My comment to you at the end about wishing there was a way to leverage the passions of this group has been front and centre in my thoughts. I don't want this energy to fade, so I decided to act on this and have created this blog. I am hoping that it can be a place for us to gather online and continue to share and discuss some of the issues that mean so much to all of us. There were so many important conversations that were initiated at the workshop that deserve more 'air-time'. Perhaps this blog will provide a forum for these discussions to continue.
I have created this blog using Blogger, a Google service, not connected to the WRDSB in any way. I hope this will allow us some freedom to share, problem solve, vent, express opinions openly - all within a framework of honesty and respect. I have set it up so that anyone can add a comment to posts written by me. If you would like to create posts yourself (basically this means that you would initiate a conversation), please send me an email and I will add you as an editor of this blog. It is a simple thing to do, but I didn't want to presume that you'd want to do this without asking first. To comment, simply click on 'Comments' and add your name and comment.
In the comments area for this first post, I'd love for you to share feedback from the workshop, or any thoughts you have about this blog.
I value the opinions of each of you, and look forward to our continued discussions.......
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ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, for doing this. I look forward to our further discussions.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to continue something so important and inspiring! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIn the theme of "unlearn", can I recommend Karen Armstrong's book: "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life". As far as I have read, it is almost a textbook on unlearning. Here is a snippet: "Socrates believed that wisdom was not about accumulating information and reaching hard-and-fast conclusions. [...]he insisted that the only reason he could be considered wise was because he knew that he knew nothing at all".
ReplyDeleteA fun TED talk reminding us to leave behind assumptions, unlearn the boxes we put people in. http://youtu.be/FPhHHtn8On8
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