Tag Archives: Education

Simone Weil: Attention as Generosity

Posted on April 2, 2023 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Non-Buddhism:
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil (1909-1943; pronounced vay) was an extraordinary person. If you do not know her life story, I highly recommend watching Julia Haslett’s moving and deeply personal movie, “An…

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Teachable Moments

Posted on January 27, 2019 by randomyriad

When your simple well planned lesson goes off the rails, that is when the real teaching begins. This is like a composite of some of my weirder preschool circle time moments. Just when you think you’ve tactfully navigated the woods … Continue reading →

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Education Does not Prepare You for Life: Life is Your Education.

Posted on January 15, 2017 by randomyriad

There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag — and never, never reading … Continue reading →

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The Best Places Fill You Up and Let You Go: A Note to Generations and The Community Around It

Posted on September 27, 2015 by randomyriad

I am in Transition from preschool work into a career in physical therapy. Yesterday I said good-bye to the best job I have ever had and my favorite educational community. So many people impacted my life as a teacher, and … Continue reading →

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Education Does Not Necessarily Lead to Wisdom

Posted on July 1, 2015 by randomyriad

human dignity cannot be taken away by the government. Slaves did not lose their dignity (any more than they lost their humanity) because the government allowed them to be enslaved. Those held in internment camps did not lose their dignity … Continue reading →

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