This post contains affiliate links. “I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.” ~ Paul Wellstone “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”Continue reading “Art Revival”
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Empathy Rising!
This post contains affiliate links. “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit.” ~ Elon Musk “…you’ve lost, old man!” Voldemort talking to Dumbledore while possessing Harry’s body. Harry’s response, “You’re the weak one. And you’ll never know love, or friendship. And I feel sorry for you.” “Stanford University psychologist Jamil Zaki,Continue reading “Empathy Rising!”
Stories: The Oldest Teaching Tool
This post contains affiliate links. “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C Schank, Cognitive Scientist “Spiritual transformation is our remaining pathway to sustainability as a species embedded on this planet.” ~ Gayatri Laraine I’m on a mission. My goal is to useContinue reading “Stories: The Oldest Teaching Tool”
Classic Cinema with the Sage Sisters
“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist This post contains affiliate links. Again, my apologies for not posting a regular blog post in awhile. I’ve been very busy with my new creative endeavor with my sister Celeste. I finally gotContinue reading “Classic Cinema with the Sage Sisters”
Last Minute Book Gifts
“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist This has been an extremely busy few months. However, I did want to share one last blog post this year. Barry and I took a Thanksgiving trip to be with family in theContinue reading “Last Minute Book Gifts”