There is so much more that is unknown and undiscovered about nearly everything than is currently known and understood.
The word “science” comes from the root - to know. And school textbooks give the impression that the sciences are based on irrefutable evidence and hard facts.
Wouldn’t it be more accurate to say “science” means our [...]
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Art lives at the heart of what makes us human.
What is art for?
If not to inspire and motivate us to our best, then what?
If not to engender hope, to light a candle in the darkness, then what?
If not to reflect back to us the brilliant human potential, causing uplift and upgrade, then what?
What is [...]
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Do you remember what it feels like to be a child?
To wake up in the morning tingling and trembling with excitement because there is a whole new day to discover!
To be unafraid of the unknown. But to be so comforted by what is familiar.
To barely be able to contain oneself because life is just [...]
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Whatever your teaching ecology happens to be, wherever you are helping to “grow” young learners, here is an analogy that provides some food for thought…
Agriculture
The further we have moved away from the source of our food, the more disconnected we have become from our bodies, the earth’s natural cycles and systems and the natural [...]
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Patience is an enduring love for natural process.
It is a “being with”, an abiding with another life without imposition.
Patience is the teacher who has the space and time for every child, fast or slow, red or blue, straight or round… It is a presence, a warmth, an encouragement… kind but firm.
It is fulfilling the [...]
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My grandmother was an extraordinary human being. She was a feisty, smart, extremely talented and lovely woman who, as she related to me, grew up with all the disadvantages of privilege. Pretty much everything was provided for her from cradle to grave, she said. But in her twenties, in the nineteen twenties, she [...]
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We trust others as we trust ourselves.
One of the greatest gifts we can give to the youngsters in our care is trust. It starts with having a deep trust in oneself, in the deeper parts of oneself. Before you can extend genuine trust to others, especially the children in your care, it’s got [...]
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Little Johnny Whitaker was rambling down the alleyway on his way to the Saturday afternoon baseball game with his buddies. Bat, mitt and ball in hand, White Sox cap on head, he was ready for the big game!
“Johnny ‘Blue Eyes’ Whitaker, best hitter in the world!” he called out as he pitched himself the [...]
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What is school to a child?
It may be a refuge, a safe place, a warm place.
It may be the one decent meal in a day.
It might very well be the one constant in their life.
It may be a big place, an overwhelming place, a confusing place, where a familiar face makes all the difference.
It [...]
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Here is an exercise to help expand and enhance vocabulary. It is a way to make words come alive! You and your students will enjoy a lifetime of learning from it…
Words, words, words! We use them all the time, thousands and thousands every day.
Do you feel that your words really connect? Does your use [...]
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Paul A. Zeir is co-founder and creative director of Talking Hands Talking Feet. He composes, performs and orchestrates the music theater aspect of the programs. Human development and education combined with human theater arts are Paul’s background and training. He has spent many years living with and visiting indigenous communities in South, Central and North America and South Africa where he discovered the rich tapestry of natural human theater endemic to native peoples around the world. He studied at Northern Arizona University, Colorado University, the Global Academy of the Institute of Cultural Affairs and continues vital research to this day. His passion for Arts Integrated Education stems from his belief that true education cannot be separate from the arts and a deep understanding of the human potential. Talking Hands Talking Feet began with becoming a father in 1995. His primary wish as a parent was to provide a rich and loving multi-layered learning ecology in the home and family life which included natural human theater arts. Thus the adventure into children’s education began! With great passion and a love and gift for engaging children he has developed this valuable body of work furthering Arts Integrated Education internationally.
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