The Wheels of Soul in Education : An Inspiring International Dynamic

ISBN-13: 9789460911873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 196 str.

Isabella Colalillo Kates; Clarence L. Harvey

Opis

This book boldly re-frames the basis of our collective approach to education. It presents a compelling argument for an educational world-view that perceives self, society and the universe as an undivided whole-a holarchy of wholes within wholes, wheels within wheels. Soul in education is an international movement rooted in the holistic education paradigm. It challenges us, individually and collectively, to re-ensoul our educational thinking and practice from the inside out. At the heart of this educational world-view is an appreciation of the spiritual presence of the soul as the source self that exists beyond the surface appearance of personality and infuses an individual with positive, transformative qualities that energise lifelong learning and creative living. The essays in this book describe practices that attend to the cultivation of the soul in a range of educational contexts. Written by holistic educators from around the globe, they build a picture of education that develops a multidimensional understanding of self and other. Through creativity, paradox and mystery teachers invite the emergence of soul qualities in themselves and learners: qualities such as joy, justice, caring, ethics, compassion and tolerance-providing the vital basis for the creation of a more equitable social reality in the 21st century and beyond. "Many souls have joined together to create this wonderful book. Here is a work which looks at and listens to different faces and facets of the soul as it emerges in the educational context. Soul is an age-less force, a riddle layered with meaning and an idea distributed across time and place. These pages suggest that education can harness the resources of vast stretches of an inner landscape through which we all travel. Here is a book that opens doors to pathways of the heart." - Trevor Mepham, Principal, The Steiner Academy Hereford, UK."Rarely are we, the reader, gifted with a book which inspires the deeper levels of our Being and beckons us towards a better, more intelligent and sane way of living. This book does just that! Not only are we provided with a visionary theory, but also given practical demonstrations of that theory, which enable us to rest assured of its validity. Soul education is applied to many aspects of being human - the teaching relationship, the training of counsellors, the time of pregnancy and birth - all moments of poignant aliveness. This book re-invigorates the importance of values and the place of meaning in the human experience as well as providing us with an understanding of how to live them." - Diana Whitmore, Chief Executive, Children: Our Ultimate Investment.