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Jean L. Edwards replied to the topic About Big History in the forum Deeptime Network Forum 12 years, 3 months ago
Hi Rich,
I admire your courage to bring this much needed dimension of meaning to the university level. My interest as an educator has been to ponder, dialogue, and uncover with others, the enormous implications for personal and cultural change now possible that flows from our Universe Story.
I have used the following attached article with many groups at Genesis Farm during the Earth Literacy Programs over the years. We have listened to many graduate students struggling with how to contribute new insights flowing from science and yet have to work within a system that separates. I know I am not really answering your quest directly but couldn’t help responding to your interest. The possible changes are unbelievably huge.
My resource paper was taken from Ralph Metzner, Green Psychology, and Thomas Berry, Dream of the Earth.
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thank you jean for the article. It really helps having simple clarifications of the ‘differences’ . Anthropologist and systems thinker Gregory Bateson described learning something like the ‘difference’ that makes a difference….for him mind and matter were the same in one great dance. Rich…keep focused on what you want to say, and always keeping in mind that the system of pedagogy you are involved in does not support systemic thinking. In my thesis (in my resources) you will find this as well as narratives from indigenous educators (who are known for systemic thinking) who are critiquing the school systems they were subjugated in. The beauty of our deep time journey is that we can critique as well as point to an alternative…and the alternative is the healing we need to develop other systems of pedagogy devoted to systems thinking and living.