https://youtu.be/uwYY8xVX6uw There are different types of danger that we deal with. “tissue-damage danger” and “non-tissue damage” or symbolic danger. In order to not have our immune systems go into overdrive and deplete our resources, we need to know…
Becoming immune to “education”
The Vaccination Theory of Education “English is not History and History is not Science and Science is not Art and Art is not Music. And Art and Music are minor subjects and English, History and Science are major subjects and…
Empathy required
A brilliant mathematic mind without empathy can’t put itself in the shoes of someone who doesn’t understand, or see the perspective of why a person could use math for their own purposes. Without empathy, even the most logical mind’s potential…
The ache of fitting in
“I’d like to fly if everyone else did. Otherwise, it would be kind of conspicuous.” – 12 year old student, quoted by David Riesman in The Lonely Crowd An important part of helping students be ok with being different,…
Engineering Awareness
The past joins us in every moment. It affects how we see and how we behave. We’re not generally aware that this is happening, and there’s no getting around it. We think we are seeing ‘reality as it is’, but…
The body is the bridge
“In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them.” – Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score I met Elliot several years ago…
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