to truths being in and out of favor.” Like me, Frost realized that both perspectives are true. Our society simply moves from one extreme to the other in an arc spanning exactly 40 years. And we've been doing it since the beginning of time. I suppose that's enough rambling for one day. Click the hyperlinks above and below if you want...