Thoughts as We Near the Fall Equinox, The Time of Between

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Barbara

I am lucky to live in a place as beautiful as this–from my door every day I walk for miles across the farmlands. An 18-mile loop trail crosses our neighbor’s land, but mostly I prefer to range pathless with dog and camera across fields and scrublands. And without the burden of frustration welling up from [...]

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There’s No Doctor in This House, Just Someone Who Asks a lot of Questions: Where I’m Headed, Part One

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Barbara

“…for most [people], the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school.” (Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, 1970 p.xix) I’m an unabashed generalist. A near novice in any field. Now that I’ve left my teaching position, I’m no longer qualified for it–I couldn’t even apply, wouldn’t make the interview round. No joke. A [...]

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On the Cusp: Learning to Pay Attention to the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Barbara

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Thinking Locally As the Semester Ends

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Barbara

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