by Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | ashram, Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
Every year in my philosophy classes (high school seniors) when I teach Plato’s The Republic students grapple with Socrates’ notion of happiness. Before we reach that part of the text we do an exercise. As class begins and without any time to think about...
by Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, E-model, Generation E, high school, meditation, Parenting, young adults
It is almost here, the December solstice, the one that coincides with the end of our calendar year. In the United States the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, in South Africa it is the longest. As I have noted in previous blogs time is a concept of...
by Admin | Aug 4, 2010 | apartheid, Children, human rights, meditation
If you have been reading this blog you know I am a teacher and a writer. From September to June I teach, and sometimes I write blogs about the lessons I learn in the classroom from my students and from the literature I teach. From June to September I think, reflect...
by Admin | Feb 21, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, Parenting, Uncategorized, young adults
Every four years the Winter Olympics come around and I am hooked. I love the speed of downhill skiing and bobsled races. I cannot comprehend the luge and feel distraught at the death of the young Georgian on the first day of these 2010 games in springlike gorgeous...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2010 | Children, college, creativity, Generation E, high school, meditation, mind structure, Parenting, reconciliation, young adults
This weekend I had some discussion with a high-level member of an organization that focuses on reconciling differences between Israeli settlers and Israeli Arabs. Old feuds and resentments run deep. Who took whose land from whom? We can go back thousands of years...
