Sunday, October 17, 2010

MACWk3Reading_Reality, Present, & Giving

We all have that tendency to present things the way we wish them to be rather than the way things are. The authors label the practice of presenting things the way they are including our feelings about the way things are, as presence without resistance. To accomplish his practice we must be able to distinguish among feelings, facts, and assumptions. This practice is made more difficult by our perception and we all know that perception is reality.

Chapter eight delves into giving way to passion. The authors suggest that you must notice where you are holding back and then fully and wholly participate. Almost everything is easier said than done. Without a doubt, this practice would take enormous practice. This may mean overcoming physical disorders as well as behavior modification.

Chapter nine addresses enrollment, “the art and practice of generating a spark of possibility for others to share and giving yourself as a possibility to others to share and being ready to catch their spark.” In my estimation, that’s what teaching is all about. As educators, we don’t simply impart knowledge, we form relationships and that cannot be done with sharing some of yourself.

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  2. Terrance says,
    I agree with you that is why I love the gift of a brand new day to explore my passions and to experience others. The collaborative efforts of sharing your passions like art. Teaching a child that it is in the experience of letting go that their fear of making a mark on the white paper before them will subside in the process of doing. The gift of "look what I've done! and how proud they are of the embracing their passion the art of expression

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  3. It is so important to recognize that education is not about the collection and recitation of data, especially in an era where immeasurable data is gathered second by second. Being able to see the connections is so much more important.

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